Deadline: 15 February 2016
World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Finance Assistant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
The mission of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Finance Assistant will perform the following functions-
- Deliver responsive services to customers and stakeholders in alignment with the GSC Service Catalogue. This is achieved through processing requests received in ERP workflow; requests assigned through other Corporate systems; or assigned directly by Supervisors, in accordance with established procedures, to correctly administer and implement the assigned tasks to ensure quality and accuracy are met.
- Follow up closely on the pending tasks to resolve within response times set out in the Service Catalogue.
- Seek advice or guidance from Supervisors as and when necessary.
- Provide advice or guidance to other staff in the team.
- Take initiative to communicate with colleagues within or across departments to seek confirmation or clarification on issues when necessary.
- Respond to enquiries and provides support, advice and guidance to clients in Headquarters, Regional Offices, Country offices.
- Assist with identification of system issues or enhancements, and in testing fixes and solutions.
- Reconcile General Ledger accounts; and prepare journal vouchers and accounting entries as required.
- Analyze financial records and produce accurate management reports.
- Make recommendations on improvement of work processes.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A Degree in Finance or other training in accounting.
- Financial transaction processing, payroll processing in an international environment, and using integrated financial management and reporting systems.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in administration of which at least 2 years working in the field of accounting, finance or payroll or.
- 6 years with a relevant first level University Degree or.
- 5 years with a relevant Advanced University Degree.
- Demonstrated skill and proficiency in the use of computers and information technology.
- Expertise in the use of MS Office and Web-based software.
- Experience in the use of an ERP system such as Oracle.
- Expert knowledge of English, both written and spoken.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit WHO.
