Finance Team (UNDP)

Terms of Reference

Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Unit/Team: Finance Team
Position: Intern
Position Available: 1
Duty Station: UNDP Office, Beijing, China
Start Date: Summer 2010
Duration: 3 months (minimum)

Background:

With the increase needs on Finance services to UNDP operation and programme as well as other UN Agencies in China, an intern is requested to assist Finance team to do some basic research on improvement of high quality and consistent service delivery during year end closure.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the guidance and supervision of the Finance Officer/Finance Associate, the intern is expected to perform the following responsibilities:  

• Conduct analysis on the workflow of finance unit and produce report on process optimization
• Consolidate all agencies payments and generate agencies database  
• Improve integrity of data used for Paycycle process
• Conduct research on the E-banking implementation
• Assisting with Finance knowledge sharing
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a graduate level degree programme, majored in Finance, Accounting or Business
• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Good organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies
• Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard
• Full computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office productivity software