JOB DETAILS
- Organization: UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Location: Guatemala City
- Grade: Administrative support – GS-6, General Service – No need for Higher Education – Locally recruited position
- Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Banking and Finance
- Closing Date: MAY 31 2023
ABOUT UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a worldwide organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. They work to make sure that everyone has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, or war at home. UNHCR has been setting essential protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced, and stateless people since 1950. They have a presence in many countries around the world, and give information and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people.
TASKS
The duties for Finance Associate – UNHCR – Guatemala are :
- Keep financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.
- Choose and enter data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring the inclusion of all relevant data.
- Organize recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.
- Advise and help staff members, experts, and advisors on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, calculate and authorize payments due for claims and services.
- Sustain liaison with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations, and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.
- Organize detailed cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and projections as required.
- Initiate resemblance to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.
- Confirm that the financial transactions are correct and in accordance with UNHCR rules and procedures.
- Perform other related duties as demanded.
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QUALIFICATIONS
The requirements for Finance Associate – UNHCR – Guatemala are :
- 3 years appropriate background with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant wrk experience with Bachelor or comparable or higher
- High level of IT affinity (MS Office applications, People Soft).
- Good understanding of UN/UNHCR Financial rules and procedures. Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training appropriate to the functions of the position. Functional Skills FI-ERP Financial Management
- For International Professional and Field Service positions: Command of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
- For National Professional jobs: Command of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
- For General Service jobs: Understanding of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.