IOM Liberia is dedicated to supporting the Government of Liberia and other stakeholders in promoting safe, orderly, and regular migration. This involves providing direct assistance to migrants, enhancing the capacities of national institutions, and contributing to the overall development and governance of migration-related activities in the country. The mission’s activities are diverse and encompass various aspects of migration management, including return and reintegration of migrants, combatting trafficking in persons, migration health, immigration and border management, peacebuilding and social cohesion, and migration and development.

Under the guidance and overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) in Liberia and direct supervision of the Resources Management Officer (RMO); and, in collaboration with relevant units at Headquarters and the Administrative Centres, the Finance Assistant will be providing support to the IOM Mission in Liberia in terms of administration and finance requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for providing support to the mission’s financial and accounting functions, ensuring compliance with IOM’s financial policies and procedures, and contributing to the mission’s effective financial management.

2. Assist in preparing annual budget submission and revisions including estimating staff cost as well as rental and utilities, office equipment and supplies, printing, and other contracts, services or running expenses, to include in the budget;

3. Extract and input data from various sources in financial or accounting systems;

4. Assist providing guidance in accounting, budget and financial related issues;

5. Assist in the preparation of the payroll by executing validity checks on monthly payroll results;

6. Reviews all types of payments starting from purchases to payment requests verifying that they are duly authorized and all the supporting documents are attached therewith;

7. Create new Vendor Accounts in PRISM;

8. Verify vendor claims for accuracy and conformance with IOM finance policies and instructions;

9. Perform claim verifications against documentation to ensure that purchases/services are properly authorized and that the goods have been received or services rendered;

10. Assist in the preparation of budget, accounting, financial, statistical reports and other reports as required;

11. Provide assistance to all staff services such as travel, expense claims, document retrieval, etc.;

12. Ensure proper and systematic completion of all posted payments and other accounting documents according to the established standards; 13. Responsible for the Petty Cash of the office; and,

14. Perform other related duties as required.

• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi cultural setting is an advantage.

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment both as a team player and independently.

• Excellent communication skills;

• Good organization skills; analytical and creative thinking.

• Proven ability to work as part of a team and,

• High level of maintaining diversity.

• Able to work independently, under pressure, able to maintain accuracy, paying attention to details, meeting deadlines and working with minimal supervision

• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills with proven ability to work effectively and harmoniously with a team of colleagues

• Demonstrated ability to maintain integrity in performing responsibilities assigned

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• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.

• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work. • Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.