UNICEF Finance - Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia

UNICEF Finance - Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia

Job no: 556819

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Level: G-6

Location: Ethiopia

Categories: Financial Management

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, accountability

UNICEF Ethiopia has been working in Ethiopia for the last 65 years supporting the national and regional efforts towards the progressive realization of the rights of children and women.

We do this by supporting the achievements of the Growth and Transformation Plan II as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our programmes in Health, Nutrition, WASH, Child Protection, Education and Social Policy.

UNICEF Ethiopia has been leading the support in humanitarian programmes relentlessly working towards responding to emergency needs.

How can you make a difference?

The Finance Associate will be responsible for providing a variety of specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.

Specific Tasks:

Advise and assist on all aspects related to preparation of reports, compilation of data and answering queries on pledges recorded, funds received, adjustments made to ensure financial compliance, accuracy and completeness of data for its inclusion into statement of accounts and adjustment of budgets.

Advise units of discrepancies and assist to resolve differences in their records.

Maintains financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports, vouchers, etc.) and reconciling data for recurring or special reports.

Selects and enters data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.

Prepares recurring reports as schedules and special reports, as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.

Close year-end account and assist in the

preparation of year-end reports related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepayment, deposits, NEP and leave balances, etc.

Advises and assists international staff, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, and calculates and authorizes payments due for claims and services.

Initiates correspondence to verify data, answers queries and obtains additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.

Maintains liaisons with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations, and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.

Prepares detailed cost estimates, and participates in budget analysis and projects, as required.

Conducts spot checks of the UNICEF supported activities accounts and provides a statement on the accuracy of the Financial Statements submitted to UNICFE by the Implementing Partner as per the HACT guidelines.

Performs other duties, as required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Completion of secondary education is required with professional/university level courses in Accounting and Finance/Business administration considered as an asset.

A minimum of six years of clerical experience in the area of finance and accounting is required.

Familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.


UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

Works Collaboratively with others (1)

Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)

Innovates and Embraces Change (1)

Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)

Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF Finance - Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia

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