Finance Specialist, Finance Branch, Division for Management Services (DMS), New York, P-3

The Position:

The Finance Specialist position is part of the Finance Branch (FB) of the Division for Management Services (DMS). The Finance Branch is responsible for global finance and accounting including providing guidance and oversight for financial management to country, regional and headquarters offices. The Branch advances and owns key financial policies and processes, statutory and donor reporting, treasury services, and ensuring the ERP and related systems are configured to implement, manage, and report on key financial processes. The incumbent of this position will supervise the staff and activities of the Revenue and Donor Reporting Unit (RDRU) and work in close collaboration with other units of the Finance Branch as well as providing guidance and support to country and regional offices, and payment services to headquarters units.  The position reports to the Head, Revenue and Donor Reporting Unit, Accounts.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

Under the overall supervision of the Head of the Revenue and Donor Reporting Unit (RDRU), the Finance Specialist supports the operationalization and continuous improvement of the UNFPA Policy and Procedures on Revenue Management. This includes preparation of financial reports to external and governing bodies, external parties and donors and provision of accounting, monitoring and support services to FOs and HQ units. The Finance Specialist coordinates closely its activities with the Resource Mobilization Branch (RMB)  on operational aspects of revenue management, including the submissions of certified reports.

You would be responsible for: 

1. Planning and Management

• Propose activities and priorities of the RDRU for areas under the purview of the position based on branch priorities for incorporation into the branch workplan and in line with the UNFPA Strategic Plan.
• Report progress of activities under RDRU accountability in the Results and Resources Planning and reporting system and branch workplan;  
• Actively contribute to the broader Finance Branch Team.
• Supervise team members, including performance management, career progression and professional growth of team members by fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that values diversity, creativity, and continuous learning.
• Engage in ongoing dialogue with supervisees and other members of the unit to enhance individual and team performance.

2. Partnerships, Knowledge management, Communication and Training

• Maintain active and positive relationships with key partners for the Finance branch, including the operations community, the Resource Mobilization Branch, and UNDP as an outsourced partner providing treasury services. 
• Represent the Finance Branch at the working level in revenue and related finance  processes.
• Perform the knowledge leader for key revenue and financial management processes, including ERP functionalities. 
• Draft SOPs to document the knowledge within the unit and ensure cross unit understanding of key RDRU responsibilities and processes
• Draft and deliver training and support clinics on financial processes under the unit’s responsibility, including preparation of training materials, and guidance notes.

3. Financial management services 

• Monitor and provide advisory services on the financial performance of major donor portfolios.