Job Opportunity with UNRWA as an Accounting Assistant in Lebanon

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

Area

Middle East

Host Country

Lebanon

Deadline

17 Aug 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Jobs

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for professionals like you. You will be joining a team of around 3000 staff in the Lebanon field office working to foster the human development of registered Palestine refugees.

Eligibility:

You must:

Successful complete a full secondary education.
Successful complete a two years training course in business office practice or accountancy.
Six years’ experience in accounting.
Computer literacy with good experience and knowledge of Excel and MS-Word applications.
Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic.
Ability to take initiative and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively.
Excellent communication skills.
Only candidates residing in Lebanon with authorization to work in that duty station at the time of application are eligible to apply. The agency will not assume responsibility or accountability to support or facilitate the issuance of work permit in the duty station, and without a valid work permit, the appointment may be rescinded”.
Candidates with an equivalent combination of relevant academic qualifications, professional training and progressive work experience may also be considered.

It's preferred to have:

A university degree in accounting.
Association of Accounting Technician (AAT) proficiency or any other professional qualification.
Practical experience with UNRWA Financial Management System (FMS) or other computerized finance systems.
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The agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

Your Responsibilities:

You will be responsible of:

Monitors budget and expenditure of all projects.
Assists in updating the projects reports in coordination with the project office and ECSD’s division heads.
Conducts financial appraisal of each implemented project.
Maintains and updates files, registers records relating to financial matters.
Prepares on monthly basis a cost control report for site engineers’ wages in coordination with finance department “Contra account against project codes”.
Checks and ensures settlement of contractors’ bills and other expenditure.
Prepares reports and correspondence.
Compiles analysis and verifies statistical data.
Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Benefits:

If you are accepted at this opportunity, you will have:

Monthly basic salary USD 1,261.70 + SPLA USD 167.
Other benefits include compulsory medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave pre-rated to the duration of the contract where less than one year, and family allowance (if applicable).

About UNRWA:

Following the 1948 Arab-Palestinei conflict, UNRWA was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV) of 8 December 1949 to carry out direct relief and works programs for Palestine refugees. The Agency began operations on 1 May 1950. In the absence of a solution to the Palestine refugee problem, the General Assembly has repeatedly renewed UNRWA's mandate, most recently extending it until 30 June 2020. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from the UN Member States. UNRWA also receives some funding from the Regular Budget of the United Nations, which is used mostly for international staffing costs. The Agency’s services encompass education, health care, relief, and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance, including in times of armed conflict.

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