Accounts Associate, GS-6, FMC, Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark

Contract

This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 4,576 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Hope

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does - in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life - in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions - her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens - addressing inequity - not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

This position is placed in the Procurement Services Accounting Unit (PSAU) of the Financial Management Centre in UNICEF’s Supply Division. PSAU is responsible for performing accounting, financial management and reporting on funds received for procurement services from governments, other organizations in the United Nations system, and governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Under the supervision of the Accounting Officer/Manager, the Accounts Associate performs accounting functions in the Procurement Services Accounting Unit (PSAU).

Key functions and responsibilities:

• Performs financial accounting, analysis, and reporting for Procurement Services (PS) project accounts in area of responsibility. Creates, reviews, and maintains master data in VISION (SAP) and monitors project accounts for compliance with financial limitations, and MOU requirements.
• Processes, reviews, and analyses the accounting entries made to the project accounts in VISION (SAP), as well as account balances for propriety and accuracy and identifies and initiates required adjustments.
• Establishes budget planning limitations in VISION (SAP). Recommends budget revisions in accordance with MOUs and UNICEF’s Financial Rules and Regulations. Schedules the issuance of Statement of Accounts and Invoices, as well as additional reports to comply with third-party reporting requirements of non-standard agreements within area of responsibility, taking into consideration project priorities.
• Reviews outstanding balances on completed transactions and follows-up to ensure timely financial closure of project accounts.
• Maintains and shares specialized knowledge for PS activities financed through supply financing mechanisms and provides support to internal and external project stakeholders.
• Designs and prepares financial reports for internal management and external donors and other third parties using VISION (SAP) reports, as well as through the development of appropriate EXCEL spreadsheets or ACCESS databases
• Executes period-end accounting procedures and reconciliations Prepares exception and/or periodic reports, statements, schedules summaries analysis and documents work papers relating to areas of responsibility.
• Monitors and ensures that systems and reports comply with UNICEF’s Financial Rules and Regulations.
• Performs the duties of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Financial Management & Administration Centre, provides advice to staff on VISION (SAP) processes and resolves error messages noted in the processing of the VISION (SAP) transactions. Participates in the design, testing and implementation of new and revised systems relating to area of responsibility.
• Identifies and recommends system and process improvements and authors unit’s procedures.
• Focused customer service and provides support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs other ad hoc tasks in related areas as required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Requirements:

• Secondary education and commercial college certificate in accounting.
• A minimum of 6 years of broad and successful accounting experience, preferably in an international / governmental (non-profit) organization.
• Good knowledge of computerized accounting application systems and Microsoft Office applications e.g., Excel, Word, etc.
• Experience with analyzing numerical data.
• Fluency in English.

Desirable:

• Experience in the areas of project management and systems development.
• UNICEF working experience.
• University level courses in accounting, business, or finance.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Experience in using Advanced Excel to create reports.
• Experience in using Power BI.
• Proficiency in another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish).

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Eligibility:

Only candidates with a valid work permit and residency in Denmark, and also EU nationals at the time of submitting the application.

UNICEF staff members globally and applicants who are EU nationals or in possession of a valid work permit for Denmark are eligible to apply. General Service (GS) staff are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements and UNICEF will not cover any costs related to relocation.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.