Finance Officer Full Time NEW

Job Description

These positions are located in the Crisis Response Division (CRD), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions. This temporary job opening is being advertised for the position of Finance Officer and is located in OCHA Humanitarian Financing Units in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Under the overall supervision of OCHA Head of Office, the incumbent reports to the Head of Humanitarian Finance Unit/Fund Manager or envelope manager. The Humanitarian Fund Units in OCHA Regional and Country Offices manage multi-donor country-based pooled funds under the leadership of the Resident Coordinator and/or Humanitarian Coordinator. These funds receive unearmarked contributions from donors. The funds are allocated to humanitarian actors for ongoing humanitarian operations and to respond to new emergencies. The Finance Officer may supervise staff. The incumbent is expected to surge to other countries in the region as needed and at short notice

Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority, the Finance Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
• Verify Implementing Partners (IP) financial documentation as required;
• Liaise with companies carrying out financial audit of partners and financial spot-checks ensuring compliance with the United Nations Financial Regulations and Rules (UNFRR);
• Review grant agreements and supporting documents to ensure accuracy, consistency, reasonableness, compliance with the UNFRR and the Country-based Pooled Funds guidelines;
• Review and advise on the clearance of the project budget and grant agreements;
• Review and advice on budget amendments or no-cost extension requests;
• Review and audit financial report to make sure that it is in line with the signed agreement and project budget;
• Maintain complete, accurate and updated detailed list of disbursements to IP;
• Regular follow-up with IP to obtain financial reports;
• Review of interim and financial reports and confirm the amount for additional disbursements;
• Initiate the process to ensure disbursements as required and follow-up on an reimbursements; • Conduct financial spot-checks in line with the operational modalities;
• Oversee the audit process including facilitation of the contracting of external auditing companies, supporting the planning, advice on the clearance of audit reports and ensuring follow-up of critical audit findings; • Support IP regarding compliance with the UNFRR and the Guidelines for HFU; • Ensure compliance with any other requirements stemming from the UINFRR, grant agreements and guidelines; • Maintain complete and update cash flows for the Fund, and inform the HoO on a regular basis and upon request on the availability of cash balance; • Support Fund analysis for informing future allocations;
• Prepare financial analysis for standard and ad-hoc reporting requirements; •Provide input for the preparation of HFU Annual Reports; • Ensure timely financial reporting in compliance with donors requirements; • Liaise with relevant OCHA sections in HQ;
• Perform other related duties, as assigned;
• Stay up-to-date on documents / reports / guidelines that have bearing on matters related to programme and / or OCHA budgets, ensuring compliance with United Nations policies and procedures.

• Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

How To Apply

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