Finance Assistant internal and external

Job Description

In Line With The Commitment To Safeguard Capacity And Support Personnel Already In The Organization, a Majority Of UNDP UNCDF/UNV Vacancies Are Advertised Using a Tiered Application Process Whereby

In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:

• Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed‑term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
• Tier 1:
  Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed‑term (FTA) appointments.
• Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers.
• Tier 3 or no tier indicated:
  All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates.

The primary role of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to support country‑led efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The work of UNDP in 170 countries around the world is anchored in diverse and effective partnerships, which are vital to our two critical roles at country level: (a) as an integrator across policy, programmatic and organizational silos; and (b) as an operational backbone for the United Nations and other partners.

Saudi Arabia is witnessing economic prosperity and progress in all domains of socio‑economic development which produced tangible improvement in all human development indicators such as standard of living, health and education services, environmental conditions as well as potential of comprehensive development. In April 2016, the Government of Saudi Arabia announced its Saudi Vision 2030 – an ambitious long‑term development programme.

Saudi Vision 2030 represents an ambitious blueprint with long‑term goals and expectations. It is expressed in three themes of a vibrant society; a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. A review of the three themes and their underlying issues of national concern reveal a holistic approach to development that encompasses the three dimensions of sustainable development: the social, the economic and the environment.

The partnership between UNDP and Saudi Arabia covers vital sectors and areas which contributes to address the needs of Saudi society, including enhancement of the local capacity of different government institutions and support to policy making and reporting. A wide set of technical assistance is provided in order to assist the KSA departments in their reform processes.

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• Implementation of operational and financial management strategies
• Functioning of cost‑recovery system
• Accounting and administrative support
• CO cash management
• Knowledge building and knowledge sharing
• Full compliance of financial processes and financial records with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
• Input to the CO business processes mapping and elaboration of the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Finance in consultation with the direct supervisor and office management.
• Preparation of cost sharing, and trust fund agreements, follow up on contributions within the CO resource mobilization efforts.
• Provision of inputs for preparation of cost‑recovery bills in Atlas for the services provided by UNDP, follow up on cost recovery.
• Provision of accounting and administrative support to the Finance Unit focusing on achievement of the following results: proper control of the supporting documents for payments and financial reports for National Integrated Management projects; preparation of all types of vouchers for projects and on‑behalf of UNOPS and non‑Atlas Agencies; PO vouchers;
  Pay Cycle and payment execution.
• Proper receipting of goods and services and establishment of…