Finance Senior Associate

Uzbekistan Office currently manages a portfolio of USD 414.7 million contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) - Good Health and Well-being - implementing the following projects:. The COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (CERP) – Strengthening pandemic resilience by upgrading over 150 Sanitary-Epidemiological Committee facilities. The project encompasses infrastructure improvements and upgrades across 45 national and regional laboratories, procurement of diagnostic and laboratory equipment, establishment of an ICT-based national epidemiological surveillance system, and comprehensive capacity building for medical personnel. Support to Development of Oncology Services Project – Enhancing access to quality cancer care by equipping the new National Oncology Center in Tashkent and 13 regional hospitals with advanced medical, diagnostic, radiological, and ICT equipment. The project also supports establishing a national Cancer Registry and providing specialized training for healthcare professionals. Kashkadarya Healthcare Infrastructure Project – Advancing healthcare reform through feasibility studies, technical designs, and the construction and equipping of two modern multidisciplinary hospitals in Karshi and Beshkent to meet national and international standards. Procurement of medical equipment for the new Multidisciplinary Medical Center in Tashkent Project - Equipping the New Multidisciplinary Medical Center with modern medical and diagnostic equipment and operationalizing it through trained medical staff 

Through these efforts, UNOPS supports Uzbekistan in strengthening its health systems and delivering improved quality of care for its citizens. 

The Finance Senior Associate participates in day-to-day finance operations, ensures compliance with UNOPS and donor/partner financial rules and regulations, and assists with strengthening internal controls, budgeting, treasury, accounting and reporting.

Finance Operations

• Ensure full compliance with UNOPS rules, policies, IPSAS, and audit recommendations. Assist in maintaining an effective internal control framework.
• Contribute to drafting and updating Finance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and propose cost-saving/efficiency measures.
• Promote a client-focused financial services culture across projects and support units.

Budgetary and Monitoring Control

• Set up accounts from project agreements.
• Compile data for budget estimates and revisions, and approve budgets (as delegated) in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• Monitor allotments, commitments, and expenditures. Analyze variances and agree on corrective actions with project teams/ partners.
• Maintain budget controls to keep spending within approved limits and support project closures.

Treasury Functions

• Review and monitor cash positions for local accounts to ensure sufficient funds for operational disbursements.
• Operate and control bank accounts.
• Maintain cashbooks, and perform account analyses and reconciliations.
• Review and clear payment requests. Verify funding availability, coding and documentation. Process payroll/ travel/ vendor disbursements.
• Manage petty cash and operational advances. Liaise with banks on rates/ procedures. Prepare cash-flow forecasts and initiate transfers.

Accounting Support

• Maintain ledgers and accounting records. Ensure timely, accurate ERP posting and month/ quarter close.
• Review vouchers/ supporting documents, GR/ IR and accruals. Resolve unposted items, match exceptions, and coding errors.
• Prepare bank reconciliations (segregated from payment operations). Respond to internal/ external audit queries.

Financial Reporting and Control

• Prepare expenditure schedules, IFRs, donor statements, and management reports (delivery, aged items, receivables, value added tax, advances).
• Reconcile balance-sheet accounts. Investigate discrepancies and post general ledger (GL) adjustments.
• Coordinate with projects/ regions/ HQ to improve data quality, ensure audit readiness, and meet reporting deadlines.

Knowledge Building and Sharing

• Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on finance topics.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice (CoPs), contributing insights and lessons learned.
• Conduct research on finance-related topics and contribute to the drafting of reports, summaries and briefing notes.

Required

• Secondary school (or equivalent) with 7 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or other disciplines with 3 years of relevant experience is required.

Desired

• Professional certification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA) is desired.

Required

• Relevant experience is work in project financial management, budgeting, cash management and financial reporting, or related areas.
• Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems.

Desired

• Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
• Experience with financial systems or ERP software is desired.

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