2153 Programme Finance Associate

• Ensures full compliance of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system with UNDP rules and regulations and contractual requirements;
• Implements effective internal control, proper functioning of financial resources management system;
• Ensures proper control of the supporting documents for payments and implements proper filing system.

• Ensures timely and accurate administration of project budget;
• Measurable outputs of the work assignment
• Verifies all the expenses related to project implementation;
• Timely processes payments of invoices and ensures tax exemption for project related goods and services;
• Prepares regular project-level financial status reports for internal and external distribution;
• Prepares ad-hoc financial information as requested by the PMT, donor, UNDP or partner agencies;
• Provides assistance in preparing annual workplans and progress reports;
• Provides assistance in preparation of monitoring and evaluation plan;
• Provides support to management of the project in Atlas including project creation, revision and utilization of funds;
• Coordinates with the Operations Analyst and advises PMT on the management of project finances;
• Maintains project cashflow tools;
• Manages finances in Atlas (e.g. preparation of e-requisitions, Purchase Order (PO) and non-PO vouchers, corrective actions on vouchers, General Ledger Journal Entries etc.);
• Keeps records on financial transactions;
• Participates in preparation for audits and verification mission;
• Presents information for audit purposes.

• Synthesizes lessons learnt and best practices in financial management; Contributes to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Performs other duties within functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the project efficiency as required by the Project Manager.

• Ad hoc, interim and final financial reports prepared in a timely and quality manner in a full compliance with the contractual requirements;
• Project finances appropriately managed in Atlas (e-requisitions, PO and non-PO vouchers timely prepared and corrective actions taken in timely and correct manger);
• Payments processed in a timely fashion;
• Financial inputs for project planning (expenditures and forecast reports) prepared and submitted in a timely and quality fashion;
• Draft correspondence prepared;
• Filing system set-up and regularly updated.

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills;
• Good organizational and time management skills;
• Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Builds strong relationships with partners and colleagues;
• Excellent information technology skills, including word processing, database applications, presentation software, and internet; 
• Compliance with UNDP rules, regulations and policies of financial activities ensured;
• Ability to, deliver when working under pressure and within changing circumstances;
• Excellent writing/reporting and presentation skills; 
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and team building skills.

• Secondary Education with certificate in accounting 

• Bachelor’s degree with major in accounting or finance.

• 6 years of professional experience in fields relevant to the specific duties of the job such as in providing support to project implementation or administration, preferably in an international organization, is a requirement (applicable for applicants having secondary education);

or 

• 3 years of professional experience in fields relevant to the specific duties of the job such as in providing support to project implementation or administration, preferably in an international organization, is a requirement (applicable for applicants having bachelor’s degree);
• Experience in collection, analysis and presentation of information for preparation of project reports, project documents, concepts, workplans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements and knowledge management products required;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and experience in handling of web-based management systems (i.e. ERP, Atlas, PeopleSoft;
• Experience in financial reporting is required;
• Knowledge of UNDP rules and procedures would be an asset. 

• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken Serbian and English.

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