Administrative and Finance Associate (Duty Station)
UNDP
Ghana
Full Time
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Responsibilities
Provide support in processing payments to suppliers and consultants promptly. Ensure complete supporting documents are attached to the payment request.
Assist in tracking expenditures of the approved budget, ensuring that funds are available for planned expenditures.
Process documents for cash advances, liquidations, and reimbursements in a timely manner for submission to and approval by the Project Manager and UNDP Peace Team Leader.
Create requisitions in Quantum for the project implementation.
Support efficient management of the project's administrative, logistical, and procurement system.
Undertake administrative, finance, and procurement procedures, such as travel processing, liquidating cash advances, processing supplier payments, canvassing/collecting price quotations, and paying utilities.
Ensure proper systematic filing and maintenance of office records, such as incoming and outgoing correspondences, calendar of activities, transportation requests, staff leave monitoring, requests for office supplies, reports, etc.
Ensure timely and quality administrative and finance support to project activities.
Coordinate as a focal point for administration, logistics, finance, and procurement issues, including meetings/workshops.
Perform other administrative-related tasks as may be assigned by the Peacebuilding Project Manager/designated Project Manager of the joint programme.
Education:
Secondary education is required. Or
University degree (Bachelor’s degree) in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or relevant fields will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.
Experience:
Minimum of 7 years (with secondary education) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in administration and financial support for projects or programs.
Proficiency in standard software applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc. is required.
Proven experience in working for government organizations, non-government organizations, international organizations or civil society organizations engaged in development, peacebuilding or humanitarian projects is an advantage.
Proven experience in business processes (procurement, financial monitoring and reporting) of government organizations, non-government organizations, international organizations, private sector or civil society organizations is desirable.
Knowledge in activity/events management, data analysis, or financial accounting is desirable.
Proven experience in working in BARMM or similar post-conflict contexts is an advantage.
Demonstrated experience of working with stakeholders involved in different aspects of the Bangsamoro peace process.