Finance Assistant, G-5, Fixed Term, PFP

Finance Assistant, G-5, Fixed Term, PFP

UNICEF Job Posting

As Finance Assistant, you will help ensure accurate, timely and compliant financial operations across PFP by supporting transaction processing, reconciliations, revenue and contribution management, cash forecasting and fund monitoring. Working with colleagues and stakeholders, you will help maintain reliable financial information and ensure resources are accurately recorded, monitored and available to support programme implementation and donor reporting.

• Transaction processing, reconciliation and financial records
• Revenue, receivables, remittances, and cash forecast support
• Contribution, grant and fund monitoring support
• Operational finance and administrative support
• Systems, data quality and process support

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Completion of Secondary Education is required. Professional and/ or university courses related to the field of work are highly desirable.
• Work Experience:
• At least 5 years of practical work experience in finance, accounting, financial administration, contribution management, grant management/ administration, donor revenue management, accounts receivable, financial monitoring or related financial operations is required.
• Practical experience in processing, verifying and reconciling financial transactions, including contributions, receivables, remittances and related supporting documentation is required.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end closure activities, including preparation of financial reports and follow-up on outstanding items is required.
• Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders and following up actions to ensure timely resolution of financial issues is required.
• Experience in identifying and following up on discrepancies through review of financial data and system records is required.
• Skills: Financial Reconciliation, Financial Reporting, Stakeholder Coordination, Discrepancy Resolution.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language, is an asset.

• Experience working with ERP or grant/ contribution management systems, preferably SAP/VISION, FRM, CORE/ Salesforce or similar systems, is an asset.

• Experience in donor/ private sector funding flows, is an asset.

• Experience in international organizations, is an asset.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• 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: UNICEF Values

• The 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

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable. Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

• As per 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.

• UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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