Finance Associate

The Finance Associate supports the preparation of financial statements, financial oversight and monitoring, financial transaction processing, and capacity building/system improvement within the UNOPS Africa Region. The role ensures compliance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the preparation of interim and year-end corporate financial statements, supporting schedules and notes to the financial statements.
• Support in preparation of data consolidation and preparation of working files and tables for financial statements.
• Provide support to the audit focal person during audits.
• Assist in maintaining log off on both Internal and External audit recommendations and draw useful data for analysis.
• Coordinate and monitor quarterly and year-end financial closure processes.
• Review reconciliation submissions and account balances to ensure recording and reporting compliance in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions.
• Perform working files and analysis of data in General Ledger (GL) concerning different accounts.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders on areas requiring verification, corrections, additional information, etc. to improve quality of output and/or account submission.
• Review finance data in General Ledger for completeness, accuracy, and correctness of account entries in relevant areas of focus.
• Exercise periodic monitoring and oversight on transactions and account balances in respective areas to ensure recording and reporting is made in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining a strong control environment around financial reporting.
• Support maintenance a log of issues identified, collect and update data to consolidate and complete the issue log.
• Support in reviewing financial transactions related to grants advances and expenses.
• Assist in reviewing data for Inventory submission before processing transactions to capitalize on a periodic basis.
• Raise transactions in UNOPS ERP as and when needed.
• Support process documentation and continuous improvements in the corporate system (PQMS).
• Maintain a log of issues identified, analyze data based on lessons learned.
• Become a subject matter expert for the Financial Reporting requirements in the UNOPS ERP system (OneUNOPS).
• Contribute to the development of innovative solutions to optimize financial processes and reduce manual work.

Requirements

• Secondary school (or equivalent) with 6 years of relevant experience OR a university degree (Bachelor or Master’s), or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
• Professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA) is an asset.
• Relevant experience in finance and accounting, including experience with financial statement preparation, general ledger accounting, and audit support is required.
• Experience with OneUNOPS is desirable.
• Experience working in an international organization or the UN system is an asset.
• Fluent English is required.
• Intermediate French is desirable.

Skills

• Financial Statement Preparation
• General Ledger
• Audit Support
• Financial Transaction Processing
• Financial Oversight
• Financial Monitoring
• Compliance with Financial Regulations
• Capacity Building
• System Improvement
• OneUNOPS
• Accounting
• Finance
• Business Administration
• Professional Accounting

Languages

English, French