Job Description:
Under the overall guidance of the DCD-O the Finance Specialist is responsible for ensuring the highest efficiency in financial resources management and the provision of accurate, thoroughly researched and documented financial information, effective delivery of financial services, transparent utilization of financial resources and management of the CO Finance Unit in a large Country Office. He/she analyzes and interprets the financial rules and regulations and provides solutions to a wide spectrum of complex financial issues. The Finance Specialist promotes a collaborative, client-oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations.
The Finance Specialist supervises and leads professional and support staff of the Finance Unit. The Finance Specialist works in close collaboration with the Management Support and Business Development, Programme, Operations, and project teams in the CO, UNDP HQ staff and Government officials ensuring successful CO performance in Finance.
Effective and accurate financial resource management and oversight
Implementation of operational strategies and procedures
Projects’ budgets management and organization of an optimal cost-recovery system
Control of CO accounts
Control of CO cash management
Facilitation of knowledge building and sharing
Financial analysis and oversight for all resources managed by the CO and provision of high-quality professional advice to the CO management
Proper planning, expenditure tracking and audit of financial resources, including extra-budgetary income in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations.
Organization and oversight of CO cash management processes, including liquidity management, recommendation of imprest level, risk assessment, bank relationship management, timely accounting and reconciliation of all transactions, security for cash assets on site.
Monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions and investigation of anomalies or unusual transactions. Provision of information to supervisors and other UNDP staff at HQ on the results of the investigation when satisfactory answers are not obtained.
To Apply:
UN House #12
F-7/2, Islamabad
Pakistan
92-51-8355600 ( Tel )
92-51-2655014 -15 ( Fax )
http://un.org.pk
info@un.org.pk
