UNICEF Seeks Finance Officer (Contracts) in New York – Apply by 12/22/2023!”

UNICEF Seeks Finance Officer (Contracts) in New York – Apply by 12/22/2023!”

Empower positive change with UNICEF! We are currently seeking a Finance Officer (Contracts) at the Central Services Centre (CSC), DFAM, NYHQ in New York, USA.

This P-2 level position, under Fixed Term Appointment, provides a unique opportunity to contribute to financial management within the Operations division.

UNICEF Seeks Finance Officer (Contracts) in New York – Apply by 12/22/2023!”

The closing date for applications is 12/22/2023.

If you’re passionate about finance and ready to make a difference, apply now to be part of UNICEF’s mission to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children and shape their financial futures.

How can you make a difference?

The Finance and Contracts Officer reports to the Operations Manager for supervision and guidance.

S/he will provide technical and operational support and advice and will also be responsible for supervising the finance and contracting streams processors.

The incumbent will also manage the individual consultancy contracting, institutional pre-contracting, low-value transactional portfolio, including low-value individual consultancy contracts, low value procurement (including through P-cards, credit card), intern payments, UN payments (UN to UN interagency fund transfer and UNVs), prepayment Purchase Orders.

The incumbent will support the Operations Manager in financial transactions management including payroll, HACT transactions, budget transfers).

1. Individual consultancy contracting transactions oversight

•  In consultation with supervisor, support consultancy contracting portfolio management ensuring accurate and timely services delivery in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

•  Provide technical support on application, interpretation and implementation of DHR policy on individual consultants ensuring the highest level of client-orientation

• Ensure quality of transactions in line with the established CSC catalogue of services, SOPs and SLAs.

•  Through application of policies and analysis of data, advise clients on the resolution of complex issues related to individual consultancy contracting ensuring equitable and transparent solutions in accordance with UNICEF policies, regulations and procedures.

Institutional pre-contracting transactions oversight

•  Liaise with Supply Division as well as client Divisions and using supply dashboards to ensure efficient pre-contracting transactions processing. Monitor progress of procurement requests and take action to ensure timely completion of incoming requests and queries in line with the established SOPs and SLAs. Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis, produce reports and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making.
•  Liaise with clients and advise on resolution of issues related to planning procurement and contracting initiatives, development of appropriate specifications, terms of reference and timelines ensuring equitable and transparent solutions in accordance with UNICEF policies, regulations and procedures.
•  Provide technical and operational advice on application, interpretation and implementation of UNICEF supply policies, procedures and guidelines ensuring equitable and transparent solutions at various steps of the process. To provide training sessions to processors to improve the efficiencies and enhance performance in pre-contracting transactions.

Low-value procurement transactions oversight

•  Monitor and review low-value transactions related to low-value individual consultancy contracts, low value procurement (including through P-cards, credit card), intern payments, UN payments (UN to UN interagency fund transfer and UNVs), prepayment POs.

•  Provide expert advice to facilitate resolution of low-value procurement issues ensuring fair and transparent solutions aligned with UNICEF supply and financial policies, regulations and procedures.

•  Advise at various steps of low-value transactions processing through individual/team training sessions in executing streamlined client services efficiently, ensuring meeting SLA benchmarks and providing an early warning if demand starts to exceed resources or performance starts to slip.

•  Conduct capacity development initiatives in the area of low-value transactions processing to build knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the centralized work.

4. Financial transactions oversight

•  Examine DCT transactions (transfer, adjustments, reprogramming and liquidation) supporting documents to ensure FACE form has been properly entered into the system and the expenditure is broadly reasonable and in accordance with policy.

•  Review the accurate and timely processing incoming cases within the CSC scope ensuring compliance with budgetary limits, IPSAS and UNICEF financial rules and regulations, policies, procedures, standards of accountability, and ethics.

• Ensure timely actions on outstanding cases to resolve pending issues in line with the established CSC catalogue of services, SOPs and SLAs. This includes dialogue and follow up with the GSSC to facilitate timely processing of financial transactions submitted to the CSC.

•  Provide technical and operational advice on application, interpretation and implementation of financial and operational policies, procedures and guidelines to the CSC team and stakeholders.

Supervision of the Finance/Contracting stream teams

•  Preparation of the annual work plan for the team; assist in determining priorities/targets and performance measurements and monitoring work progress to ensure that results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.

•  In consultation with supervisor, ensure establishment and maintenance of operational capacity to handle CSC contracting stream transactional portfolio,

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

•  A university degree (Bachelor’s) is required in Business Administration, Management, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, International Development, Health or related social science field.

•  A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in contracting, finance, operations and/or other directly related technical fields is required.

•  Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset.

•  Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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