Application Deadline : 29 Jan 2013
World Bank offers job of Administrative Assistant (Transaction Processor) and it requires applications from the eligible candidates for the job.Strong English and French language skills (verbal and written) are essential for the job. Job location is Cotonou, Benin.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Provide primary assistance and support to the Resource Management Team in processing accounting and administrative transactions for the Benin and Togo country offices.
- Handle posting of purchase orders, goods receipt, service entry sheets and maintenance of inventory in SAP.
- Handle routine data entry, including check writing, filing of accounting documents.
- Handle custody of petty cash and collections.
- Monitor vehicle fuel and maintenance costs and other equipments.
- Undertake ad hoc inquiries in standard and non-standard databases, retrieves, manipulates and presents accounting and administrative data.
- Identify and resolve diverse accounting and administrative transactional issues as they arise, often requiring interpretation of procedures and processes; independently determine appropriate application in consultation with the accounting team members.
- Support the preparation of quarterly budget reports.
- Performs other tasks assigned by the RMA with respect to the Country Office program.
Qualifications and Experience :
- The preferred candidate should be a holder of a minimum of High School Diploma or a university degree in accounting with five years of experience, preferably in computerized accounting.
- Strong interpersonal skills; commitment to team-oriented work in a multi-disciplinary matrix management environment. Prior Bank Group experience would be a plus.
- Demonstrated skills in retrieving/obtaining accounting and administrative information from various Bank sources and pulling them together in a useable format.
- Sound organizational skills and ability to prioritize and deliver assignments as required and ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
- Strong English and French language skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to pass relevant Bank Group tests in accounting.
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