Senior Finance Associate (Business Analysis) GS7 (Post # 121797) in Public Partnership Division (PPD) Outpost to Budapest, Hungary

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This is a G-7 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-7 contracts.

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, results.

The Public Partnerships Division (PPD) works to strengthen UNICEF's position as a partner of choice for children's rights among governments and public actors around the world. Along with the Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), PPD advocates for sustainable partnerships and mobilize flexible and predictable resources to achieve UNICEF's Strategic Plan results in the context of Agenda 2030.

How can you make a difference?

Senior Finance Associate (Business Analysis and Quality Assurance) is part of a new strategic function in PPD responsible for all aspects of the division’s business analysis and financial performance, funding and resourcing, business information management systems and structures, oversight of PPD’s field support and grant management quality assurance function and strategic operations support in line with UNICEF rules and regulations.

As an integral part of the Financial Management, Business Analytics and Operations team, Senior Finance Associate (Business Analysis and Quality Assurance) is responsible for supporting the Finance Manager (Business Analysis and Systems) with the funding pipeline management and quality assurance function by driving upstream process efficiency change, working on in-house process automation, deriving productivity improvements, eliminating showstoppers and system or transaction failures as well as ensuring the successful system and process implementations between the various stakeholders.

Key functions, accountabilities, and related tasks:

1. 1. Funding Pipeline Management Policy and Guidance:

• Support Finance Manager in the preparation and regular update of:

• Mapping the funding pipeline and grant creation requests management workflow.

• Drafting standard operating procedures.
• Conducting periodic reviews of the contributions work processes and recommending adjustments to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of the process in close collaboration with PFP, DFAM and GSSC.

2. Quality assurance of PPD’s funding pipeline management:

• As Subject Matter Expert (SME), is responsible to support the PPD teams with driving upstream process efficiency change, working on inhouse process automation, deriving productivity improvements, troubleshooting, and eliminating showstoppers and transaction failures. The SME supports Finance Manager through:

• Managing system user behavioral change including system adoption.

• Collaborating with PPD teams to learn business requirements and work with the project team to meet project milestones, supporting project implementations.
• Leading/participating in business solutions that bring upstream value.
• Providing recommendations for procedural improvements.
• Sharing knowledge and engaging stakeholders.
• Identifying areas where technical solutions would improve business performance and increase internal efficiencies.
• Identifying innovative solutions to improve efficiency.
• Creating reports to support decision making.
• Investigating issues and bottlenecks and proposing suitable solutions for implementation.
• Proactively coordinating with the PPD teams, providing solutions and responding to their needs.
• Collaborating with the project team to prepare test cases and execute them.
• Coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT), consolidating the feedback and communicating to the project team.
• Creating and monitoring system usage and communicating insights to the leadership to support the decision making.

3. Act as PPD’s contributions in-kind Focal point:

• Act as a focal in PPD for all Contributions in-kind issues, including policies, SOPs, and reporting.
• Provide technical guidance to PPD Clusters, including information on the process, forms and contacts in Supply Division and DFAM, to help PPD Cluster process Contributions in-kind.

4. Monitor funding management KPIs and trends across PPD teams:

• Develop and update summaries, reports, including dashboards, to monitor key funding management KPIs across all PPD Clusters, including:

• comparison of throughput for different donors, PPD clusters;

• donor growth (year-over-year) trends by donor and cluster;
• serve as focal point for GSS and DFAM Contributions Unit in supporting GSSC and DFAM in monitoring unapplied receipts and coordinating timely follow up and actions with PPD clusters

identifying trends and issues for review by the Finance Manager.

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

Education:

• Completion of University Degree (BA) in the field of financial management and business analysis from a reputable institute or qualified accountancy from an internationally recognized accountancy body Experience:
• A minimum of 5 to 8 years of professional work experience in the fields of financial management and analysis and business analytics is required.
• Practical experience and knowledge of corporate ERPS (Enterprise Resource Planning), IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards), and Salesforce CRM software is required.
• Demonstrated contribution to the delivery of process improvements with realizable benefits.
• Demonstrated a positive, proactive approach and works well within a collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of and experience in system automation and automation tools.
• Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is 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.

  For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/Competencies

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: UNICEF's Competency Framework here.

As an advocate for every child, you will receive

• A competitive salary which is exempted from paying national income taxes in Hungary on United Nations emoluments. Access here the UN Salary Scale for Hungary, and here a salary calculator for simulation.
• Holidays and leave, including 30 days of annual leaves per year
• Parental leave
• Dependency allowance
• United Nations sponsored medical insurance plan
• Pension plan
• Optional life insurance plan
• Access to professional development and learning programs, online learning and learning path
• Access to staff well-being support
• Access to career development support

Please visit Compensation and Benefit site on UNICEF Career page

General Service (GS) staff are locally recruited staff and therefore, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements. UNICEF does not facilitate MFA accreditation for locally recruited staff.

Applicants must be nationals of EU countries or in possession of a valid work permit. Please attach a copy of your work permit to your application submission.

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

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 A diverse and inclusive workforce 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 Compensation and benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation 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 checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. 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 valid work permit or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

This VA is open to all (internal and external candidates).