Programme Finance Assistant
Riyadh
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: Riyadh
- Grade: Administrative support - GS-5, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Banking and Finance
- Project and Programme Management
- Closing Date: Closed
Background
Duties and Responsibilities
Competencies
- Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas workLevel 2: Analyzes complex technical materials (including data) and makes concise, relevant recommendations
- Leadership: Ability to persuade others to followLevel 2: Proactively identifies new opportunities and challenges
- People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfactionLevel 2: Takes ownership of responsibilities
- Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transformLevel 2: Understands, explains and shares information on assigned tasks with accuracy and clarity
- Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgementLevel 2: Meets goals and timelines for delivery of products or services;
- Building Partnerships Tracks and reports on mobilized resourcesLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things
- Identifies and communicates opportunities to promote learning and knowledge sharingLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Possesses knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks (specialized knowledge related to financial resources management, including formulating budgets, maintaining Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables, reporting).
- Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignmentsLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Promoting Organizational Change and Development: Documents ‘best practices’ in organizational change and development within and outside the UN system
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutionsLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Design and Implementation of Management Systems:Uses information/databases/other management systems
- Makes recommendations related to work procedures and implementation of management systemsLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Client Orientation: Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion
- Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines. Responds to client needs promptlyLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
- Promoting Accountability and Results-Based Management. Maintains databasesLevel 2: Execute & Learn: Execute & Learn: Perform defined tasks
Required Skills and Experience
- Secondary Education, with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance. University Degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration desirable, but it is not a requirement.
- Part-qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
- 5 years of relevant finance experience at the national or international level is required in combination of a Secondary Education with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance.
- 2 years of relevant finance experience at the national or international level is required in combination of a Bachelor. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems. Experience with ERP financials, preferably PeopleSoft, desirable. Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS desirable
Disclaimer
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