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Exciting Opportunity: Accounts Assistant Position Open at UNJSPF, New York Office. Apply!
Exciting Opportunity: Accounts Assistant Position Open at UNJSPF, New York Office. Apply!
- Job Opening ID: 255415
- Job Network : Management and Administration
- Job Family : Finance
- Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
- Duty Station : NEW YORK
- Department/Office : United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund – Pension Administration
- Date Posted : Mar 20, 2025
- Deadline : Apr 2, 2025
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant in New York. Join our team to support financial operations and ensure efficient processing of transactions. This position is located in the Accounts Section of the Pension Administration of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Accounts Section monitors the pension contributions and the benefit over payments, performs bank reconciliation, and conducts periodic financial reporting. The incumbent reports to Accountant and Deputy Chief of Accounts.
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Responsibilities
- Records and reconciles more complex accounting transactions.
- Examines and records bank transactions.
- Reconciles more complex bank accounts in various currencies.
- Sets up receivables of benefits to retirees/beneficiaries.
- Assists in recovering pension overpayments from retirees/beneficiaries.
- Reviews and reconciles pension contribution discrepancies for resolution.
- Assist in updating pension participants’ records.
- Drafts/prepares write off memoranda and faxes to various offices, departments and retirees/beneficiaries.
- Responds to queries from staff members and third parties.
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
- Performs other duties as may be required.
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Requirements
Education
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Work Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, administrative services or related area is required.
- The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to three (3) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
- A minimum of one (1) year of financial or operational work experience in a post-employment benefit plan is desirable.
- Experience in Integrated Pension Administration System (IPAS) or a similar ERP system is desirable.
- Experience working with the UN common system or other comparable international organizations is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
