聽聽聽聽 聽 This vacancy notice is a talent pool for finance assistants at GS5 and GS4 levels and may be used to fill other similar positions at these grade levels or lower
聽聽聽聽聽聽 This post is subject to local recruitment and will ideally be filled by persons residing within the local commuting area of the duty station.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the cancer research agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is based in Lyon, France. The objective of IARC is to promote international collaboration in cancer research.
The role of the Services to Science and Research branch (SSR), led by the Director of Administration and Finance (DAF), is to support the achievement of IARC鈥檚 scientific objectives through efficient and effective management of the Agency鈥檚 resources; and provision of administrative, legal and operational support services, ensuring accountable risk mitigation and implementing strategies to strengthen capacities and maximize IARC鈥檚 impact.
The Finance Office is a unit within the Budget and Finance Office (BFO), Section of Support to Research (SSR), responsible for providing supports to various programmes and activities of IARC in respect of financial services such as payments, payroll, travel advance/reimbursements, etc. and managing IARC accounts in accordance with the International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS).
The incumbent will support in the increasing workload and the financial closure as well as provide support to the Business Management System (BMS) project which will be in critical phase in 2025.
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DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the supervision of the Finance Officer and overall guidance of Admin and Finance Officer the incumbent performs the following duties:
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1)聽聽聽聽聽 Processing of accounts payable invoices, Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA), Agreement for Performance of Work (APW), consultants and consortium agreements.
2)聽聽聽聽聽 Reconciliation of accounts:
a.聽聽聽聽聽 Making Adjustments: Correct errors or make necessary adjustments in the internal records.
b.聽聽聽聽聽 Clear advances.
c.聽聽聽聽聽 Documentation: Keep a detailed record of the reconciliation.
3)聽聽聽聽聽 Recording revenue in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (SAP):
a.聽聽聽聽聽 Classification: Categorize the revenue based on type.
b.聽聽聽聽聽 Documentation: Collect and organize all relevant documents like invoices, receipts, and contracts.
c.聽聽聽聽聽 Recording: Enter the revenue transactions into the accounting system or ledger.
d.聽聽聽聽聽 Adjustment: Make necessary adjustments for any discrepancies found during reconciliation.
e.聽聽聽聽聽 Reporting: Generate financial reports that reflect the recorded revenue for analysis and decision-making.
4)聽聽聽聽聽 Manage the asset register and run depreciation in the SAP:
a.聽聽聽聽聽 Post Asset transfers.
b.聽聽聽聽聽 Asset Retirements: Document the disposal or retirement of assets and record it in the system.
c.聽聽聽聽聽 Run monthly depreciation in the system.
d.聽聽聽聽聽 Generate depreciation report and check for any inconsistency.
5)聽聽聽聽聽 Liaising with bankers to answer all sorts of bank queries.
6)聽聽聽聽聽 Assisting in the management of the bank鈥檚 portfolio.
7)聽聽聽聽聽 Management of the interest income:
a.聽聽聽聽聽 Calculate the interest earned over time and ensure it鈥檚 recorded in the appropriate periods.
b.聽聽聽聽聽 Record year end accruals.
c.聽聽聽聽聽 Monitor the interest rate.
d.聽聽聽聽聽 Maintain detailed records of all transactions related to interest income.
8)聽聽聽聽聽 Back up colleagues during the testing phase of the new ERP system.
9)聽聽聽聽聽 Assist with the translation of the IARC financial documents.
10)聽聽 Performs other related duties as requested by the supervisor.
WHO COMPETENCIES
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Producing results.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Teamwork.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Communication.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Moving forward in a changing environment.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Knowing and managing yourself.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION