Associate Finance Officer at UN-Habitat

Responsibilities

• Advise and support in management of financial resources:
• Forecast consolidated financial requirements of work area;
• Monitor consolidated budget and project implementation ensuring full liquidity at all times;
• Oversee recognition of revenue payables and expenditures of the organization in line with UN rules and regulations, particularly International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).
• Participate in the formulation of policies, guidelines and strategies related to the financial and administrative components;
• Provide support with respect to resource requirements for the budget submissions by reviewing, analyzing and providing inputs into finalization of budgets and financial implications;
• Act as the liaison officer with the Programme Management officers Officers (PMOs).
• Management accounting: Monitor and report on quarterly basis on reconciliation of all project and fund balances on the financial systems in line with the donor agreements and initiate necessary adjustments; 

Education

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in accounting, finance, business or public administration or related area, is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area, is required
• Experience in implementation of Accounting Standards, including IPSAS, is required Working experience with an accounting module like of an Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) system e.g. SAP, is required.
• One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable (none if successful YPP or P-1 with a related degree).