Financial Data Analyst

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 140,713 USD and 184,253 USD.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: please note that the deadline for applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant’s location.

1. Organizational Context

a. Organizational Setting

The post is located in the Program Performance and Budget Division, Department of Program Planning and Finance. The Program Performance and Budget Division is responsible for facilitating the planning and budgeting, implementation and monitoring, and assessment of the performance of WIPO’s work program in accordance with WIPO’s Results-Based Management (RBM) framework and the Financial Regulations and Rules.

b. Purpose Statement

The incumbent provides substantive support to the Senior Project Manager on financial and budget analysis and reporting as well as operational tasks. The main role of the incumbent is to transform raw data into actionable insights, including data collection, validation of data sets, analysis, monitoring, and reporting.

c. Reporting Lines

The incumbent works under the supervision of the Senior Project Manager.

d. Work Relations

The incumbent liaises with business areas throughout the Organization, including the IP and Innovation Ecosystems and the Copyright and Creative Industries Sectors, as well as the Finance Division, and the Department for Economics and Data Analytics to coordinate demand, income, and financial data, analysis, and reporting, as well as resolving workplan and budget related issues.

2. Duties and Responsibilities

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:

a. Prepare, analyze and advise on financial data for planning and reporting purposes, including the biennial Program of Work and Budget, the WIPO Performance Report, the Annual Financial Statements, and other reports; oversee extraction from various ERP systems, transformation, and validation of data sets to ensure accuracy and completeness; and ensure the maintenance of documentation of financial planning and reporting processes for future reference and auditing purposes.

b. Identify data sources, develop, and implement reliable data collection methods, and develop strategies for enhancing data quality; adopt a continuous improvement approach to reviewing and redeveloping reports to ensure they remain relevant to changes in the Organization.

c. Prepare the personnel costing for the biennial budget based on actual-based costing principles; ensure ongoing monitoring of personnel costs during implementation.

d. Advise and support Sectors in the preparation of annual workplans; prepare analyses on workplan development, implementation and budget utilization; identify issues and present options and solutions in a service-oriented manner.

e. Prepare monthly or quarterly monitoring reports for all sources of funds and ensure that relevant documentation is always up-to-date.

f. Prepare and present ad-hoc, clear, and succinct analyses to inform and support decision-making for Member States, Senior Management, and Directors.

g. Identify opportunities for improvement and simplification and streamline operational processes.

h. Ensure the updating and execution of administrative actions in ERP systems, including WePerform, and provide advisory services to concerned Sectors.

i. Perform other related duties as required.

3. Requirements

Education (Essential)

First-level university degree in Business, Finance, or a related discipline.

Experience (Essential)

At least six years of professional experience in budgeting or finance.

Experience working with ERP systems.

Language (Essential)

Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English.

Language (Desirable)

Knowledge of other UN official languages.

Job Related Competencies (Essential)

Expert user of Microsoft Office Excel, including for building data models.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.

Strong investigative mindset and critical thinking skills.

Ability to present financial information in a clear and transparent manner.

Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work efficiently, systematically, and accurately under pressure and to meet deadlines.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Job Related Competencies (Desirable)

Knowledge of results-based management.

4. Organizational Competencies

1. Communicating effectively.

2. Showing team spirit.

3. Demonstrating integrity.

4. Valuing diversity.

5. Producing results.

6. Showing service orientation.

7. Seeing the big picture.

8. Seeking change and innovation.

9. Developing yourself and others.

5. Information

Annual salary****:

Total annual salary consists of a net annual salary (net of taxes and before medical insurance and pension fund deductions) in US dollars and a post adjustment. Please note that this estimate is for information only. The post adjustment multiplier (cost of living allowance) is variable and subject to change (increase or decrease) without notice. The figures quoted below are based on the May 2024 rate of 85.9%

P3

Annual salary

$62,692

Post adjustment

$53,852

Total Salary

$116,544

Currency USD

Salaries and allowances are paid in Swiss francs at the official rate of exchange of the United Nations.

Please refer to WIPO’s Staff Regulation and Rules for detailed information concerning salaries, benefits and allowances.

Additional Information

Temporary appointments are renewable, subject to continuing needs, availability of budget and satisfactory performance with a maximum cumulative length of two years.

Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of unrepresented Member States of WIPO and underrepresented geographical regions are encouraged. Please click on the following links for the list of unrepresented Member States and the list of underrepresented regions and the WIPO Member States in these regions.

The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised.

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By completing an application, candidates understand that any willful misrepresentation made on this web site, or on any other documents submitted to WIPO during the application, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process, or termination of employment with WIPO at a later date, if that employment resulted from such willful misrepresentations.

In the event that your candidature is shortlisted, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of an identification and of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WIPO 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 these will be reviewed individually.

Additional testing/interviewing may be used as a form of screening. Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.

Additional background checks may be required.