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Requirements
- The applicant for the United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) Finance Officer job must hold an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance or in a related field is required.
- A first-level degree with seven (07) years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- At least five (05) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration, human resources management, or related area is required. For first level degree holders, seven (07) years of qualifying experience will be a must.
- Experience with financial management or accounting in an international setting is desirable.
- Experience working in a United Nations common system (Peacekeeping field operations, political missions and UN agencies, funds and programmes) – or similar international organization or non-governmental organization is desirable.
- Experience processing financial and/or payroll transactions, utilizing an ERP (i.e., SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.), in an international setting is desirable.
- Experience working in a Shared Service Centre or similar setup to provide support to clients in an international setting is desirable.
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Requirements
- The applicant for the United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) Finance Officer job must hold an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance or in a related field is required.
- A first-level degree with seven (07) years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- At least five (05) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration, human resources management, or related area is required. For first level degree holders, seven (07) years of qualifying experience will be a must.
- Experience with financial management or accounting in an international setting is desirable.
- Experience working in a United Nations common system (Peacekeeping field operations, political missions and UN agencies, funds and programmes) – or similar international organization or non-governmental organization is desirable.
- Experience processing financial and/or payroll transactions, utilizing an ERP (i.e., SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.), in an international setting is desirable.
- Experience working in a Shared Service Centre or similar setup to provide support to clients in an international setting is desirable.
Administration of Allowances and Payments
- Managing the achievement of RSCE key performance indicators (KPIs) and all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) components for the RSCE projects/programmes/operations related to the respective Service Line.
- Treasury role for all payments originating from RSCE client Mission, and all payments assigned to the RSCE house banks; liaises daily with the UN Treasury at HQ for the oversight on payments of vendors and personnel released by the RSCE.
- Oversees the preparation of staff members’ entitlements including claims, danger pay, daily subsistence allowance, mission subsistence allowances for Government Provided Personnel, Civilian Police and Staff Officers, volunteer living allowance and any other allowances for payments in conformity and adherence to applicable United Nations polices e.g., staff rules, financial regulations and rules, ST/AI issuances or practices, IPSAS policy framework etc.
- Supervises the disbursement processes of the RSCE or the Client Missions as appropriate; monitors the house bank account balances and transaction summaries; manages cash flow requirements.
- Provides advice, financial interpretations, adaptations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries to ensure adherence to the UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Staff Rules, Administrative Instructions, Bulletins and Circulars under the guidance of the Service Delivery Manager.
- Acts as a Certifying Officer under Financial Rule 105.5 or Approving Officer under Financial Rule 105.4 in adherence with the UN Regulations and Rules.
- Reviews and verifies completeness of documentation supporting invoices and payment requests.
- Approves and creates profiles in payroll systems.
- Management of delivery of services such as processing of non-travel related commercial vendors’ invoices and payments to vendors providing goods or services to all RSCE Client Missions (processing invoices resulting from commitments such as Purchase Orders, Fund Commitments, Direct Expenditures, Medical clinic invoices and Replenishment of imprest/petty cash.
- Development of the Service Line’s annual budget development programme, particularly with respect to the establishment of major resourcing priorities, prepare cost estimates and budget proposals, in terns of the Service Line’s resourcing requirements such as non-staff requirements, including programmatic aspects; review, analyze and revise data with respect to the finalization of the budget proposals as well as Result Based Budgeting inputs.
- Participates in the preparation, review and finalization of budget performance reports in compliance with the Legislative requirements and recommendations and Controller’s instructions; reviews and ensures valid variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
- Participates in developing inputs to the UN’s legislative process for consideration of the Centre’s financing requirements by FBFD, Controller’s Office, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly.
Others
- Assists with the development of a communication strategy with a provision of input related to their service line for the RSCE dedicated intranet page on Finance issues as required.
- Supervise the work and manage the performance of administrative support staff.
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