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Finance Associate

Position:Professional | N-PPSA-6Deadline:22 Sep 2026 (8 days left)Job ID:36846Posted on:11 Sep 2026 (3 days ago)
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Job Description

Finance Associate delivers financial services for the UN Women Country Office in Dakar, ensuring compliant transactions, budget control, reporting and audit follow-up. The role manages budgets in Quantum, processes invoices, payroll and claims, monitors expenditures and receivables, supports donor reporting, and gives finance guidance to programme and operations colleagues.

Key Details

Department

Country Office

Position Details

Experience level

Mid

Minimum experience

6 years

Employment type

Contractor

Arrangement

Onsite

Minimum education

High school diploma

Language Requirements

Required

French

Preferred

Another official language

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Review financial transactions and documentation for compliance
  • Monitor financial exceptions and implement corrective actions
  • Manage office and project budgets in Quantum
  • Process invoices, payroll, claims and expenditure transactions
  • Monitor receivables, advances and project financial status
  • Support audit follow-up, donor reporting and resource mobilization

Role Requirements

  • Completion of secondary education
  • At least 6 years of progressively responsible finance experience
  • Successful completion of the UN Women Accounting and Finance Test
  • Fluency in French

Desired Criteria

  • Accounting or finance certification
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
  • Oracle Cloud ERP experience
  • Another official UN language

Skills

Tools and Technologies

Additional Information

  • National personnel service agreement position

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UN Women Careers, on 11 Sep 2026.