Responsibilities
Manages a complete financial operation, encompassing a wide variety of funding sources, a large volume of transactions, and extensive dispersed activities.
Ensures accurate and complete accounting for assets and expenditure, timely recognition of revenues, timely recognition of Assets Under Construction, capitalization of tangible/intangible assets and timely reporting of budget implementation progress of capital expenditure projects being undertaken by the organization.
Analyses and performs quality assurances of all General Ledger accounts, reviews/prepares regular financial reports. Proposes/implements solutions with respect to problem transactions, open item General Ledger Accounts and ensures resolution before closure of the financial year for accurate financial statement reporting.
Ensures that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained.
Prepares and consolidates financial statements and notes to the financial statements for entities supported by UNON under other Volumes and Volume 1 entities in line with International Public Sector Accounting Standards for inclusion in the UN Financial Statements for audit by the UN Board of Auditors.
Acts as UNON Accounts Section focal point for responses to external audit observations and insure implementation of audit recommendations.
Produces donor reports for UNEP and UN Habitat and analytical financial reports for management review and decision making.
Provides substantive support to the development and implementation of new accounting standards and systems. Takes initiative to improve accounting processes and approaches.
Provides data for the preparation of year-end performance reports.
Guides, trains and supervises general service and professional staff in the function.
Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
Performs other related duties as required.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in finance, accounting or related field is required.
A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Professional qualification from a recognized accountancy body like Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Public Accountants (CPA), or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is required.
Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.
Work Experience
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience (with a Master's degree) or 9 years of experience (with a Bachelor's degree) of progressively responsible experience in financial accounting in international organizations is required. Working experience with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and financial statement preparation is required.
Experience in working with the voluntary contributions, trust funds and preparing donor reports and grants management is required.
Working experience in a supervisor capacity with proof of performance management is desirable.
Experience in administration of financial regulations and rules is desirable.
Experience with complex accounting reconciliation, and management reporting is desirable.
Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable