UNITED NATIONS POPULATIONS FUND

POST VACANCY N°FPA/CMR/2014-03

FINANCE ASSISTANT - SERVICE CONTRACT

UNFPA, the United Nations Populations Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, mand and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every child is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Job description

Under the guidance of the UNFPA Representative, the direct supervision of the IOM, the Finance Assistant based in Yaoundé ensure the effective functioning of financial operations and systems.

Specifically, the FA will perform the following tasks:

• Sets up a management system and the classification of the financial files(e-filling)
• Verifies all financial documents prior to payment
• Prepares bank transfers/checks for signature
• Follows up payments with UNDP
• Performs financial statements reconciliations
• Assists the Finance Associate in the National Execution(NEX) audit process
• Execute all administrative tasks such as photocopying, maintaining proper filling, organizing the archiving, etc.

Qualifications required

• Be a holder of HND in Accounting/Finances or equivalent
• Have at least 3 years experience with a constant evolution in the career and financial responsibilities
• Be familiar with the common office software(word, Excel, Internet, e-mail).
• Fluency in oral and written French and/or English, with commanding proficiency of other language.

Other requirements:

• Team working and can work diligently under pressure in a multi cultural environment
• Have skills to manage relationships, communicate  and develop people
• Have a necessary business acumen for the positon

Duration: 06 months

The deadline for the applications is two weeks from the date of publication(3rd June 2014). Completed applications(cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, P11 form, copy of diploma and reference) with reference job title wil be sent to:

UNFPA Cameroun Country Office

P.O. Box 836, Rond Point Bastos, Yaounde Cameroon

P11 form, as well as other important information concerning the vacancy is found on UNFPA sites:

http://countryoffice.unfpa.org/cameroun/2010/08/19/2604/vacancies/

http://www.unfpa.org/about/employment/index.htm

NB: 

1. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted;
2. No fees are requested
3. In recruitment, UNFPA does not discriminate with respect to HIV status of candidates.