OPEN TO NATIONALS OF NATO MEMBER STATES ONLY
STAFF VACANCY 220384
DIVISION: International Military Staff
Office of the Financial Controller
TITLE: Internal Control Officer/System Administrator
GRADE: G-17/A-3
Please note that the competition for this post is scheduled to be completed in the last quarter of 2022.
1. Post Context. This post in the IMS Budget Group (BG) Financial Controller’s Office (FCO) is responsible for the financial management and control of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS), the NATO Defense College (NDC) and the Science and Technology Organization (STO). IMS budgets cover the core IMS, the NATO Standardization Office (NSO) and Outreach and Cooperation activities. The STO consists of the Office of the NATO Chief Scientist (OCS), the Collaboration Support Office (CSO) and the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE). The CMRE is a customer-funded entity. The remaining entities are all common-funded by Military Budget. Collectively these entities are known as the IMS Budget Group (IMS BG). The FCO develops and implements policies and procedures on all topics related to financial management and control, including acquisition, ensuring advice and/or guidance to management and staff.
The Internal Control Officer is responsible for assessing and reviewing the Internal Control framework established in the IMS BG as stipulated in the NATO Financial Regulations (NFRs) Article 12. Effective internal control, designed to provide reasonable assurance that the NATO body will achieve its objectives of safeguarding assets; of verifying the accuracy and reliability of accounting data and records; of promoting operational efficiency; and regarding compliance with established managerial and command policies.
As a significant amount of internal control is performed through controls implemented in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, the Internal Control Officer is also responsible for designing and maintaining adequate user notes and responsibilities as well as internal controls matrix in the ERP system. Under the general guidance of the Head IMS-BG FCO, he/she is responsible for:
2. Principal Duties:
3. Special Requirements and Additional Duties: The incumbent may be required to:
4. Essential Qualifications.
Professional/Experience.
Computer Literacy. Use of MS-Office applications in crucial to the effective and successful execution of daily duties. Advanced user experience with MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint, and with web applications.
Education/Training.
Languages. Candidates must have an advanced level of spoken and written English. The working language in the IMS is English and therefore candidates will be required to pass a one-hour multiple-choice computer-based test in English at the required level as well as to demonstrate their abilities in the written test and interview.
5. Desirable Qualifications.
Professional/Experience.
This vacancy is archived.