UNON Finance Assistant Jobs Kenya 2024
UNON Finance Assistant Jobs Kenya 2024: United Nations Office at Nairobi has announced latest Job vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya. You can apply to the job before the Application deadline Oct 15th, 2024. Before applying we suggest read the job description very carefully and also requirements about this position.
About UNON (United Nations Office at Nairobi)
- Organization Name: United Nations Office at Nairobi
- Year of Foundation: 1996
- Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
- Official Website: www.unon.org
Position Quick Info
- Job Opening ID: 238562
- Job Network: Management and Administration
- Job Family: Finance
- Category: General Service and Related Categories
- Level: G-5
- Duty Station: NAIROBI KEN – OTHER CITIES
- Department/Office: United Nations Office at Nairobi
- Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Code, record and reconcile accounting transactions.
- Reconcile moderately complex bank accounts in various currencies.
- Process payments to vendors for goods and services; This includes calculating, inputting and checking payments for correctness and communicating discrepancies to supervisors; Verify accuracy of data.
- Process salaries, entitlements, claims, income taxes, etc., according to established guidelines and procedures.
- Brief and assist newly arrived staff, experts and consultants on basic financial procedures and requirements with respect to payments, entitlements, banking and currency provisions and other requirements relating to accounts and finance.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates and other data for use in budget analysis and proposals.
- Generate expenditure reports from computerized information system databases.
- Research/compile financial data; Assist in the preparation/finalization of budget performance reports, carrying out preliminary analysis of variances between budgets and actual expenditures.
- Review draft reports, verifying overall accuracy, consistency and uniformity in the presentation; Crosscheck consistency of figures; Draft/prepare routine correspondence.
- Assist with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Assist with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
Education:
- Completion of secondary education or equivalent is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in in business, finance, accounting or related field
Experience:
- A minimum of Five (5) years’ experience in accounting and bookkeeping, budgeting, Finance, administrative services or related areas is for candidates who possess Secondary School certification is required.
- The minimum year of relevant experience is reduced to three (3) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office applications is required.
- MS word or Word or Excel or Powerpoint or Access or Google Docs or G-Suite or Quickbooks or Computer packages or Computer applications or Google Suite or Computers.
- Experience in using web-based or integrated information management systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is desirable.
- One (1) year of experience within the United Nations or similar international organization is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
Languages:
- Fluency in English is required and working knowledge of local language is an advantage.
- NOTE: ‘Fluency’ equals a rating of “fluent” in ALL FOUR (4) areas (read, write, speak, understand) and ‘Knowledge of’ equals a rating of “confident” in two of the four areas.
How to Apply?
Step 1: Firstly you have to read job description carefully.
Step 2: Then scroll down to the important links section.
Step 3: Then you need to click on “Apply For Job” button.
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