With offices in Copenhagen, Kuala Lumpur, Dakar, Amman, Panama City and Istanbul, the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) services over 180 countries, 40,000 personnel and more than 40 other UN Agencies and Organizations. Through its functional service lines, GSSC ensures high quality and timely delivery of human resources, financial and procurement services as well as information and innovative tools to its various clients and stakeholders.
The GSSC is led by the Director, who reports to the Director of Bureau for Management Services (BMS). Reporting to the Finance Specialist/Analyst, the Finance Associate works collaboratively within the GSSC Finance Service Delivery Teams with a client-oriented approach.
1.) Ensures implementation of operational and financial management strategies, and adapts processes and procedures, focusing on the achievement of the full compliance of financial activities, financial recording/reporting systems and audit follow-ups with UN/UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies.
2.) Ensures proper control of accounts which includes the detailed elaboration of expenditures control system which ensures that vouchers processed are matched and completed, transactions are correctly recorded and posted, receipting of goods and services and establishment of accruals are properly done in compliance with IPSAS and UNDP policies and procedures.
3.) Ensure timely review and approval of accounting transactions, including application of income processed and validated through adequate controls; formulates SOPs for these processes.
4.) Manages the team in a professional manner, in respect of UNDP principles, and to maintain the excellence of the GSSC. Propose process and system re-engineering to Finance Specialist and ensure optimization initiatives/work plans are implemented to adapt to the evolution of the organization and provides yearly improvements.
5.) Communicates clearly and openly with the Finance Management Teams and with GSSC clients, based on facts. Ensure client priorities and constraints are well understood and ensures also that clients understand and are aware of the extent of GSSC authorities.
Core
Achieve Results:
LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively:
LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously
LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility
LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination
LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Engage and Partner
LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area
Name
Definition
Finance
Audit (General)
Finance
Accounting (General)
Finance
Financial planning and budgeting
Finance
Financial reporting and analysis
Business Development
Knowledge Generation
Business Direction and Strategy
Business Acumen
Business Management
Operations Management
Education
Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
Language Requirements
Important applicant information
Internal mobility at GSSC is strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to reassign the newly appointed staff members with similar skillset and educational qualifications for similar functions and job categories at the same level in GSSC. The internal lateral movements will be determined based on the needs of the organization while allowing the newly recruits to broaden their skills, build networks and gain fresh experience and to better align their profiles with the jobs.
All posts in the NO categories are subject to local recruitment.
Applicant information about UNDP rosters
Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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Contract Duration: 2 Year with possibility for extension
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