Staff Assistant (Accounts Payable)

Post Context

Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) provides a resilient, static Joint headquarters to plan, prepare and conduct operations across all domains in peacetime, crisis and conflict, in order to support NATO’s three core tasks, at the Joint Operational level, as directed by SACEUR.

The Finance Directorate (J8) is responsible for all financial management operations and the correct application of all appropriated and non-appropriated funds approved for use by JFCNF.

The Finance and Accounting Branch is responsible for all financial and accounting activities related to international, multi-national credits, NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) projects and reimbursable activities.

The incumbent is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of accounting transactions, payments and receipts.

Principal Duties:

• Assist in the processing of routine transactions related to headquarters’ operations.
• Verifies data is properly charged to correct accounts and coordinates changes/adjustments with other headquarters, NATO activities and national agencies.
• Assist with the collection of reports and data needed to produce the financial reports for NATO operations.
• Supports geographically separated finance and accounting offices to ensure financial continuity is preserved at all times
• Conducts routine reconciliations of the accounting data and reports discrepancies to concerned parties to innitiate corrective actions.
• Assists during training sessions for personnel supporting finance offices at deployed sites.
• Organises and arranges financial reports for funding sources related to operations and exercises.
• Enters financial data in the NATO Financial System (