Finance Assistant (Caracas)

About the role

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is seeking a Finance Assistant to support its financial operations in Caracas. The role involves processing payments, maintaining vendor records, and assisting with payroll and reporting activities.

Key responsibilities

• Extract and input financial data from various sources into accounting systems.
• Respond to accounting, budget, and financial queries from staff.
• Assist in payroll preparation by performing validity checks on monthly results.
• Review purchase and payment requests, ensuring proper authorization and supporting documentation.
• Create and verify new vendor accounts in the PULSE system.
• Perform claim verifications and prepare receipt and journal vouchers.
• Support the preparation of budget, accounting, financial, and statistical reports.
• Provide assistance to staff for travel, expense claims, and document retrieval.

Required profile

• Qualified candidates with relevant finance or accounting experience.
• Preference given to female applicants, in line with IOM’s gender‑balance objectives.
• Ability to work accurately under tight deadlines and handle confidential information.

Required skills

• Proficiency with the PULSE finance system.
• Strong data entry and numerical accuracy.
• Knowledge of payroll validation procedures.
• Familiarity with vendor account creation and verification.