Finance Associate

About the role

The Finance Associate supports UN Women’s Country Office in Dakar by delivering a wide range of financial services and administrative processes, ensuring compliance with UN Women’s rules, regulations and policies.

Key responsibilities

• Implement financial strategies, review and verify transactions, and monitor financial exceptions and audit recommendations.
• Prepare and administer budgets, track expenditures, and produce financial status reports, cost‑saving analyses and VAT reimbursements.
• Manage financial systems such as Quantum and PRISM, including budget entry, project creation, voucher processing and payroll.
• Provide finance support to programme and operations teams, including invoice processing, travel claims, and donor reporting.
• Support internal and external audits, follow‑up on corrective actions and contribute to knowledge sharing and training activities.

Required skills

• Proficiency with UN Women financial systems (Quantum, PRISM).
• Experience in budget preparation, monitoring and revision.
• Knowledge of VAT reimbursement procedures and payroll processing.
• Ability to review, verify and report on financial transactions and audit findings.