Area Senior Finance Assistant

Field Finance Department

Internal Vacancy Announcement

Area Senior Finance Assistant, Grade 12

Deadline for Applications

08 October 2018

Contract Type & Duration

Fixed Term – 3 years

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Vacancy Announcement Number

LF/20/2018

Duty Station & Department

Beqaa Area / •Field Finance Department

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for professionals like you.

UNRWA's human development goals

UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. UNRWA has identified four human development goals as the focus of the Agency's operations in committing to fostering human development of Palestine refugees by helping them to: lead long and healthy lives, acquire knowledge and skills, achieve decent standards of living and enjoy human rights to the fullest possible extent.

How can you make a difference? 

You will be joining a team of around 3000 staff in the Lebanon Field Office working to foster the human development of some 470,000 registered Palestine refugees.••

The Area Senior Finance Assistant will be responsible for:

The main responsibilities include:

Maintains bank and cash books and other records related to the financial operations in the Area, including monthly Area bank reconciliation and weekly cash count as required; maintains records related to the financial operations in the Area; receives cheques or cash on behalf of the Agency, raises cash or bank receipt vouchers, deposits funds in bank or delivers as required and records all receipts; Makes payments to suppliers, contractors, refugee beneficiaries of selective cash assistance, medical reimbursement and shelter repair either in cash or cheques; Pays salaries to the staff of casual labourers and temporary assistants; Provides budgetary and other financial assistance to the Area Officer pertaining to the Area; responds to staff members, suppliers and contractors' queries regarding their claims, invoices, entitlements and outstanding balances and provides them with financial statement as requested; Acts as custodian on the area imprest funds including the processing of imprest funds payments and the replenishment of imprest funds on a regular basis; Distributes monthly payslips to area staff members at area level and verifies the physical existence of recipients for audit purpose; Checks all cash payment vouchers received from the Finance Field Office for ensuring that they are appropriately approved and supported by proper documents; Assists the Paymaster in paying cash subsidies to SHC beneficiaries;•••• Drafts correspondence related to his/her functions;••••••• Reports to Field Finance Office on various Area financial issues affecting the Field's financial operations as a whole; Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Conditions of service•

Monthly basic salary L.L. 2,211,858

Other benefits include:

• Provident Fund contribution (15% of basic salary paid by the Agency)

• Dependency allowances, Dependent spouse: L.L 60,000 per month

••• Dependent child: L.L 33,000 per month

• 30 days of annual leave

• Compulsory medical insurance

To qualify for this position, you will need:

Education

A university degree in accountancy, finance, business administration or related discipline.

Work

experience

A minimum of two years' experience in accountancy, bookkeeping and financial matters.

Language(s)

Good command of spoken and written Arabic and English.

You will also need to demonstrate the following competencies:

•                   Ability to use a computer and work on various spreadsheet applications such as Excel and Access;

•                  Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively;

•                  Effective written and oral communication;

•                  Ability to identify clients' needs and to offer appropriate solutions and establish and maintain productive partnership with clients.

Desirable Qualifications

•                  Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) proficiency at foundation level or any other professional qualification;

•                  Working experience with UNRWA Finance Management System (FMS) or other computerized finance system.

Additional Information

•    •••••Possession of a valid driving license;

•    •••••Willingness to work beyond regular working hours.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews:

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

Recruitment in UNRWA Lebanon – How it works:

https://jobs.unrwa.org/frmFieldAnnouncementsList.aspx?id=3

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

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General information

This vacancy notice is open only to internal candidates (fixed-term) working at UNRWA Lebanon Field. (Individual Service Provider, Daily Paid, UNOPS and UNV are considered as external Candidates).

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for and commitment to human rights, diversity, and non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment. Non-staff applications will not be considered.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description

Date of issue: 18 September 2018