UNDP Jobs

• Financial analysis and oversight for all resources managed by the project and provision of high-quality professional advice to the project team and the CO management;
• Proper planning, expenditure tracking and audit of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations;
• Organization and oversight of the project cash management processes, risk assessment, timely accounting and reconciliation of all transactions, security for cash assets on site;
• Monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions and investigation of anomalies or unusual transactions. Provision of information to supervisors and other UNDP staff at HQ on the results of the investigation when satisfactory answers are not obtained.

• Full compliance of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system and audit follow up with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies; implementation of the effective internal control, proper design and functioning of the financial resources management system;
• Continuous analysis and monitoring of the financial situation, presentation of forecasts for the projects;
• Elaboration of the framework and conditions of contribution within the CO resource mobilization efforts;
• Routinely monitors financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions, and investigates anomalies or unusual transactions. Informs supervisors and other UNDP staff at Headquarters of the results of the investigation when satisfactory answers are not obtained.

• Management of all financial resources of the project through planning, guiding, monitoring and controlling of the resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations;
• Preparation and monitoring of project’ budgets in Atlas;
• Regular analysis and reporting on the delivery situation of the project;
• Elaboration of proper mechanisms to eliminate deficiencies in budget management;
• Collection of information on internal and external clients’ satisfaction and needs in order to develop improvements to services;
• Ensuring that advance payments and direct payments for the project are properly reviewed and made on a timely basis, as well as ensuring that payment information is properly recorded into the Atlas system on a timely basis;
• Submission of financial reports to donors on a timely and quality basis.
  

• Effectively networks with partners seizing opportunities to build alliances
• Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners
• Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignments

• Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches
• Participates in the development of mechanisms, including identifying new approaches to promote individual and organizational learning and knowledge sharing using formal and informal methodologies

• Understands advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines (financial resources management)
• Continues to seek new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of the unit
• Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
• Continually looking for ways to enhance financial performance in the office

• Performs appropriate work analysis and assists in redesign to establish clear standards for implementation

• Makes recommendations regarding operation of systems within organizational units
• Identifies and recommends remedial measures to address problems in systems design or implementation
  

• Anticipates client needs
• Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective
• Solicits feedback on service provision and quality

• Provides inputs to the development of organizational standards for accountability

• Building support and political acumen
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking

Education:

• Advanced (Masters) University Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, or Public Administration, or a professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy.
  
• Professionally qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
  
• UNDP Advanced Accountancy & Finance Test required.