Overview
The Treasury Associate provides support and services in day-to-day cash management areas, monitoring imprest cash levels, conducting compliance monitoring, and problem-solving for local cash management, cash replenishment, and bank account management.
Key Responsibilities
- Review replenishment requests for accuracy and compliance, and process requests.
- Analyse Country Office cash flow needs and process EFTs.
- Ensure bank signatory updates of Country Office bank accounts.
- Monitor and manage open cases and inquiries from Country Offices.
- Coordinate distribution/communication of monthly UNJSPF payments to Retirees.
- Monitor country office compliance with the Internal Control Framework and cash management procedures.
- Prepare periodic country office/Bureau Cash Management Review and support knowledge management.
Required Experience
- A minimum six (6) years (with High School Diploma) or three (3) years (with Bachelor’s Degree) of relevant experience in corporate treasury, FX operations, or financial analytics, ideally in payments or fintech industry.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, BI and database packages is required.
- Experience and understanding of global payment systems, banking, and SWIFT is required.
- Proven track record of sound knowledge of IPSAS, IFRS and/or GAAPs is required.
- Demonstrated experience in AI, digital transformation, and process automation is desired.
- Experience working as a collaborative team player, with the flexibility to operate across global time zones, is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience of UNDP financial policies and procedures is an asset.
Qualifications
- Completion of Secondary Education is required with specialized certification in Accounting, Finance or Treasury.
- First level University degree (bachelor’s degree) in Finance or Accounting or equivalent field will be given due consideration.
- Part-qualified accountants from a recognized institute of accountancy, or relevant Treasury qualification, will have a distinct advantage.
- Fully Qualified Accountant, from an accredited institute of accountancy or Full Completion of the UNDP Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP), no UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (AFT) is required.
