TREASURY ASSISTANT

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949 by the United Nations General Assembly to provide retirement, death, disability, and related benefits for staff of the United Nations and other member organizations of the Fund. UNJSPF administers benefits of more than 90,000 beneficiaries residing in more than 190 countries, paid in 18 currencies, and services more than 130,000 participants who work in the 25 member organizations of UNJSPF. The Fund has offices in New York (United States) and Geneva (Switzerland) and two liaison offices in Nairobi (Kenya) and Bangkok (Thailand), respectively. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund-Pension Administration (UNJSPF-PA) comprises about 278 staff from diverse countries and cultures, based across four prominent duty stations (New York, Geneva, Bangkok, and Nairobi). We are a career employer offering unique opportunities for growth within the United Nations system. Our New York office is located in the heart of Manhattan, within walking distance from the Grand Central Station hub, in a state-of-the-art facility (the One Dag Hammarskjold building). Visit www.unjspf.org for more details. This position is based in New York and is located in the Cashier's Unit, Financial Services Section of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. The General Assembly approved the creation of a new Treasury Assistant position at the G-6 level to assist the Treasurer to ensure the smooth functioning of the alternative payment channels for timely remittances to beneficiaries and to support the Cashier and Deputy Cashier in monitoring cash receipts and contributions from member organizations. The incumbent will report to the Treasurer, P-4. The Cashier's Unit is responsible for directing and controlling the treasury activities of the Fund as well as managing the cash flow operations of the Secretariat, including the purchase and sale of currencies and the funding of bank accounts prior to payment schedules. The Unit also recommends and coordinates the implementation of periodic and non-recurrent payment systems for worldwide application, including the selection of banks, value dates, manual and electronic payment system. In addition, the Unit is responsible for establishing methods to interface the electronic payment systems into the existing infrastructure of the Pension Fund.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Treasury Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Support the Cashier and the Deputy Cashier in monitoring cash receipts and contributions from member organizations;
• Prepare monthly and weekly cash forecasts;
• Prepare various periodic reports pertaining to contributions, disbursements, funds transfer and cashflow;
• Perform monthly bank charges analysis for all operational bank accounts;
• Address inquiries from the banks with respect to recall of funds, unap...