Overview
The Finance Officer role supports financial management and improvement initiatives within the Department of Finance, providing advice and coordination to units and clients. The role also involves monitoring, analyzing, and guiding on expenditure policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Track, analyze and summarize incoming requests for CRC clearance and make recommendations to CRC members for CRC decision.
- Prepare special analyses and correspondence for Chair CRC with regard to pending submissions.
- Respond to queries/requests for advice from CRC members and staff in submitting cases.
- Follow-up pending cases; correspond with programmes on CRC requests for clarifications.
- In conjunction with the WHO Procurement unit, provide guidance on CRC procedures.
- Maintain and administer the CRC electronic database and the physical CRC Master File.
- Prepare regular reports and statistics regarding the CRC caseload, value, trends and other analytical issues related to CRC performance.
- Prepare reports and analysis on CRC observations, and incorrect submissions, and recommend policy or other solutions to address recurring issues.
- Act as focal point for CRC matters vis-a-vis internal and external auditor and the IEOAC.
- Liaise with the regional CRCs; the Global Service Centre (“GSC”);the Contract and Procurement Services (“CPS”); the Office of the Legal Counsel (“LEG”) and other services involved in WHO procurement and contractual services and act as catalyst for change in adopting and harmonizing best practices across the Organization; draft CRC-related procedural documentation for the e-Manual, and Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) etc.
- Propose policy recommendations with regard to best practices regarding the maintenance and improvement of WHO's procurement practices, based on competitive selection and best value for money principles.
- Provide project management, advice and coordination support to FNM's financial management and focus on improvement initiatives; advise and support all FNM units, and clients, on financial management strategies and related improvement initiatives.
- Provide support to monitor, analyse and provide authoritative guidance and address requests received from budget, finance and programme staff in HQ technical units and regional/country offices on the application of expenditure policies and procedures, and audit requests.
- Support the periodic closure processes.
- Perform other tasks as required.
Required Experience
A minimum seven years of progressive financial managerial experience in large, complex, international organization. Experience working with International Public Service Accounting Standards (“IPSAS”) or International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Demonstrated exposure at the international level. Experience managing contract review committees. Experience using both finance and procurement modules of ERP systems (Workday or Oracle preferred).
Qualifications
An advanced University degree (Master's level degree) in finance, accounting or business administration, and professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIPFA or other equivalent formal qualification.
