Overview
The Finance Officer role is responsible for managing financial operations and reporting within the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, Uganda, ensuring compliance with international standards and organizational policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the achievement of RSCE key performance indicators (KPIs) and all Service Level Agreement (SLAs) components for RSCE projects/programmes/operations related to the respective Service Line.
- Ensure that the outputs produced by the team maintain high quality standards; that reports are clear, objective, and based on comprehensive data. Plan, organize, manage, guide, train, supervise the work of the team assigned. Plan and oversee the management of the activities undertaken by the team.
- Support the preparation of monthly financial reports for all RSCE client missions in compliance with IPSAS standards.
- Management of delivery of services such as the processing of non-travel related commercial vendors' invoices and payments to vendors providing goods or services to all RSCE Client Missions.
- Treasury role for all payments originating from RSCE Client Mission, and all payments assigned to the RSCE house banks; liaises daily with the UN Treasury at HQ for the oversight on payments of vendors and personnel released by the RSCE.
- Assists in development of the Service Line's annual budget development programme, particularly with respect to the establishment of major resourcing priorities, prepare cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of the Service Line's resourcing requirements such non-staff requirements, including programmatic aspects; review, analyze and revise data with respect to the finalization of the budget proposals as well as result based budgeting inputs.
- Participates in the preparation, review and finalization of budget performance reports in compliance with the Legislative requirements and recommendations and controller's instructions; reviews and ensure valid variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
- Participates in developing inputs to the UN's legislative processes for consideration of the Centre's financing requirements by FOFD, Controller's Office, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly.
- Oversees the accounting and reporting on staff members' entitlements including claims, danger pay, daily subsistence allowance, mission subsistence allowance for Government Provider Personnel, Civilian Police and Staff Officers, volunteer living allowance and any other allowances for payments in conformity and adherence to applicable United Nations policies.
- Supervises the disbursement processes of the RSCE or the Client Missions as appropriate, monitors the house bank account balances band transaction summaries; manages cash flow requirements.
- Provides advice, financial interpretations, adaptations, and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries to ensure adherence to the UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Staff Rules, Administrative Instructions, Bulletins and Circulars under the guidance of the Service Line Manger and the Chief, Finance Section.
- Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them. Report findings and make recommendations to Chief Financial Services.
- Acts as Approving Officer under Financial Rule 105.4 in adherence with the UN Regulations and Rules.
- Reviews and verifies completeness of documentation supporting invoices and payment requests.
- Assists with the development of a communication strategy with a provision of input related to their service for RSCE dedicated intranet page on Finance issues as required.
- Performs other duties as may be assigned.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with IPSAS/IFRS or similar international accounting standards is required.
- Experience in analyzing financial data and preparing management reports is required.
- Experience working in a United Nations common system field operation (inclusive of peacekeeping, political missions and UN agencies, funds and programmes) or similar international organization or non-governmental organization in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable.
- Hands-on experience in using Business Intelligence Reporting tools is desirable.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field.
- A first level university degree in combination with an additional 2 years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A technical or vocational certificate in Professional certification/accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or by a similar professional body is desirable.
