Finance Associate G6 Fixed Term – Beira Tempo Inteiro

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

About WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

Why Join WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Job Purpose

To coordinate and provide finance, budget and administration support services involving the recording and interpretation of financial and budgetary information to ensure the efficient functioning of the support services and inform decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Finance & Administration Officer, the incumbent will perform the following duties:

• Provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
• Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures and assist in setup and implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems and internal controls.
• Monitor the daily cash position, prepare monthly cash forecast and actual expenditure reports in order to optimize the use of cash and minimize related risks.
• Monitor the centralized registry system in order to process all payments to internal staff and invoices to external suppliers in a timely manner and in accordance with WFP standards.
• Contribute to the preparation, implementation and monitoring of budgets, monitor expenditure and budget forecasts, to ensure that relevant future funding requirements are met.
• Co-ordinate with other teams in order to ensure that all financial and administrative services are being performed efficiently and in line with the needs of the wider team.
• Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft.
• Monitor and analyze general ledger accounts in order to initiate and achieve corrective actions.
• Compile data from the WFP database and systems in order to assist in generating and analyzing financial reports on a monthly basis.
• Allocate tasks to other support staff, provide guidance and on-the-job training in management of financial resources (e.g., managing the petty cash/sub-imprest account, review and analyze vendor and balance sheet accounts, etc.), to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.
• Remain on stand-by and follow standard emergency preparedness practices in order to meet immediate emergency requirements for further service on the job and in the field.
• Participate in Spot Check Exercises.

Desired Experiences for entry into the role

• Has experience assessing financial health and stability of Cash &Voucher projects and other programming initiatives to verify compliance with in-country local laws.
• Has experience working with auditors and other third-party vendors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.
• Experience: At least 6 years of related job experience.
• Language: Fluency (level C) in English language. Fluency in both oral and written communication in Portuguese

Terms and Conditions

Type of contract: Fixed – Term, G6

Duty Station: Beira

Duration: 12 months (renewable)

This position is open to Mozambican Nationals Only.

Female-qualified candidates are highly encouraged to apply.