Finance Assistant [Open to internal and external applicants]
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About the Role
UNDP seeks a Finance Assistant to support financial operations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves ensuring compliance with UN/UNDP financial rules, managing cost-recovery systems, and providing accounting and administrative support.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance of financial processes and records with UN/UNDP rules and regulations
- Prepare cost sharing and trust fund agreements and follow up on contributions
- Process vouchers, travel claims, and other entitlements in Atlas
- Maintain internal expenditure control system and ensure accurate recording of transactions
- Manage cash receipts, petty cash, and bank reconciliations
- Support knowledge building and training on finance for operations/projects staff
Requirements
- Secondary education with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance
- University degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration is desirable but not required
- Knowledge of UN/UNDP financial rules and regulations
- Experience with financial management systems (e.g., Atlas)
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Job Purpose and Organizational Context
- UNDP supports country led efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 170 countries.
- Saudi Arabia is implementing its Vision 2030 development programme, and UNDP provides technical assistance to support reform processes.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance of financial processes and records with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
- Provide inputs for preparation of cost recovery bills in Atlas and follow up on cost recovery.
- Proper control of supporting documents for payments and financial reports; prepare vouchers for projects and on behalf of UNOPS and non Atlas Agencies.
- Maintain internal expenditures control system; ensure vouchers are matched, completed, and correctly posted.
- Present information on financial resources status as required.
- Maintain Accounts Receivables for UNDP projects and record deposits in Atlas.
- Manage cash receipts and petty cash.
- Maintain proper filing system for finance records and documents.
- Alternate to Finance Associate for timely review of cash position and bank statements.
- Prepare monthly UN exchange rate report to Treasury.
- Initiate bank transfers and deals in Atlas.
- Participate in trainings for operations/projects staff on Finance.
Recruitment Qualifications
- Secondary Education with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance.
- University Degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration desirable but not required.
- Part qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute are considered.
Competencies
- Innovation: Ability to make new and useful ideas work.
- Leadership: Ability to persuade others to follow.
- People Management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction.
- Communication: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform.
- Delivery: Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement.
- Building Partnerships: Tracks and reports on mobilized resources.
- Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Researches best practices.
- Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise: Understands main processes and methods of work regarding the position.
- Promoting Organizational Change and Development: Documents best practices.
- Design and Implementation of Management Systems: Uses information/databases/other management systems.
- Client Orientation: Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion.
- Promoting Accountability and Results Based Management: Maintains databases.
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