Accountant
Vor 2 Tagen
This position is located in the Finance Section, Financial Resources Management Service (FRMS) at United Nations Office in Geneva. This position involves a variety of tasks which include the maintenance and validation of various operations with respect to fund accounting, resolution of queries from staff and other UN units, and the preparation of financial statements and bank reconciliation statements. The Accountant will report to a Senior Accountant.
**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the Accountant will be responsible for the following duties:
- Analyses accounts and reviews/evaluates regular financial reports. Identifies problem transactions and irregularities in related accounts, resolving them in a timely and effective manner.
- Approves/Confirms that proposed obligations or expenditure for services, facilities supplies and equipment expenses, as well as those pertaining to personnel, are in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the UN, relevant appropriations and staffing tables and corresponding approved allotments.
- Ensures that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained.
- Assists, prepares or consolidates financial statements for inclusion in the UN Financial Statements to be audited. Responds to internal/external audit observations. Reviews the financial statements of other entities for which the Controller has certification authority.
- Provides advice and guidance concerning the United Nations’ Financial Regulations and Rules and Accounting Instructions.
- Provides authoritative interpretation of requirements for handling transactions.
- Coordinates and supervises the processing of IOV’s, payroll, government and vendor claims, travel, and billing of government accounts.
- Monitors, analyses, and approves transactions for entry into the accounting system.
- Keeps abreast and provides guidance on the United Nations on billings related to the Enterprise Resources Planning System (Umoja) procedures.
- Defines requirements and works with systems units with respect to the production of relevant financial reports.
- Participates in the development of accounting policies.
- Provides information needed to respond to audit findings.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Competencies
- TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
- CLIENT ORIENTATION: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, finance, accounting or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Job - Specific Qualification
Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent is desirable.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, budget, administration is required.
Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, such as SAP, is desirable.
Experience in the UN Common System is desirable.
Experience in auditing financial statements is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.
Assessment
Special Notice
United Nations Considerations
Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.
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