Chief, Finance Section, P5 - United Nations | Switzerland

Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority, Chief Finance Section will be responsible for the following duties:
•  Manages financial operation , encompassing a wide variety of funding sources, a large volume of transactions, diverse operations and extensive dispersed activities.
•  Approves financial transactions in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules of the UN.
•  Ensures that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant financial records are properly maintained.  Reviews regular and ad hoc financial reports.
•  Plans and coordinates the work of Finance Section and monitors achievement of objectives.
•  Participates in the preparation and implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) at UNOG.
•  Provides authoritative advice, financial interpretations, adaptations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries to ensure adherence to UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Administrative Instructions etc.
•  Manages staff, plans and discusses with staff individual work programs, and evaluates performance.
•  Perform other related duties as required.    

Competencies
   
PROFESSIONALISM:  Knowledge of accounting principles, procedures and standards.  Ability to apply conceptual, anylytical and evaluate skills in financial operations; is concientious and efficient in meeting commitments; observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

CREATIVITY: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs;  takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks "outside the box";  takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

TECHNOLOGICAL AWARENESS:  Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

VISION: Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks; clearly communicates links between the Organization’s strategy and the work unit’s goals; generates and communicates broad and compelling organizational direction, inspiring others to pursue that same direction; conveys enthusiasm about future possibilities.

JUDGEMENT/ DECISION-MAKING: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.
   

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