• Maintain project financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for daily transactions and reports. • Check, review, process and prepare all documentation, including contracts, and ensure correctness and accuracy for financial clearances and payments. • Prepare correspondence on own initiative to verify data, address and answer queries and follow-up as necessary with project and ILO staff, consultants and counterparts. Draw the attention of concerned officials to matters requiring immediate attention. • Review and request additional information on the financial reports of project implementing partners, ensuring compliance with ILO rules before submitting to the Finance Unit. • Classify and assign budget codes, verify and process claims for payment, check payment vouchers, prices and claims invoices. • Provide administrative and financial backstopping support and guidance to project staff and consultants with respect to payments, entitlements, travel claims and other requirements relating to accounts and finance. • Consult with Finance Unit and project team on rules, regulations and procedures, and inform project staff, partners and consultants of new or revised procedures and practices. • Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and assist in preparing special reports for donor reporting, for budget preparation, audits or other reasons. • Calculate and compile cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and forecasts as required. • Provide support, when necessary, in the preparation and running of project workshops and meetings. • Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

• Education • Completion of secondary school education. Formal training in accounting and/or finance and administrative field would be an asset • Experience • At least five years of progressively responsible financial and administrative work. • Languages • Excellent command of English and good working knowledge of another language of the duty station • Competencies • Knowledge and understanding of a complex body of financial and administrative rules, guidelines and procedures. • Knowledge of in-house procedures for the preparation of documents and administrative forms, and for the creation and maintenance of filing systems. • Good analytical skills. • Ability to reason and make sound judgements. • Ability to maintain financial records and prepare accounting reports and statements. • Demonstrate responsible behaviour and ability to pay attention to detail. • Ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion. • Display high standards of ethical conduct. • Proficient in computer software (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Reader) and ability to use other software packages required by the Office (i.e. IRIS). • Ability to evaluate correspondence and inquiries for best course of action. • Ability to respond to work related inquiries in an appropriate manner. • Ability to obtain services from other work units inside or outside the office for completion of tasks. • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. • Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team. • Organizational skills. • Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy. • Ability to work in a multicultural environment and gender-sensitive behaviour and attitudes are also required.