Deadline: 11 February 2016
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Finance Officer in Accra, Ghana. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
FAO promotes good practice in addressing governance challenges across its Strategic Objectives by strengthening its contribution to global governance, identifying mission-critical governance issues at national, regional and multilateral levels.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Finance Officer performs the following functions-
- Provides financial reporting, general accounting, project accounting, and/or investment related services in accordance with FAO policies and regulatory framework.
- Collects and analyzes financial information for inclusion in statutory and/or management reports, financial statements, and/or reports to donors as well as specific reports for Governing Bodies, donors and other partners.
- Contributes to updating financial policies and related tools, systems, technologies and related procedures.
- Responds to requests for assistance from managers and staff at HQ and the Decentralized Offices.
- Exchanges and/or provides information to banks, other financial institutions, donors and partners and provides information/clarification to auditors.
- Participates in the development of training and related training materials and promotes best practices and capacity development at HQ and the Decentralized Offices.
- Supports daily financial operations of the Regional Office as required.
- Participates on Finance Division teams, leads working groups, and/or collaborates with other departments on short-term assignments.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced university degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field, or an accounting accreditation (CA/CPA).
- Five years of relevant experience in finance, accounting and/or business analysis.
- Working knowledge of English and French.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable.
- Relevance and extent of experience in accounting and in managing accounting functions.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Oracle Financials is considered a strong asset.
- Extent and relevance of experience in accounting and in managing financial functions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of IPSAS or equivalent internationally accepted accounting standards.
- Working knowledge of other FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) is considered a strong asset.
How to Apply
Applications must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit FAO.
