The United Nations Office for Project Services announces a vacancy opening for the position of Finance Assistant in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Finance Assistant supports the provision of financial services in the field office support services function, by ensuring that entry of banking information, vendor profiles into UNOPS financial systems are accurate and punctual. The position will also involve in promoting a client-oriented approach consistent with UNOPS rules and regulations. In addition to that, the Finance Assistant works in close collaboration with the Programme, Project and Support Services colleagues locally and with UNOPS HQ colleagues, to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

Responsibilities 

• Ensuring implementation of operational strategies and procedures, focusing on achievement of the following results:
• Full compliance of financial processes and financial records with UNOPS rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
• Providing data entry support and approval of vendor profiles, focusing on achievement.
• Ensuring that correct bank information of staff, consultants and vendors are in the system.
• Daily corroboration and approval, according to UNOPS procedures, of vendor profiles.
• Also, proper control of the supporting documents for approval of vendor profiles, ensuring full compliance of financial processes and financial records with UNOPS rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
• Verification of all information including intermediary banking details of the vendor profiles forms to ensure that it is accurate prior to approval.
• Provision of guidance and support to all out-posted staff on the processes, procedures, and regulations.
• Similarly, reviewing the supplier registration form and supporting documentation for UNOPS suppliers/vendors.
• Approving supplier profiles that are correctly set up in UNOPS ERP in line with established policies and FG’s supplier management guidelines.
• Ensures that supporting documentation keeping is proper and systematic; as well as run closing period and regular reports for monitoring of data quality as requested by Team Lead.
• Assisting Team Lead in cleanup exercises of the supplier database.
• Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing, focusing on achievement.
• Participating in the training for the operations/ projects staff on correct procedures for vendor profiles.
• Furthermore, contributing to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

Requirements 

• Completion of secondary school or equivalent. In addition to that, specialized training in finance is desirable.
• Two years of relevant accounting and financial experience at the national level is necessary.
• Similarly, should have experience in the usage of computers and office software packages and expert in handling web-based management systems.
• Fluency in written and oral English is mandatory. Furthermore, knowledge of second UN working language desirable.

The United Nations Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world.

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