Assistant Accounting Officer

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of accounting procedures in specified areas and facilitate the implementation of new accounting standards and policies.
• Oversee the recording of transactions and approve those.
• Facilitate the application of UNHCR’s established accounting and financial reporting procedures, in compliance with IPSAS, UNHCR, and UN financial regulations and rules.
• Supervise a team of accountants as assigned.
• Establish procedures to monitor compliance by users in different entities with the relevant financial rules, regulations, and procedures and assist in enforcing quality assurance protocols, perform and facilitate regular reviews of transactions and the global accounts.
• Coordinate the provision of technical support to field offices, regional bureaux and HQ divisions, and provide answers and guidelines to accounting and finance-related matters.
• Present and coordinate the preparation of detailed accounting analysis, financial reports and audit documentation, and analyze data.
• Contribute to the periodic closure of UNHCR’s global accounts, the reconciliation of the general ledger to subledgers, enforce quality control, perform account reconciliations, and regularly review open transactions and suspense accounts within the area(s) of responsibility.
• Foster continuous learning, and make well-founded proposals for system, policy and process enhancements.
• Identify skill gaps within the team and globally based on systemic issues in the accounts and coordinate with the supervisor for training programs, and deliver trainings as assigned.
• Support the rollout of new systems and processes, and contribute to testing, system development and deployment.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision-making is risk-based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to a relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Fields of Education:

• Accounting; Finance; Public Administration;       
• Business Administration; Economics or other relevant field.

Relevant Job Experience:

Essential:

• Work experience in overseeing corporate level accounting processes and/or general ledger accounting. Good knowledge of, and experience in working with international accounting and auditing standards, with practical experience in the audit process and/or in financial statements preparation. Working experience with accrual accounting (such as IPSAS or IFRS). Experience with financial modules of a major Enterprise Resource Planning system (such as PeopleSoft, SAP or Oracle).

Desirable:

• Knowledge of UNHCR specific systems (such as Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP). Knowledge of United Nations financial rules and procedures.

Language Requirements: 

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and the UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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