Finance Senior Analyst - Financial Statements and Board of Auditors relations

**Job Highlight**
The Finance Senior Analyst reports to the Finance Specialist who provides broad supervision and guidance. The Finance Senior Analyst is responsible for efficient financial resources management and the provision of accurate, thoroughly researched and documented financial information and transparent utilization of financial resources. She/he analyzes and interprets the financial rules and regulations and provides solutions to a wide spectrum of complex financial issues. The Finance Senior Analyst promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UNOPS rules and regulations.

**Job Specific Context**
The Finance Group (FG) is a critical and strategic business function in UNOPS and serves as an authoritative and integrated partner in the organization on strategic financial planning and budgeting, business strategy and practices, financial analysis and risk assessment, financial management services and long term organizational treasury and investments.  As the steward of resources of a self-financing UN entity, FG is accountable for timely cost recovery and reporting to partners, maintaining the integrity and transparency of financial management of resources in accordance with the highest standards of ethics and organizational/international accountability framework and the accurate and transparent financial reporting to governing bodies, clients, partners and stakeholders.

**Role Purpose**
The key results have an impact on the overall Financial Group efficiency in financial resources management and success in introduction and implementation of operational strategies. Accurate, thoroughly researched and documented financial information, timely and appropriate delivery of services ensure client satisfaction and enhance UNOPS credibility in use of financial resources.

**Functions / Key Results Expected**
1. Financial Oversight and Monitoring

2. Corporate Financial Statements and Audit

3. Capacity Building / System Improvements

1. Financial Oversight and Monitoring

Review reconciliation submissions and account balances to ensure recording and reporting compliance in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions.

Coordinate and follow up  with related parties and prepare issue reports for escalation Support in quarterly and year-end financial closure processes

Review, monitoring and consolidation of UNOPS provision for bad debts, write off and contingent assets/liabilities and liaison with respective offices for timely updates

Review of finance data in General Ledger for completeness, accuracy, and correctness of accounting entries including

Lease management and inventories

Exercise periodic monitoring and oversight on transactions and account balances in respective areas to ensure recording and reporting is made in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions

Contribute to developing and maintaining strong control environment around financial reporting

Maintain a log of issues identified, collect and update data to consolidate and complete the issue log

Raise or review transactions in UNOPS ERP  and any other cross functional support as needed

2. Corporate Financial Statements and Audit

Regular review and oversight on the IPSAS classification of projects within UNOPS to ensure an appropriate basis of revenue recognition is in place, in compliance with IPSAS standards Assist the Specialist in preparation of interim and year-end corporate financial statements, by consolidating data, preparing working files and supporting schedules for notes to the financial statements

Provide support to the audit focal person during internal and external audit processes and new accounting standards as required

Prepare quantitative and qualitative analysis on interim and year-end corporate financial statements to report to UNOPS management and other stakeholders

Support in implementation of new systems and ERP

3. Capacity Building / System Improvements

Support in continuously improving and refining UNOPS financial processes to reduce manual work and enhance efficiency

Support process documentation and continuous improvements in the corporate system (Policy and Process Portal) Maintain a log of issues identified, analyze data based on lessons learned and related dashboards

Become a subject matter expert in the UNOPS ERP system (OneUNOPS) Contribute to the preparation of training materials in accordance to IPSAS standards and UNOPS Financial Rules & Regulations and deliver training sessions to finance practice members

Ad-hoc tasks as assigned

**Skills**
Consolidated Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Audits, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, General Ledger, International Financial Reporting Standards

**Education Requirements**
Required

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Economics