Finance Associate-SSA6, Ankara

World Food Programme; Çankaya; On-site; TRY 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The World Food Programme seeks a finance professional to provide procedural and technical support in staff finance, budgeting, and administration. You will help implement policies, monitor cash and liquidity, and ensure timely payments while coordinating with teams to keep services efficient.

With a Bachelor's in finance-related fields and 6+ years of experience, you will bring English and Turkish communication skills, strong accounting knowledge, and experience with financial reporting in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field with minimum 6 years of relevant experience.
• Professional finance certification is desired.
• Fluency in both oral and written English and Turkish.

Responsibilities

• Provide procedural and technical support in finance and budget to ensure compliance with WFP policies.
• Develop and implement financial policies and procedures and assist in setup of accounting controls.
• Monitor daily cash position to optimize liquidity and returns on investment.
• Oversee centralised registry for payments to staff and invoices to suppliers.
• Assist in budgets, expenditures, and forecasts to meet funding needs.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure efficient financial and admin services.
• Monitor account balances and process transactions to avoid overdrafts.
• Analyze general ledger accounts to initiate corrective actions.
• Compile data and generate monthly financial reports from WFP systems.
• Allocate tasks and train staff to maintain service standards.
• Remain on stand-by for emergency preparedness and field deployments.

Skills

Internal Controls & Compliance

Performance Budgeting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Management

Accounting Principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics or related field

6+ years of relevant experience

Professional finance certification desired

Job description

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. 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.

ABOUT WFP

The 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 climate change.

At 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.

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP 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.

A 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.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

To coordinate and provide finance, budget and administration support services involving the recording and interpretation of financial and budgetary information to ensure the efficient functioning of the support services and inform decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):
1.Provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance andbudget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
2.Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures, andassist in setup and implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems and cashcontrols.
3.Monitor the daily cash position in order to optimize the use of surplus cash and maximizereturns on investment through the liquidity portfolio.
4.Monitor the centralised registry system in order to process all payments to internal staff and invoices to external suppliers in a timely manner and in accordance with WFP standards.
5.Contribute to the preparation, implementation and monitoring of budgets, monitor expenditure and budget forecasts, to ensure that relevant future funding requirements are met.
6.Co-ordinate with other teams in order to ensure that all financial and administrative services are being performed efficiently and in line with the needs of the wider team.
7.Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft.
8.Monitor and analyse general ledger accounts in order to initiate and achieve corrective actions.
9.Compile data from the WFP database and systems in order to assist in generating and analysing financial reports on a monthly basis.
10.Allocate tasks to other support staff, provide guidance and on-the-job training in management of financial resources (e.g. managing the petty cash/sub-imprest account, review and analyse vendor and balance sheet accounts, etc.), to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.
11.Remain on stand-by and follow standard emergency preparedness practices in order to meet immediate emergency requirements for further service on the job and in the field.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

• Internal Controls & Compliance:
  Demonstrates basic knowledge of internal controls, risk management, and monitoring mechanisms and their applicability to WFP's critical activities.
• Performance Budgeting, Analysis & Reporting
  Demonstrates participation in business planning efforts by developing basic project-level budgets and forecasts, incorporating information from various sources as appropriate to monitor KPIs.
• Resource Management
  Demonstrates ability to track and compile reports on GHQ and Field staffing and resource usage on a project-level basis.
• Financial Mgmt. & Accounting Principles
  Applies knowledge of financial and accounting principles and practices to ensure compliance with WFP policies, applicable procedures and accounting standards.
• Supply Chain and Operations Knowledge
  Demonstrates basic understanding of WFP programme, implementation, and supply chain principles (including project modalities & structures).

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field with minimum 6 years of relevant experience.

Professional finance certification is desired.

Language:
Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Turkish.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

Has experience assessing financial health and stability of C&V projects and other programming initiatives to verify compliance with in-country local laws.

Has experience working with auditors and other third party vendors.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [e-mail]

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

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All 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. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

The World Food Programme, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is the largest humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives through food assistance and fostering stability in crisis-affected areas.

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