Overview
The Finance Officer ensures the effective delivery of financial management, reporting and compliance services in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations. The role leads on budget formulation and monitoring, treasury and cash management, accounting oversight, and financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with UNOPS financial rules, regulations, policies and procedures, as well as donor and audit requirements.
- Implement and maintain effective internal control systems and risk management frameworks.
- Advise management on cost-saving measures, financial efficiencies and expenditure optimization.
- Provide financial oversight and monitoring for grantees.
- Lead the preparation, consolidation and monitoring of budgets for donor proposals and financial agreements.
- Review and analyze budget proposals.
- Manage a programmatic budget and provide financial input into the yearly work plan.
- Conduct variance analyses and monitor expenditure levels against approved budgets.
- Provide financial planning support to project managers.
- Prepare cash flow forecasts.
- Develop and maintain financial dashboards and reporting tools.
- Review and verify payment requests and supporting documents.
- Ensure that transactions are properly recorded, reconciled and reported in the ERP system.
- Maintain control of accounts receivable and payable.
- Support the establishment and implementation of an effective expenditure control framework.
- Manage financial data quality.
- Supervise timely accounts closure.
- Coordinate with HQ and the GPO Office on complex payment or compliance issues.
- Manage petty cash and operational advances.
- Review and analyze monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Support the implementation of audit recommendations.
- Support UNOPS PSC with financial project reporting if required.
- Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on finance topics.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice (CoPs).
Required Experience
- 4 years of relevant experience in project financial management, budgeting, cash management and financial reporting, or related areas.
- Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or other disciplines.
