Finance Officer - LIUPCP

Job Description

Title: Finance Officer - LIUPCP

Company Name: UNDP

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least Bachelors' Degree and preferably Masters' Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or other related fields with CA/CMA course complete;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
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∎ The Finance Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Operations Coordinator and guidance of the National Project Manager, and in close coordination with UNDP Finance Unit to achieve the following:
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∎ Summary of Key Functions:
∎ Implementation of operational strategies
∎ Administration of budget
∎ Accounting and administrative support
∎ Cash management of the project
∎ Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing
∎ 1. Ensures implementation of operational strategies, adapts processes and procedures focusing on achievement of the following results:
∎ Full compliance with UNDP/NIM rules and regulations of financial processes, financial records and reports and audit follow up; implementation of the effective internal control framework;
∎ LIUPCP Finance business processes mapping and elaboration of the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Finance in consultation with the direct supervisor and office management;
∎ 2. Ensures administration of budgets focusing on achievement of the following results:
∎ Preparation and modifications of budgets for LIUPC project management;
∎ Presentation of researched information for planning and status of financial resources of the LIUPCP;
∎ Enter project budget to ERP/Atlas if authorized by the Project Management Team;
∎ 3. Provides accounting and administrative support to the project in finance related matters focusing on achievement of the following results:
∎ Proper control of the supporting documents for payments and financial reports; preparation of all types of vouchers; Pay Cycle request forms and payments execution;
∎ Maintenance of the internal expenditures control system which ensures that vouchers processed are matched and completed, transactions are correctly recorded and posted in Atlas; payrolls are duly prepared and processed; travel claims... etc and other entitlements are duly processed;
∎ Timely accounts closure;
∎ Timely corrective actions on unposted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved vouchers. Timely response to resolve financial data issues;
∎ Maintenance of the Accounts Receivables for LIUPC project;
∎ Review quarterly Fund Authorization and Certification of Expenditures (FACE) reports of the responsible parties in light with the guideline of corporate NIM manual and ensure timely submission to UNDP;
∎ 4. Ensures proper LIUPCP cash management functioning focusing on achievement of the following results:
∎ Timely review of cash position for local accounts to ensure sufficient funds on hand for disbursements. Timely identification and recording of receipts for income application;
∎ Timely preparation of monthly cash flow forecast for use by Operations Manager, Project Manager and National Project Director;
∎ Monitor the cash management in the project towns through close follow up with the project Finance/Accountant Experts in the field;
∎ 5. Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the LIUPC Project focusing on achievement of the following results:
∎ Organization of trainings for LIUPCP Finance/Accountants Experts in the Towns;
∎ Synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices in Finance;
∎ Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible finance experience is required with large national or international organizations;
∎ Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
∎ Proven ability to plan, manage and monitor the effective use and safekeeping of financial resources;
∎ Experience of working in UN bi-lateral project with multi donor approach and familiar to work with GoB;
∎ Experience of urban set-up (Pourashava/City Corporation) and excellent understanding of donor and GoB compliances of financial management;
∎ Hands-on experience with UN or similar development programme;
∎ Excellent financial, accounting including auditing and reporting skills as well as exposure in administration of project.
∎ Fluency in written and spoken English and Bangla;

Application Deadline: October 2, 2019

Company Information:
∎ UNDP

Category: Accounting/Finance