Assistant aux finances

Organizational Context

UN Women is the UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Women supports governmental institutions and civil society organizations in implementing international commitments to gender equality. The Finance Assistant provides effective support to the office's financial management, ensuring operations are reliable, accurate, and compliant with regulations.

Job Purpose

The Finance Assistant will support the UN Women office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by ensuring the reliability, accuracy, and compliance of financial operations. This role is crucial for maintaining transparency and efficiency in financial management, adhering strictly to UN Women's rules and procedures. The incumbent will contribute to the improvement of internal control mechanisms, assist in budget preparation and monitoring, and manage daily financial transactions. The position aims to ensure the integrity of financial operations and payment processes, supporting the overall mission of UN Women in promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.

Responsibilities

The Finance Assistant will support operational strategies by ensuring adherence to UN Women's financial procedures and policies, contributing to internal control improvements, and assisting in work plan and budget preparation and monitoring. In financial and accounting management, the role involves preparing and verifying supporting documents and purchase orders, controlling payment requests, ensuring rigorous recording of financial transactions, producing financial reports, and maintaining an effective document filing system. Responsibilities also include treasury management, maintaining daily financial transaction records, and monitoring advance-related expenses. Furthermore, the assistant will contribute to cost recovery systems, participate in invoice establishment, and follow up on recoveries. Capacity building through knowledge sharing within the team is also expected.

Work Experience

Requires 1 month of experience. 1 year of relevant experience is desirable. Two years of experience in Finance and Accounting is required. Experience with computers and management software (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is also necessary.

Skills

Core values include integrity, professionalism, and cultural sensitivity. Basic competencies encompass ethics, organizational awareness, innovation, teamwork, communication, self-management, conflict management, continuous learning, and sound decision-making. Functional skills include managing financial and accounting transactions, data extraction and analysis, problem-solving, handling confidential work, managing workload, team leadership, knowledge of financial regulations, strong IT skills, client-oriented results focus, results-based management, and attention to detail. Excellent knowledge of accounting software is also required.

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