Finance Assistant – Cairo Regional Office

About the role

The Finance Assistant is based in the Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) and works under the guidance of the International Operational Manager and supervision of the Finance Associate. The role provides high‑quality finance and budget services, ensuring compliance with rules, guidelines, processes and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the IOM in managing the regional office’s financial and budgetary applications, adhering to financial controls and corporate policies.
• Coordinate with programme and technical teams to ensure payments have complete supporting documents and reconcile financial accountability dashboards.
• Develop and monitor operational budgets, manage travel payments, reconciliations and audit‑submitted expenses.
• Review supplier invoices, clear aging balances, and control administrative expenses.
• Monitor receivables, clear suspense accounts, and process staff reimbursements.
• Support fund authorization, certification of expenditure and maintain proper finance filing systems.

Required profile

• High school diploma with at least 5 years of financial and administrative experience in the public or private sector.
• Fluency in oral and written English and Arabic.
• Ability to interpret financial rules, regulations and procedures and explain them clearly.
• Demonstrated integrity, commitment to UN values and cultural diversity.

Required skills

• Computerized accounting systems
• ERP systems
• Spreadsheets
• Word processing
• Accounting framework knowledge

What we offer

• Competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits.
• Work environment that promotes gender equality, diversity, integrity and work‑life balance.