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General Functions:

Under the overall supervision of the Compliance Officer and the direct supervision of the Senior Finance assistant (Compliance), the successful candidate will be responsible for support in the review of financial and related documents from implementing partners.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Familiarize with the nature of engagement with the implementing partner (IP) by reading the following documents:
   1. Project Implementation Agreement
   2. Narrative Proposal
   3. Approved Budget
2. Take stock of financial documents received from IPs, indicating on each entry on the Transaction List the respective names or title of the supporting documents submitted.
3. Review the supporting documents for the following:
   1. Matching the amount on the supporting document with the amount on the transaction list, including testing the mathematical computation.
   2. Check the allocation percentages indicated on the Transaction List are as per supporting documents.
   3. Check if invoices from vendors and service providers are duly stamped with “charged to IOM” at a certain percentage.
   4. Ensure that the expenditure has been incurred within the project period.
   5. Check the completeness of signatures on the payment vouchers, ensuring that names in print and positions are clearly written for each signature –
      1. Requisitioner (program or support unit)
      2. Unit Head
      3. Head of Office
   6. Examine the supporting documents for unusual marks and erasures, especially those relating to amounts on the purchase requisition, quotations, bid analysis sheet, purchase order, contracts and invoices. 
4. Identify missing supporting documents, if any.
5. Prepare Issues Log for any clarification requested, missing documents, charges made outside of the project implementation period or outside the budget, noted discrepancies between the actual charges per transaction list and planned expenditure per approved budget, and any other matter requiring clarification.
6. Follow through issues raised on the Issues Log and check the documents subsequently received from the IP.
7. Prepare Financial Review Checklist, duly identifying the nature of each tickmark placed on the Transaction List, and submit to Senior Finance Assistant (Compliance) for review.
8. Organize the hardcopy documents in a way that allows for tracing from Transaction List to the source payment vouchers or documents.
9. Properly label the hardcopy files reviewed related to the financial reports.
10. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance, Accounting, or related field from an accredited academic institution, with one year of relevant professional experience; or
• Completed High school degree from an accredited academic institution, with three  years of relevant professional experience.

Experience:

• Previous experience in finance and accounting or relevant work experience in business environment.

Languages:

• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.
• Working knowledge of Turkish is advantageous.

Required Competencies

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity:

Shows respect and sensitivity towards gender, culture, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, political conviction and other differences.

• Encourages the inclusion of all team members and stakeholders while demonstrating the ability to work constructively with people with different backgrounds and orientations.

• Promotes the benefits of diversity; values diverse points of view and demonstrate this in daily work and decision making.

• Challenges prejudice, biases and intolerance in the workplace.

• Integrity and transparency:

Upholds and promotes the Standards of Conduct and Unified Staff Regulations and Rules.

• Delivers on commitments; manages the organization’s resources reliably and sustainably.

• Embraces and encourages transparency, balancing this with the need for discretion and confidentiality as appropriate.

• Maintains impartiality and takes prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour.

• Does not abuse one’s position and acts without consideration of personal gain. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns.

• Professionalism:

Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter and willingness to improve knowledge and skills.

• Seeks to raise professional standards in self and others through daily work and activities.

• Adapts quickly to change and is decisive and versatile in face of uncertainty.

• Shows self-control and persistence when faced with difficult problems and remains calm in stressful situations.

• Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1

• Teamwork: Establishes strong relationships with colleagues and partners; relates well to people at all levels.

• Is fully aware of the team purpose, respects and understands individual and collective responsibilities.

• Willingly puts in extra effort without being asked and adopts a "hands-on" approach whenever necessary to achieve team objectives.

• Coordinates own work with that of the team to meet agreed priorities and deadlines.

• Delivering Results:

•Produces quality results and provides quality services to clients.

• Meets goals and timelines for delivery of products or services.

• Manages time and resources efficiently, monitoring progress and making adjustments as necessary.

• Shows understanding of own role and responsibilities in relation to expected results.

• Managing and sharing knowledge:

•Keeps abreast of new developments in own field of competence and creates opportunities for knowledge management initiatives.

• Shares knowledge and learning willingly, and proactively seeks to learn from the experiences of others.

• Puts new learning into practice and draws on diverse sources of ideas and inspiration.

• Contributes to the identification of improvements to work processes and assists in implementing them.

• Accountability:

•Accepts personal responsibility for quality and timeliness of work.

• Takes ownership of all responsibilities within own role and honours commitments to others and to the Organization.

• Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules.

• Accepts and gives constructive criticism; acknowledges and corrects mistakes and apply lessons learned for improvement.

• Communication:

•Presents information using language and sequence of ideas that is easy for recipients to understand.

• Adapts communication to the recipient’s needs, asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.

• Encourages others to share their views, using active listening to demonstrate openness and to build understanding of different perspectives.

• Listens carefully and genuinely to the views and positions of others; acts on received information.

Other:

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighbouring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighbouring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable.

Please be advised that this is a local position and as such only applications from candidates with a valid residence / working permit residing in Turkey will be considered.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application, including the most recent CV with a cover letter in English with contact details (name, position, phone and e-mail details) of three references by indicating name of the position applied with its VN number in the subject line of e-mail or to IOM Birlik Mahallesi Sehit Kurbani Akboga Sokak No:24 Cankaya, Ankara by the end of 16 June 2021.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.