Accountant

The Accountant position is located in the Payroll and Accounts Payable Section, Income Tax Unit of the Division of Administration in the Department of Operational Support. The role involves analyzing accounts, reviewing financial reports, ensuring compliance with UN Financial Regulations, and providing guidance on financial transactions and accounting policies.

Responsibilities

• Analyse accounts and review/evaluate regular financial reports at Headquarters, from Offices-away-from-Headquarters and Peacekeeping Missions.
• Identify problem transactions and irregularities in related accounts, resolving them in a timely and effective manner.
• Approve/Confirm that proposed obligations or expenditure for services, facilities supplies and equipment expenses, as well as those pertaining to personnel, are in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the UN, relevant appropriations and staffing tables and corresponding approved allotments.
• Ensure that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained.
• Assist, prepare or consolidate financial statements for inclusion in the UN Financial Statements to be audited.
• Respond to internal/external audit observations.
• Review the financial statements of other entities for which the Controller has certification authority.
• Provide advice and guidance concerning the United Nations’ Financial Regulations and Rules and Accounting Instructions.
• Provide authoritative interpretation of requirements for handling transactions.
• Coordinate and supervise the processing of IOV’s, payroll, government and vendor claims, travel, and billing of government accounts.
• Monitor, analyse, and approve transactions for entry into the accounting system.
• Keep abreast and provide guidance on the United Nations on billings related to the UMOJA procedures.
• Define requirements and work with systems units with respect to production of relevant financial reports.
• Participate in the development of accounting policies.
• Provide information needed to respond to audit findings.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in taxation, accounting, information technology, business administration, finance, or related field is required.
• A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, or budget is required.
• At least five years of professional experience focused on transactional activities of US income tax process is required.
• Experience working with the United Nations or a large global Organization's system and procedures is required.
• Experience in finance systems analysis and development is desirable.
• Experience with SAP, People Soft or similar ERP systems, specifically in the area of payroll and finance is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level III in reading, writing, listening, and speaking is required.

Skills

• Taxation
• Accounting
• Finance
• Budgeting
• US Income Tax Process
• Financial Reporting
• Compliance with UN Financial Regulations
• Financial Transactions
• Accounting Policies Development
• Payroll Administration
• Accounts payable
• Finance Systems Analysis
• SAP
• PeopleSoft
• ERP Systems

Languages

English