Budget and Finance Officer

Overview

Support budgetary and financial operations to ensure effective financial management.

You have:

• University degree in accounting, business administration, or public finance is essential.
• Minimum of five years of experience in finance, budgeting, or accounting is essential.
• Experience with financial data consolidation using ERP systems is essential.
• Expert knowledge of French is essential.
• Desirable to have an advanced degree in business administration, finance, or accounting.
• Experience supporting emergency operations or epidemic response is desirable.
• Desirable experience with WHO or other UN agencies.

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 109,137 USD and 142,906 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Cette fonction est un element cle pour renforcer la responsabilite et la gestion des risques. Les principaux resultats attendus de la gestion des finances et du budget sont d'assurer les operations quotidiennes d'assurances et de controles internes du travail financier et comptable du bureau, le soutien de la gestion pour les evaluations des risques financiers et operationnels, les rapports financiers, les contributions aux propositions budgetaires et la gestion efficace et efficiente d'une petite unite financiere et budgetaire d'un bureau pays.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Appuyer l'Administrateur a organiser les operations budgetaires et financieres quotidiennes englobant le controle de la qualite, le suivi et l'apurement, la comptabilite financiere et les rapports, le plan de travail et la gestion des prix, y compris la prevision et le suivi des flux de tresorerie, tout en assurant la liaison avec les membres de l'equipe concernes;Gerer les allocations de fonds et le processus d'attribution, preparer les formulaires necessaires pour le cycle d'attribution et mettre en œuvre toutes les actions budgetaires et financieres dans le systeme de gestion globale (GSM), ce qui inclut les demandes de financement du plan de travail, la soumission des budgets d'attribution, la reprogrammation des attributions et la preparation des lots de depenses, tout en assurant une reponse rapide aux demandes financieres de l'equipe de gestion des incidents. S'assurer que les depenses sont correctement imputees aux bourses, conformement aux conditions des accords avec les donateurs;Controleret suivre les propositions des donateurs et les echeances des rapports ; Verifieret fournir une autorisation budgetaire aux propositions et aux rapports pour l'equipe de mobilisation des ressources, assurer la conformite avec les politiques et procedures financieres pertinentes et les procedures operationnelles standard d'urgence;Suivre et rendre compte du financement par rapport au budget : surveiller les taux demise en œuvre, consolider les donnees financieres, analyser et preparer les etats et rapports budgetaires et financiers periodiques/ad hoc, identifier les ecarts financiers, et recommander des mesures correctives ou alternatives aux gestionnaires, le cas echeanten accord avec le superviseur ;Appuyerl'Administrateur dans le developpement, la mise a jour et le maintien d'un systeme de suivi precis de toutes les activites financieres relatives aux operations de preparation, de redressement et de reponse aux urgences au niveaudu pays; Controler l'enregistrement precis des transactions financieres, le calcul et le paiement des salaires, des indemnites et autres paiements au personnel, aux non-employes,aux entrepreneurs et aux vendeurs;Soutenir la gestion de la regie d'avances : analyser les depenses par rapport aux allocations approuvees, reconcilier les livres de caisse avec les releves bancaires;Briefing/debriefing des membres du personnel, des consultants et des intervenants de l'OMS, sur les regles et procedures financieres et budgetaires pertinentes;Rediger des reponses d'audit, examiner et suivre toutes les recommandations d'audit en suspens liees au domaine de travail;Effectuer toute autre tache liee au poste, a la demande de la hierarchie.Les activites de realisation comprennent : Appuyer l'Administrateur dans la gestion des services administratifs et financiers du bureau pays, fournir au WR des conseils autorises sur toutes les questions administratives et financieres, et suivre la performance du programme, preparer les rapports comptables mensuels et rassembler les informations pour la cloture des comptes annuels et biennaux, et former et encadrer le personnel de soutien.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Diplome universitairedu premier cycleen comptabilite, ou en administration des affaires, ou en finances publiques. Desirable: Un diplome universitaire avance (niveau maitrise ou plus) en administration des affaires, ou finances, ou comptabilite, ou administration publique. Qualification professionnelle en comptabilite.

Experience

Essential: Minimum de cinq ans d'experience professionnelle,au niveau national et international, dans le domaine des finances, du budget/dela comptabilite. Experience averee de la comptabilite et de la consolidationdes donnees financieres a l'aide de systemes ERP ou de progiciels similaires. Cinq ans d'experience au niveau national et aumoins deux ans au niveau international. Desirable: Experience prealable du soutien aux operations d'urgence ou de lutte contre les epidemies sur le terrain. Experience pertinente avec l'OMS, d'autres agences de l'ONU, des partenaires du cluster sante, des organisations humanitaires reconnues ou avec une organisation nongouvernementale internationale.

Skills

Connaissance approfondie des principes de gestion comptable, budgetaire et financiere et de leur application:Excellente comprehension des pratiques et procedures comptables, y compris l'application des normes IPSAS;Solidescompetences en matiere d'analyse, de gestion du temps et de resolution deproblemes;La connaissance des regles, reglements, politiques etpratiques de l'OMS serait un atout;Connaissance approfondie des principes de gestion comptable,budgetaire et financiere et de leur application.

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Moving forward in a changing environment Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of French. Desirable: Expert knowledge of English.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 64,121 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 3163 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test and/or an asynchronous video assessment may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• The WHO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The WHO recruits and employs staff regardless of disability status, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, race, marital status, religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, or any other personal characteristics.

• The WHO is committed to achieving gender parity and geographical diversity in its staff. Women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States (https://www.who.int/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Persons with disabilities can request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the recruitment process. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be sent through an email to reasonableaccommodation@who.int

• An impeccable record for integrity and professional ethical standards is essential. WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with WHO and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• WHO also offers wide range of benefits to staff, including parental leave and attractive flexible work arrangements to help promote a healthy work-life balance and to allow all staff members to express and develop their talents fully.

• The statutory retirement age for staff appointments is 65 years. For external applicants, only those who are expected to complete the term of appointment will normally be considered.

• Please note that WHO's contracts are conditional on members of the workforce confirming that they are vaccinated as required by WHO before undertaking a WHO assignment, except where a medical condition does not allow such vaccination, as certified by the WHO Staff Health and Wellbeing Services (SHW). The successful candidate will be asked to provide relevant evidence related to this condition. A copy of the updated vaccination card must be shared with WHO medical service in the medical clearance process. Please note that certain countries require proof of specific vaccinations for entry or exit. For example, official proof /certification of yellow fever vaccination is required to enter many countries. Country-specific vaccine recommendations can be found on the WHO international travel and Staff Health and Wellbeing website. For vaccination-related queries please directly contact SHW directly at [email protected].

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