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Financial Information Assistant, New York

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Posting Title:
Financial Information Assistant, G6
Job Code Title:
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ASSISTANT
Department/ Office
Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts
Duty Station
NEW YORK
Posting Period
28 April 2014-28 May 2014
Job Opening number
14-FIN-DM OPPBA-34467-R-NEW YORK (O)
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Special Notice
The funding for this position is of a temporary nature. Extension of the appointment is subject to extension of the mandate and/or the availability of the funds.
Recruitment for this position is done on a local basis, whether or not the candidate is a resident of the duty station.
Passing the Administrative Assessment Support Test (ASAT) at Headquarters or an equivalent recognised locally-administered test at a United Nations Office is a prerequisite for recruitment in the General Service category in the United Nations Secretariat.
Staff Members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by the Secretary-General. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The position is located in the Service Group 1 (SG1) of the Financial Information Operations Service, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Department of Management. The incumbent report to the Chief of Service Group 1 (SG1)
Responsibilities
  • Gathers and reviews requirements for development of financial, performance and monitoring reports and provides relevant support to finance users. Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of financial application systems servicing OPPBA
  • Maintains the integrity of financial data, undertakes data cleansing, enhances the quality of data and provides accurate reports for systems including IMIS (ERP), Budget systems, and Troop Cost databases.
  • Prepares technical and user documentation for deployed computer application systems, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations.
  • Provides support for deployed computer application systems including version management, data recovery and deployment to users' offices; performs ongoing reviews with users and developers and responds to users requests.
Competencies
PROFESSIONALISM:
  • Knowledge of organizational information infrastructure, including hardware, software and application systems.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint; ability to respond to changing requirements and assignments.
  • Knowledge of system development workflow and document flow processes, ability to conduct research and gather information from a wide variety of standard and non-standard sources.
  • Ability to respond to changing requirements and assignments, ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given.
  • Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter;
  • is conscientious 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. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work
TEAMWORK:
  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
  • solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others;
  • places team agenda before personal agenda;
  • supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position;
  • shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
CLIENT ORIENTATION:
  • Considers all those to whom services are provided to be 'clients' and seeks to see things from clients' point of view;
  • establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect;
  • identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions;
  • monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems;
  • keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects;
  • meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Education
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
Work Experience
  • A minimum of seven years of experience in finance, accounting, budget or business administration, information systems management or a related area required.
  • Experience in Microsoft Access creating reports and queries and Microsoft Excel analysis tools, formulas, functions and managing a workbook is required.
  • Experience in programming, specifically Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications, scripting and query languages is highly desirable.
  • Experience is report writing using business intelligence tools such Business Objects, Cognos or Crystal Reports is desirable.
Languages
  • English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
  • For this post, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage.
Assessment Method
  • Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

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