Finance Officer, NOA, Temporary Appointment (364 days), Monrovia/Liberia #117748 (For Liberian Nationals Only)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, a Champion

The Finance Officer stories to the Operations Specialist for shut steering, coaching and supervision. The Finance Officer offers help to the supervisor and colleagues within the workplace by administering and executing a wide range of technical {and professional} transactions/initiatives in monetary administration and companies, making use of theoretical abilities and buying thorough information of Worldwide Public Sector Accounting Requirements (IPSAS) and organizational targets and targets, Monetary Laws and Guidelines, insurance policies and procedures by means of the efficiency of duties.

With the introduction of the cell cash late 2020, it’s broadly use by all UNICEF Liberia Implementing companions in its place money switch modality for implementing companions (IP’s) with excessive or important threat or in some situations IP’s who has aged DCTs and are blocked within the system or these with weak monetary administration as laid out in assurance actions. Since its introduction, the Workplace famous an growing wave of request from sections; thus, the necessity for added capability contemplating finance helps all sections.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities: 

1. Cell Cash Account Administration
2. Help to monetary planning and administration
3. Management of accounts
4. Treasury and money administration
5. Data and capability constructing

Full TOR might be discovered right here:  FULL TOR Finance Officer NOA.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

• A college diploma in accounting, monetary administration or one other associated monetary discipline is required. Supplemental formal monetary / accounting coaching could also be accepted if college diploma is just not in a associated monetary discipline.
• One yr {of professional} expertise in monetary administration or audit is required.
• Expertise in a world group and/or massive company is an asset.
• Superior information of Microsoft Workplace, particularly Excel required.
• Expertise in database packages, web-based administration programs and ERP programs (ideally SAP monetary modules) is an asset.
• Expertise with IPSAS and/or IFRS is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

• Builds & Maintains Partnerships.(1)
• Demonstrates Self-Consciousness & Moral Consciousness.(1)
• Drive to Obtain Outcomes for Affect. (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change. (1)
• Manages Ambiguity and Complexity. (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically. (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others-Set up. (1)

In the course of the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is vital to ship the very best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine, are inspired to use.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will likely be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice will likely be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background test.

Authorities staff which might be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or needed inoculation necessities should not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.