Vacancy Notice N° o13/2014
Financial Assistant (Grade B3)
Directorate of Programme Co-ordination
Closing date:
28 May 2014
Location :
Tbilisi
Job mission
Under the authority of the Head of the Council of Europe Office, the incumbent will carry out a variety of tasks to provide financial and administrative management advice and to ensure accurate and reliable budget and accounting records, statements and reports in compliance with the Organisation's financial regulations and deadlines.
Key activities
The incumbent will perform the following tasks with a concern for quality, efficiency, accuracy and confidentiality:
- is responsible for daily cash payments and receipts, recording and charging to proper budget codes and ensures adequate funds are available at all times;
- ensures that all financial transactions of the Office are carried out in accordance with Council of Europe financial regulations, rules and procedures;
- provides accurate financial information, and draws immediate attention to discrepancies and irregularities;
- advises and assists in financial, administrative and budgetary matters;
- prepares records and processes financial transactions, including in particular, input of requisitions and purchase orders into the financial management information system (FIMS) and their finalisation;
- verifies and controls invoices before settlement;
- ensures regular follow-up of budget execution and prepares monthly reports of budget situation for information and validation by the relevant cost centre managers;
- prepares annual summary tables concerning all outsourcing contracts of external service providers and all service contracts of consultants;
- liaises with officials of local banks and financial institutions to obtain information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations for office bank accounts;
- prepares regular management accounting reports and statements and transmits them to Council of Europe headquarters;
- archives relevant supporting documents of all financial transactions;
- carries out customs and tax exemption and VAT related procedures;
- is responsible for logistical support to the Office (oversight of the administrative upkeep of the office premises and of the office vehicle(s), maintenance and security of Council of Europe premises and resources, management of supplies, requisitioning of supplies from headquarters, local purchase, issuing of supplies, preparing purchase orders and tender procedures);
- supervises maintenance of the Office’s assets and up-dates inventory list;
- replaces the Office Assistant during absence;
- takes on other tasks as required.
Eligibility Requirements
This local recruitment procedure is open to candidates resident in Georgia.
Nationality: the appointed candidate must be a national of a Council of Europe member State.
Qualification: completed secondary education followed by an appropriate professional qualification.
Experience: at least three years’ relevant professional experience in financial and administrative management, including advanced book-keeping skills.
Language requirements: excellent knowledge of Georgian (mother tongue level); ability to express oneself, present and draft clearly, concisely and convincingly in English.
Employee Core Values
Competencies
Professional and technical competencies:
- Completed secondary education followed by relevant higher education. Higher education in finance/accounting or similar would be an advantage;
- Knowledge of accounting and/or financial management and understanding of budget management;
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Planning and work organisation; ability to work under pressure, deal with multiple tasks and respect deadlines.
- Previous experience in an international environment would be an advantage;
§ ICT skills: Sound computer skills and proven experience of specific financial management software (e.g. Oracle) and knowledge of standard tools in office applications (word processing, spreadsheet, data bases, presentation software, Outlook).
§ Interpersonal skills: Service and client orientation, team-work and co-operation. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural team.
§ Communication and linguistic skills: Knowledge of French would be an advantage.
§ Personal attitudes: Initiative and responsibility, result orientation and sense of continuous improvement, concern for quality, efficiency and accuracy, adaptability, self-management and development, organisational alignment.
§ Personal values: integrity, loyalty and conscience, discretion, independence and confidence, respect for diversity.
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