Finance Associate (SSA6) – Amman

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is hiring a Finance Associate (SSA6) for a 3-month assignment in Amman, Jordan, within the Finance unit. The role supports the delivery of finance, budget and administration services so that financial resources can be used transparently and efficiently. At this level, the holder takes responsibility for a range of finance and budget processes, recommends courses of action and may allocate tasks to other support staff.

Key responsibilities

• Support the onboarding of new staff with WINGS-related guidance and training on key finance processes, controls and workflows.
• Provide procedural and technical support in finance and budget to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
• Monitor monthly expenditure forecasts and provide expenditure reports.
• Guide and train other finance and support staff.
• Monitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash accounts regularly.
• Verify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and follow procurement procedures so suppliers are paid on time.
• Compile information from various sources to prepare reports on budgets, accounting, finance and statistics.
• Retrieve, format and validate data from financial information systems and follow up corrections.
• Record fixed assets, fuel and spare parts spend for vehicles and generators, and maintain the web-based invoice and payment register.
• Monitor and record expenses against the approved budget and process payments to suppliers, cash grants and other invoices.

Required profile

• Secondary school education; a post-secondary certificate in the related field is desirable.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in finance and/or banking.
• Experience collecting and monitoring project and programme financial data and reporting to senior leaders is an advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

Applications are submitted only through the online recruiting system, with a CV and cover letter; shortlisted candidates are contacted. The deadline for applications is 8 November 2026.