National Professional Officer (Finance)
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Contract
This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.
Salary
The salary for this job should be more than 2,385 USD.
Salary for a NO-B contract in Kuala Lumpur
The salary of a NO-B depends on the duty station. The minimum salary there is 10,572 MYR (~2,385 USD) Please note that depending on the location, a higher post adjustment might still result in a lower purchasing power.Please keep in mind that the salary displayed here is an estimation by UN Talent based on the location and the type of contract. It may vary depending on the organization. The recruiter should be able to inform you about the exact salary range. In case the job description contains another salary information, please refer to this one.
More about NO-B contracts.OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The WHO Global Service Centre (GSC), Malaysia, provides specialized services to all staff and all WHO offices worldwide and Partner entities in respect of human resources, procurement, finance and support of corporate IT applications and infrastructure. The aim of the GSC is to provide the swift and reliable delivery of a comprehensive array of products and services covering all these fields. The Global Finance (GFI) team is responsible for global processing and accounting for payroll and supplier payments.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Under the direct supervision of Coordinator, Global Finance, incumbent leads a small team and is responsible for:
- Reconciliation of encumbrance balances between Accounts Payable, Payroll, Procurement, Grants Accounting and General Ledger.
- Prepare monthly exception reports.
- Initiate follow up with technical units and business counterparts.
- Attend budget finance meetings and other network meetings as required.
- Act as primary focal point with ITT for all system issues related to encumbrances.
- Coordinate incoming flows for the cancellation of encumbrances.
- Provide regular meaningful summary and detailed reports on encumbrances.
- Review the process and identify the possible areas for improving the productivity without compromising on quality of service.
- Work closely with other teams within AP and Procurement Team.
- Supervise staff assigned to the unit.
- Other duties as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Essential:
- A first university degree in accounting, financial management, business administration or a closely related field. Desirable:
- Professional accounting certification such as CPA, ACCA etc.
- Interest in furthering professional studies to grasp new techniques and to gain awareness of latest thinking in the profession.
Experience
Essential:
- At least two years responsibility and experience in financial accounting performing large scale data reconciliations.
- Experience acting as a liaison between business and IT departments.
- Ability to manage data through the procure to pay business cycle, preferably within a large corporation, national, multi-national or international organization.
- Experience in using integrated financial management and reporting systems. Desirable:
- Relevant experience in both accounting and information systems.
Skills
Essential:
- Demonstrated skills and experience in finance, accounting and systems management.
- Ability to analyze financial data and recommend appropriate actions and to prepare reporting documents.
- Sound judgment and ability to detect shortcomings and anomalies and recommend remedy in line with WHO rules and regulations.
- Expert knowledge of ERP process workflows, high volume data analysis, reconciliations, and report writing.
- Excellent systems skills to extract and reconcile data between sub-ledgers.
- Comprehensive knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and financial management.
- Good managerial and leadership skills.
- Very good knowledge of and skills in the use of ERP system such as the WHO Global Management System (GSM).
- Integrity, tact and discretion in dealing with others.
- Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
- A good team player.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the accounting and financial policies and regulations which govern management within the United Nations.
WHO Competencies
- Moving forward in a changing environment
- Producing results
- Communication
- Creating an empowering and motivating environment
- Ensuring the effective use of resources
Use of Language Skills
Essential:
- Expert knowledge of English. Desirable:
- Intermediate knowledge of French.
REMUNERATION
Remuneration comprises an annual base salary starting at MYR 122,690 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level including those of a temporary nature.
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
A written test 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.
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.
For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.
WHO is committed to workforce diversity.
WHO's workforce adheres to the WHO Values Charter and is committed to put the WHO Values into practice.
WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
This is a National Professional Officer position. Therefore, only applications from nationals of the country where the duty station is located will be accepted. Applicants who are not nationals of this country will not be considered.
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