Finance Assistant

Overview

The Finance Assistant will deliver financial services to FAO Decentralized Offices in the area of Fixed Assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently reviews and processes complex asset-management transactions related to the maintenance and integrity of the Asset Register.
• Review and validates supporting documentation received from headquarters divisions and country offices.
• Monitor and investigate complex or exceptional requests received through ServiceNow.
• Coordinate and performs quality-assurance and data-quality review activities.
• Support the Physical Verification of Assets (PVA) process for assigned offices.
• Support the asset addition function.
• Prepare and deliver training sessions, briefings and knowledge-sharing activities for headquarters and country office focal points.
• Provide technical support in the development and maintenance of procedural documentation, operational guidance, monitoring frameworks, management reports, dashboards, presentations and training materials.
• Identify operational inefficiencies, control gaps and opportunities for process improvement.
• Contribute to audit, compliance and management review exercises.
• Apply the relevant FAO Manual Sections, policies, standards and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required

Required Experience

At least three years of relevant experience in the area of Finance

Qualifications

Completed Secondary School Education

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