Country: Denmark
Closing date: 24 Sep 2014
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
The Financial Management & Administration Centre (FMAC) in UNICEF Supply Division, Copenhagen is seeking a dedicated:
Accounting Specialist, P-3
(Temporary Appointment for 12 months)
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Under the general supervision of the Accounting Manager, Financial Management & Administration Centre, the Accounting Specialist is responsible for managing and supervising the daily operation of the Invoice Certification Unit (ICU), and is accountable for ensuring that Supply Division invoice certification processes and tasks are timely, accurate and are in line UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations as well as IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards).
The Accounting Specialist recommends system and process changes and improvements of processes; creates the revised work flows and documents the revised work processes accordingly; coordinates and communicates the implementation of revised work processes.
BACKGROUND:
The Invoice Certification Unit performs invoice certification control processes for payment of supply, freight and services invoices of approximately $2 billion per year.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develops, documents and implements new business processes, facilitates business process outsourcing, recommends optimising and streamlining of the existing procedures and processes in relation to business process transfer to shared-services centre
• Evaluates operational accounting controls and recommends changes in financial system (e.g. SAP modules) and procedures in relation to business process transfer to shared-services centre
• Provides training and guidance to staff as needed
• Responsible for troubleshooting of various problems, issues, coordinate resolutions in consultation with relevant colleagues, as applicable
• Provides authoritative interpretation and advice on the handling of and accounting for unusual, difficult and complex accounting and invoice certification issues
• Ensures all financial reporting deadlines applicable to his/her area of responsibility are met
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the Invoice Certification Unit
• Establishes performance goals and objectives ; monitors and advises on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff under his/her responsibility
• In charge of audit related queries in area of his/her responsibility
• Any other duties as requested by the Accounting Manager
QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
Education:
Advanced university degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, or other related discipline.
Qualified accountant (CPA/CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent); or 5 years hands-on accounting experience.
Certificate in project management is an advantage.
Work Experience & Technical Competencies:
Five years (three of which international) of relevant professional work experience in the areas of accounting, accounting project management, month-end closing processes, financial and/or management reporting, financial risk analysis, including supervisory experience.
Proven experience in the area of shared-services and/or business process outsourcing of which at least 2 projects in the domain of shared-services and/or outsourcing linked to finance as a consultant, operational manager, service delivery manager, project manager or process owner. Practical experience with the full lifecycle of functional optimization and/or shared-services programs.
Languages:
Fluency in English. Knowledge of other UN working languages would be an asset, preferably French.
Values and Competencies:
Our Core Values reflect attitudes and convictions that are shared across all UNICEF staff and include:
Core Values (Required)
• Commitment
• Diversity
• Integrity
Core Competencies (Required)
• Communication
• Drive for results
• Working with people
Functional Competencies (Required)
• Leading and Supervising
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing (level II)
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Planning and Organizing
4) Skills and knowledge
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (including Excel, Word and Power Point), good computer skills, including internet navigation.
• Proven ability to plan, document and set up new processes
• A strong understanding of financial systems including the interaction between different ledgers and workflow optimisation
• Advanced knowledge of general ledger and accounting principles
• Ability to extract from quantitative and qualitative data information, trend analysis
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality, accurate work within tight deadlines
• Proven problem solver with the ability to resolve unique situations where no previously established policies and procedures exist
• Advanced working knowledge of month-end, year-end reporting processes
• Advanced working knowledge of accounting principles and standards, preferably IPSAS
How to apply:
This position is being re-advertised to expand the pool of candidates. Candidates who had applied previously will be considered and need not re-apply.
If you wish to apply, please register to the employment website and create a profile. External applicants, may access UNICEF Employment at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index.php. To find the vacancy, please click on "Start an unregistered job search" and search by functional area, level and location or vacancy number.
External candidates may reference the vacancy number: E-VN-2014-002064
Internal applicants should access here: UNICEF Employment. Click on "E-recruitment", log on and search by functional area, level and location or vacancy number.
Internal candidates may reference the vacancy number: I-VN-2014-002063
Applications should be submitted before close of business on: Wednesday 24 September, 2014.
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