Senior Accounting Business Partner

Job Identification (Reference Number): 17629
Position Title: Senior Accounting Business Partner (General Accounting)
Duty Station City: Geneva
Grade: P-4
Contract Type: Fixed-term (1 year with possibility of extension)
Recruiting Type: Professional 
Vacancy Type: Vacancy Notice
Initial duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Closing date: 30 November 2025

Introduction:

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. 

IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration

Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process

For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates: 

Internal candidates

External female candidates:

Candidates from the following non-represented member states:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Second-tier candidates include:

All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM and female candidates.

Context:

The Department of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM) oversees and manages the organization's global financial, budgetary, treasury, accounting, and administrative functions.  

​The Finance and Accounting Division (FAD) is responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reporting on the financial position and financial performance of the Organization. The Division oversees the accounting, financial controlling, and financial reporting processes of IOM. The Division prepares key financial statements and reports on the financial position and performance of the Organization in compliance with IOM's statutory financial reporting regulations, including the IOM Financial Regulations and the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and reports on IOM's annual financial results to the United Nations following the applicable United Nations standards. The Division is also in charge of the financial master data structures, data flows and financial processes within IOM's enterprise resource planning system; endorsement of donor financial reports; is the institutional Focal Point for the IOM External Auditor and for financial matters with the United Nations; and hosts the team managing the IOM data publishing process on the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) platform. ​The Senior Accounting Business Partner (General Accounting) must demonstrate qualities of leadership, as well as relevant experience and qualifications in financial management and coordination and corporate controlling. The assigned responsibilities of this position include regular liaison with management within IOM, administrative centres, as well as IOM Regional, Country, and Global Offices. 

​Under the overall supervision of the Comptroller and Director of the Department of the Financial and Administrative Management Department and the direct supervision of the Chief of Global Accounting, the Senior Accounting Business Partner (General Accounting) will be responsible and accountable for providing strategic guidance, technical expertise, and innovative solutions for the organization's global accounting processes.