Finance Officer (2 Posts), Grants Management Unit (Donor Reporting Team), P-2, DFAM, Brussels, Belgium

Contract

This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 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..

Under the general supervision of the Finance Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the preparation of the most complex of the statement of accounts, for example, the statements for grants funded by the European Union, which is a strategic partner to UNICEF. All statements must be prepared in compliance with the donor agreements including strict adherence to the deadlines. The incumbent also provides extensive support and guidance to country offices with regards to the preparation of the statements and, more generally, with regards to the management of complex grants. In addition to ensuring compliance with donor agreements, the incumbent carries out functions in accordance with UNICEF’s accounting policies and procedures, and UNICEF Financial Regulations and Rules.

How can you make a difference?

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Prepare interim and final donor statements of account and cumulative summaries for review by the Finance Manager. Ensure that all donor requirements are complied with, particularly for those donors with very specific detailed information requirements.
2. Monitor completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial transactions in VISION for the assigned donor accounts to ensure that donor statements and other reports prepared correctly reflect the financial data as at specific cut-off dates.
3. Review and analyze financial transactions in VISION for assigned donor accounts taking note of abnormal balances, possible discrepancies, closure of expired funds, etc.. Process accounting adjustments, and/or take corrective action as necessary. Such corrective action may be in the form of deriving needed additional information from VISION and/or requests from the field offices for information that is not yet in VISION.
4. Provide technical support and advice to field offices and other HQ offices on accounting matters that have donor financial reporting implications.
5. Provide policy coordination support/guidance to HQ, RO and CO on structuring and reporting on Joint/Pooled programmes. Liaise with UN Agencies providing funding to UNICEF via Joint/Pooled funding programmes to ensure efficient structuring and reporting.
6. Provide inputs for system enhancements and perform other related duties as required.

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

For every Child, you demonstrate...

• Professional Accounting or Auditing Qualification (such as Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant or equivalent) or an Advanced degree in accounting or a related field including MBA. Preference will be given to holders of professional accounting qualifications or equivalent.
• Two to four years’ experience in positions of increasing responsibility in the field of accounting, preferably financial donor reporting.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

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. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

[If applicable] This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with child, is a safeguarding response role or has been assessed as an elevated risk role for child safeguarding. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.