Overview
The Finance Specialist, FIT, leads the design, implementation, and delivery of finance process improvements, automation initiatives, and data-enabled solutions in FPMR. The role contributes to strengthening the efficiency, quality, and control of core finance processes, particularly across the record-to-report lifecycle, while supporting the organization’s fast close and continuous accounting objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts detailed analysis of current-state finance processes to identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for standardization and automation.
- Documents and leads current-state and future-state process flows, business requirements, and control considerations.
- Leads the implementation of approved process improvements.
- Supports fast close initiatives by identifying manual interventions, reconciliation bottlenecks, and reporting dependencies.
- Identifies and supports initiatives aimed at reducing manual interventions, reconciliation efforts, and cycle times during close processes.
- Analyses close activities, identifying bottlenecks and data dependencies.
- Conducts testing, validation, and rollout of process or system changes.
- Implements automation and system-enabled initiatives by preparing requirements, assisting with configuration analysis, and conducting testing activities.
- Works with finance, systems, and analytics colleagues to ensure solutions are embedded within core financial systems.
- Monitors the performance and effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- Performs structured financial, process, and data analysis in support of approved transformation initiatives.
- Supports the preparation of business cases, implementation plans, and progress reporting for finance innovation initiatives.
- Prepares the documentation, guidance, and knowledge materials to support the adoption and sustainability of implemented changes.
- Leads coordination with relevant finance units, GSSC, IT, and other stakeholders.
- Implements change management activities, including preparation of communication materials, training content, and user guidance.
- Monitors issue tracking and resolution during implementation phases.
- Synthesizes lessons learned and best practices in Finance.
- Provides sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years (with master´s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor´s degree) of relevant experience in datasets and financial system outputs, applying analytical techniques to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process or control improvements.
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills with a proven track record.
- Demonstrated experience in AI, digital transformation, and process automation.
- Experience conforming to international accounting standards (e.g., IPSAS/IFRS) and full accruals accounting conventions.
- Experience in working with ERP systems (preferably Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud EPM).
- Experience as a collaborative team player with flexibility to work across global time zones.
Qualifications
- An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Finance or Accounting, and/or a professional accounting qualification from an accredited institute of accountancy, is required.
- OR A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in Finance or Accounting, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of an advanced university degree.
- Those with professional accounting qualifications from an accredited institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
- Candidates with no accountancy qualification but with relevant experience must successfully undertake the UNDP Advanced Accountancy and Finance Test (AAFT) to be eligible for shortlisting.
- Candidates with no professional accountancy qualifications, but with degrees that major in accountancy and/or finance, must complete the UNDP Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP), if recruited.
