UN Women is seeking a Finance Associate to provide financial management, budgeting, accounting, compliance, reporting and administrative support to its Zanzibar Office and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls programme across Unguja and Pemba.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with UN Women financial regulations, policies, procedures and internal controls.
- Review and verify financial transactions, supporting documentation and accounting fields.
- Prepare financial status, expenditure, cost-recovery and compliance reports.
- Monitor budgets, allotments, expenditures, over-expenditure and under-expenditure.
- Prepare budget revisions, project awards, cost-recovery documents and VAT reimbursement claims.
- Enter financial data into Quantum and resolve unposted vouchers, budget-check errors and accounting issues.
- Manage petty cash funds and cash imprest levels.
- Process payroll, travel claims, monthly payments and other entitlements.
- Review implementing partner FACE forms, financial reports and supporting documentation under HACT.
- Monitor partner advances, receivables, payables, outstanding items and unliquidated obligations.
- Support month-end and year-end financial closures and correct accounting errors.
- Provide financial information for donor, Regional Office, Headquarters and other stakeholder reports.
- Coordinate financial arrangements for meetings, training, campaigns and field activities in Unguja and Pemba.
- Compile donor and programme information for databases and reports.
- Prepare draft cost-sharing and contribution agreements and follow up on contributions.
- Support training for implementing partners on financial reporting, documentation and HACT requirements.
- Compile and share lessons learned and good practices in financial management.
- Perform other duties required for the efficient functioning of the office and organisation.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of financial rules, regulations and accounting principles.
- Strong IT skills and proficiency in spreadsheet, database and web-based management applications.
- Ability to administer financial and accounting processes and transactions.
- Knowledge of implementing partner financial management and assurance procedures.
- Ability to interpret financial dashboards and compliance reports and recommend corrective action.
- Ability to contribute to business process improvement and implementation of new systems.
- Strong client orientation and ability to work accurately under tight deadlines.
- Integrity and discretion in handling confidential financial information.
- Awareness and sensitivity regarding gender issues.
- Accountability, creative problem solving, effective communication, inclusive collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili.
Application Instructions
- Apply through the official UN Women recruitment portal.
- Search for Finance Associate – NPSA 6, Job Identification 37649, based in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
- Complete all required sections of the online application, including education and employment history.
