Overview
The Accountant will provide advice and guidance on tax reimbursement processes, policies, and procedures, and will be responsible for the analysis and technical direction for planning, implementing, and supporting financial information systems for the UN Income Tax Unit.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advice and guidance, including training, to headquarters and field staff on tax reimbursement process, policies, and procedures.
- Provide analytical research and information to tax returns and other tax documents.
- Plan, supervise, coordinate, and participate in all phases of the system development tax process.
- Provide simplified explanation of complex tax matters to clients.
- Provide and evaluate tax cases with an understanding of immigration status.
- Provide and coordinate with HR partners on important processes such as Waiver sign dates, change of immigration status, and monetary impact on the budget.
- Review workbooks related to certain tax benefits.
- Interact with Information Systems Officers in Umoja; OICT, HR OPS; Payroll Finance and several UN Agency Partners.
- Provide input for the business analysis and technical direction for planning, implementing, and supporting financial information systems.
- Provide input for analysis of industry best practice in business processes, and design and manage the implementation of new methods of work.
- Provide input for the evaluation of existing systems and identify the need for new systems.
- Provide input for select options for solving system and workflow problems.
- Provide input and participate in all phases of the systems development lifecycle.
- Assist in test plans and testing methodologies.
- Provide day-to-day problem-solving services for complex tax systems issues to clients.
- Document system problems and prioritize them.
- Identify problems and irregularities in Umoja (SAP ERP), tax operations and completed transactions, resolving them.
- Propose resolutions and data fixes following best practice where data has been corrupted.
- Write work procedures for systems and/or specific business events.
- Ensure the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them.
- Represent PAPS/ITU or division in inter and intra-departmental meetings.
- Plan, organize, manage, and supervise the work of the Tax Unit.
Required Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in income taxes, budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, payroll, including complex budgetary and accounting operations, and preferably in both the public and private sector is required. At least five years of professional experience focused on transactional activities of US income tax process is required. Experience working with the United Nations or a large global Organization's system and procedures are required. Experience in finance systems analysis and development is desirable. Experience in SAP Crystal Reports is desirable. Experience with SAP, People Soft or similar ERP systems, specifically in the area of payroll and finance is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in taxation, accounting, information technology, business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
