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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.\n ABOUT WFP\nThe 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 extreme weather shocks.\nAt 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.\nTo learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.\nWHY JOIN WFP?\nWFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.\nWFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. \nWFP 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.\nA 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.\nWe offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).\nJOB TITLE: Finance Associate\nTYPE OF CONTRACT/GRADE: Special Service Agreement / SSA6\nUNIT/DIVISION: Finance\nDURATION: 3 months\nDUTY STATION: Amman, Jordan\nBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:\nAt this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of finance/budget related processes and activities requiring some interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other support staff.\nJOB PURPOSE:\nTo support effective delivery of finance, budget and administration support services in order to facilitate transparent and efficient utilization of financial resources.\nACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:\nSupport the onboarding of newly recruited staff by delivering WINGS-related guidance and training, ensuring familiarity with key finance processes, controls, and workflows.\nAssist in providing procedural and technical support to the unit within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.\nMonitor monthly expenditure forecasts and provide expenditure reports in order to facilitate informed decision-making.\nProvide guidance and on-the-job training to other finance and support staff, to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.\nMonitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash accounts regularly, to ensure that adequate funds are available and appropriately disbursed.\nVerify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance rules and regulations.\nAssist in compiling information from various sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting, finance and statistics.\nRetrieve, format and validate information obtained from various financial information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions.\nPerform administrative duties related to the monitoring and recording of fixed assets, spend on fuel and spare parts for vehicles and generators, to ensure that the databases are accurately updated.\nMaintain the web-based register for all invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP standards and guidelines.\nMonitor and record all expenses in line with the approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner.\nPerform other duties as required.\nQUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:\nEducation: Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.\nExperience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in the field of Finance and/or Banking.\nExperience in preparing, analysing and reporting financial data on financial strength of companies /organisations is an added advantage.\nKnowledge & Skills:\nHas experience collecting and monitoring financial data on projects and programmes, assessing financial health and status, and reporting findings to senior leaders.\nLanguages: Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic languages\nWFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK\nWFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.\nClick here to access WFP Leadership Framework\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION\nWFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: \nNO FEE DISCLAIMER\nThe United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.\nREMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION\nAll applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.\n\nWe strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.\n\nIf you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at . Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.\n\nAt the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.\n\nOnly shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.\n\nAll employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. 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