Join the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as an Accounting Assistant in 2025! This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where you can contribute to global intellectual property initiatives. If you have a passion for finance and a desire to make a difference, apply now to be part of our team!
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a. Organizational Setting
The post is located in the Accounts Payable Unit of the Treasury Section, Finance Division of the Department of Program Planning and Finance, Administration, Finance and Management Sector.
The Finance Division is responsible for the management of WIPO’s financial accounting and reporting, treasury management and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Included within these responsibilities are the management of the Organization’s cash position, production of statutory financial reports and other financial information, and coordination with oversight and financial control activities.
b. Purpose Statement
The incumbent performs a variety of complex financial support functions related to the accounts payable activities of the Organization and provides support in the control and maintenance of accounts for financial, statistical and reconciliation purposes.
This includes processing complex transactions (initiation and approvals processes) related to accounts payable activities. The incumbent provides briefings and guidance regarding applicable procedures and methods, explains rules and regulations, and assists in the establishment/ update of internal control procedures.
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Reporting Lines
The incumbent works under the supervision of the Accounts Payable Manager.
a. Work Relations
The incumbent interacts with a wide range of colleagues within the work unit, with clients within the Organization and with external parties, such as other UN organizations, Member States, customers, financial institutions and/or social suppliers to obtain/provide information, to resolve problems or to clarify issues.
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
a. Analyze, verify, and process financial data and associated correspondence, ensuring adherence to financial and staff regulations, rules, anti-fraud policies, and established procedures.
b.   Ensure the accuracy of financial transactions and vouchers, such as calculations, system inputs, master data and payment processing, related to commercial invoicing, staff entitlement travel and official travel for both staff and non-staff.
Facilitate matching of accounting documents and related records for vendors, staff, and customers, including advances, credit advices, invoices, reimbursements, travel claims etc. Verify, analyze and process associated account postings.
c. Monitor periodic and timeliness of reconciliations, including reconciliation processes as part of the financial closures, such as general ledger and/or suspense accounts. Review obligations and expenditures, identify anomalies and take necessary corrective actions. Report discrepancies to supervisor.
Language (Desirable)
Knowledge of French and/or another official UN language.
Job Related Competencies (Essential)
Good knowledge of accounting and financial principles, procedures, and systems.
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. Organizational Competencies
1. Communicating effectively.
2. Showing team spirit.
3. Demonstrating integrity.
4. Valuing diversity.
5. Producing results.
6. Showing service orientation.
7. Seeing the big picture.
8. Seeking change and innovation.
9.    Developing yourself and other
