Under the guidance of the EUSR, the Finance and Administrative Officer will:
The main duty of the FAO is to ensure the administrative and financial, incl. accounting, functioning of the EUSR office in Kabul
The EU Special Representative requests Member States and EU Institutions to consider seconding one Finance and Administrative Officer for the team of the EUSR in Afghanistan, according to the described requirements and profiles:
ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
o Ensure day-to-day administration of EUSR administrative affairs in close collaboration with the European External Action Service and the Commission, as well as other relevant actors on office related administrative issues (i.a. maintain updated inventory lists, purchase and maintain office equipment, furniture, telephones, computers and IT-connections),
o Manage effective and cost efficient administrative and internal financial procedures and control spanning the EUSR team; provide periodic evaluation of trends and suggestions for improvement,
o Act as the EUSR Accountant, including mission bookkeeping on a daily basis, bank accounts, credit cards, payments etc. and financial issues at EUSR mission offices, Registration all the financial activities in the Sage Accounting Program
o Manage budgetary and financial resource management policies for all EUSR offices, liaise with the financial authorities of the European External Action Service and the Commission, assure quality standards and timeliness, establish monthly, interim and final financial reports concerning the financial
and budgetary situation in all offices,
o Preparation of annual budgets and any modifications that could be requested during the mandate
o Preparing the files for the mandate’s external audit and assisting the auditors
o Any other tasks to fulfil the mandate of the EUSR as requested by the EUSR
Organisation: EUSR for Afghanistan
Job Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Application deadline: 17:00 hrs, 5 July 2014