Cashier (LFO) - 171287

Prepares bank transfer payments either by Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) being used for
fund transfer by local or International banks or through written requests;
Makes payments in various currencies by issuing cheques and orders to banks, distributes
cheques and drafts to beneficiaries and banks personally or by registered mail; prepares
requests for bank drafts;
Drafts memos to local banks under the signature of his/her supervisor and follows up on some
banking issues of mutual interests; distributes payrolls, cheques and documents to various
local banks;
Maintains records of cash position of current accounts and reports to his/her supervisors for
funding purposes, checks interest received on UNRWA bank accounts and accrues interest at
period end, raises transfer vouchers covering movement of funds and checks outstanding
items on bank statements;
Receives cheques or cash on behalf of the Agency, raises cash or bank receipt vouchers,
deposits funds in bank or delivers as required and records all receipts;
Responds to staff members, suppliers and contractors' queries regarding their claims, invoices,
entitlements and outstanding balances; assists in the Agency bank balances as relates to cash
management on a weekly basis;
Checks all cash payment vouchers received from claims section for ensuring that they are
appropriately approved and supported by proper documents;
Maintains records on the bank details of the Field international staff payroll to arrange
payment of salaries as required;
Reviews bank reconciliation with the accounts control staff to ensure that bank balances
recorded on the daily cash position report reflect the Agency's true liquidity position;
Enters cash receipt vouchers into cash imprest and AR modules to account for all receipt of
cash and cheques and monthly evident interest;
Pays temporary assistants and casual laborers monthly wages after cashing their payroll
cheques from the bank;
Performs such other duties as may be assigned.