Haiti: Finance Specialist, P-3, Port au Prince, Haiti
Country: Haiti
Closing date: 11 Sep 2013
Purpose of the Position
Under the general supervision of the Operations Manager in the Haiti country office, the incumbent is expected to providetechnical support for the area of financial controls, accounting, recording, reporting of assets, liabilities and income insupport of the country office programme management and administration.
Key Expected Results
Approve financial/operational transactions including income recognition through the interpretation of applicablepolicies, procedures, rules and regulations. Establish work priorities, provide instructions, take follow up actions, reviewand ensure accuracy of work performed by the Finance and Accounts Officers. Manage and control bank accounts inaccordance with UN/UNICEF financial rules and regulations and local banking practices. Provide up-to-date informationon the cash position and status of such accounts. Exercise payment functions by signing, jointly with another authorizedofficer, cheques and payment instructions.
Manage the office suspense accounts: Personal Advance Recoveries, Outstanding Budgetary Obligations, Direct CashTransfer, prepare relevant reports and reviews reconciliation with NY reports, solves discrepancies and effectadjustments in VISION.
Prepare and review the office budgets and the accompanying justification and documentation. Manage and monitorbudget expenditures against Allotment Code of Expenditure and reviews reconciliation with reports received from HQ.Review financial structures and transactions, Update the Finance Unit job descriptions prior to the budget preparation inline with country program work plan. Monitor the Haiti Integrated Budget Management Report
Under the Operations Manager, contributes to the implementation of HACT, IPSAS and VISION, provides guidance andtraining to staff. Ensures adequate Cash Flow Management processes are in place.
Ensure that delegation of authority and performance of financial controls are properly reflected in the VISIONprocedures, provides assistance to OPS staff on the use of the system. Advise and propose alternative solutions to theOperations Manager when deviation from financial rules and regulations may be required, providing information on thefeasibility and appropriateness to local conditions in order to meet office objectives.
Establish mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of financial systems and transactions assuring adherence toprocedures, rules and regulations; provide guidance and administer training.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- An advanced university degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, or directlyrelated technical field(s) is required. Valid professional certification (CA; CPA; etc.) from an accredited chartered accountancyinstitution, in conjunction with a relevant first-level university degree (as identified above), may be taken in lieu of anadvanced university degree.
Specialized training in IPSAS and SAP or other ERP systems is considered an asset.
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant hands-on experience, at the national and international levels, in financialmanagement is required.
Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Chinese) and/or of the local language (Haitian Creole) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves project goals.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
- Ensures that team or department follows relevant company policies and procedures.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Sets clearly defined objectives and produces comprehensive project plans for the organization
Remarks
This is a project funded post with funds available for one (1) year – which may be renewable subject to availability of funds (as well as continued requirement of services and satisfactory performance).
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation. If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 11 September 2013.
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In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
