Finance Associate, GS6, Temporary appointment (364 Days), Amman , Jordan country Office, #00127224

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Accountability.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is leader in the region for the rights of its children. Working closely with the Government of Jordan, civil society, the private sector and communities, UNICEF Jordan Country Office aims to sustain results achieved for children to date, and strive to further improve policies, national institutions and programmes, for the well-being of every child in Jordan, in line with Jordan’s Vision 2025 and the National Human Resources Development Strategy (2016-2025) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our programmes focus on improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the Kingdom, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or background. Our main pillars include: Child Protection; Education; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Adolescent and Youth Engagement; Health and Nutrition; Social Protection; and Operations.

How can you make a difference?

Under supervision of the NOB Accounting and Finance Officer the incumbent performs specialized tasks in the accounting and finance functions.

Specific responsibilities are highlighted below:

1. Receive invoices for JCO, MENARO, SOP and any other office in relation of the emergency invoice payments, verify accuracy, correctness including coding and completeness of documents and including checking the availability of adequate funding as appropriate
2. Receive and process travel related transactions and prepare for payment for staff TAs and other staff entitlements and travel agents’ invoices
3. Work as focal point to the Global Shared Service Center (GSSC) in Budapest for submitting all country office invoices, payment requests and general accounting cases.
4.  Follow up banking issues and requesting replenishments for the JCO, MENARO & SOP bank accounts and resolve reconciling items resulted from the monthly bank reconciliations for bank accounts maintained by JCO, MENARO & SOP.
5.  Maintains financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.
6. Perform the monthly payroll activities from identifying funding shortages to confirming accuracy of the payment of the month with the coordination with HR and budget teams
7.  Advises and assists international staff, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, and calculates and authorizes payments due for claims and services. 
8.  Analyze open items in General Ledger account balances as part of the monthly closure activities.
9.  Submit all general accounting transactions of change of funding source, adjustment, clearing and Fixed Assets disposal transactions to GSSC in compliance with the current policies and procedures.
10.  Submit the monthly bank reconciliation needed sheets for GSSC and ensure completion of the bank reconciliation report.
11.  Review requests for change of funding source and other adjustments and submit requests for change of funding source and other adjustments to GSSC.
12.  Assists higher level officers in all aspects of accounts maintenance and providing reports on financial status, procedures, costs and expenditures, and potential funding problems.
13.  monitor the petty cash account and perform the transaction and complete the monthly reconciliation and cash count
14.  Performs other duties, as required. 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education: Completion of secondary education. Ability to operate calculator or other machines used to maintain accounts. Additional relevant commercial training is desirable. Bachelor degree in related area is an asset. 

Experience: Six years’ experience in accounting and finance work
For this position, a bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in a relevant field may replace three years of related work experience. 

Language Requirements: English and Arabic knowledge is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.