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World Food Programme is Hiring: Finance Officer 2024

The United Nations World Food programme is hiring the right people to coordinate and provide accounting and financial support services.

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The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.

Job Description

To coordinate and provide accounting and financial support services involving the recording and interpretation of financial information, internal control compliances, payables management  and data analysis to facilitate the efficient functioning of the support services and informed decision-making.

Job Responsibilities

The position reports directly to the Head of Finance (Finance Officer) and will be responsible for the  Finance Operations functions are as follows:

Also, provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, rules and regulations.

Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures, and assist in setup and implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems and cash controls

Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft.

Monitor the centralised Invoice Tracking System (ITS) in order to process all invoices and payments to external suppliers in a timely manner and in accordance with WFP standards.

Contribute to the preparation, implementation and monitoring of financial forecasts, to ensure that relevant future funding requirements are met.

Contribute to  monitoring and evaluation of financial risks and the effectiveness of internal controls. Recommend and participate in process improvement interventions.

Other Responsibilities:

Analyze financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and areas for improvement, providing insights and recommendations for decision-making.

Further, monitor and analyze  books of accounts and balances to ensure achieve timely and corrective action and compliance with corporate policies and regulations.

Compile data from the WFP database and systems in order to assist in generating and analyzing financial reports on a monthly basis. Assist in developing external donor financial spending reports.

Co-ordinate with other teams in order to ensure that all financial services are being performed efficiently and in line with the needs of the wider team.

Coordination with bank for payment and other related official day to day matter

Accounting and compliances with GST requirements in close coordination with corporate GST consultant.

Further, payables management including analysis of Vendor,  staff  payments and managing petty cash accounts to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standard.

Allocate tasks to other support staff, as required, provide guidance to peers and on-the-job training in management of financial resources .

Maintains and keep up to date finance and accounting files.

Other related duties assigned by head of the unit

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Completion of secondary school education. Moreover, a post-secondary certificate in the related functional area. University degree in Finance and Accounting, or related fields is desirable

Experience:

Six or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative areas of accounting and finance

Also, familiarity with SAP/ERP/similar accounting software application is considered as a plus.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

To apply visit:

https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/New-Delhi-India-Republic-Of/Finance-Associate_JR103532

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