Consultant Finance

World Food Programme; Roma; In loco; EUR 42.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The World Food Programme in Rome seeks a Finance Consultant (Regular Consultancy) to support the Contribution Accounting and Donor Financial Reporting (CFORC) team for 11 months. You will help ensure timely donor reporting, assist in automation initiatives, and provide technical financial analysis to country offices and HQ divisions.

Key tasks include testing donor reports, developing validation rules, supporting resource migration, and preparing journal vouchers while maintaining accurate

Competenze

• Experience in finance or analytical function in a humanitarian institution.
• Experience in preparation of donor financial reports is an advantage
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and data processing; accounting/finance experience

Mansioni

• Test and review donor reports for timeliness and accuracy.
• Support production of specialized donor reports.
• Identify and implement automation and digitalization initiatives in CFORC.
• Provide technical support to country offices and HQ units.
• Advise on grant validation in cross-functional resource migration.

Conoscenze

Excel

Data processing

Accounting knowledge

Formazione

University degree in accounting and/or business-related area

Descrizione del lavoro

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

5 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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JOB TITLE: Finance Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultancy

UNIT/DIVISION: CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTING AND DONOR FINANCIAL REPORTING (CFORC)

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Contribution Accounting and Donor Financial Reporting (CFORC) Branch of the WFP Corporate Finance Division contribute to the organizations’ accountability to donors on the utilization of contributions through support to financial management on accounting for contributions, provision of guidance and preparation and certification of donor financial reports. The objectives of the Unit are to

(i) Ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors,

(ii) Improve financial management in accounting for contributions, income and expenditures and

(iii) support Country Offices on contribution financial management under Country Portfolio Budget.

The Unit requires support in the form of a consultant to augment its current capacity in integrating automation and digitalization in different processes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the direct supervision of the Finance Business and Data Specialist (P3), the Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

a) Test and review the Final/Interim donor reports (where applicable); this role includes:

• Support the production of Specialized donor financial reports (USA and EEC)
• Monitoring, coordination of assistance, and follow up with the Country Offices, regional offices and different units in headquarters on actions required in the process of the reporting exercise to ensure that the reports are done in a timely manner
• Provide procedural and technical support to stakeholders such as country offices, regional offices and other HQ divisions to ensure compliance on matters related to donor reporting

b) Digitalization and automation: In a collaborative effort with the teams within the branch and at the cross-functional level, identify and progress on initiatives to automate or streamline the following:

• Develop validation rules using technology on but not limited to Specialized donor reports (USA and EEC) and Annual Country Reports
• Contribution management such as resource migration, resource transfer, grant balance monitoring, and managing of unspent balances
• Maintain and further develop a platform for the Resource Migration process to reflect the development and change in the business
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Review and refine technical rules of existing RPA, including coordination of testing amongst the teams.

c) Test and review the Final/Interim donor reports (where applicable); This role includes

• Monitoring, coordination of support, take action and follow up with the country offices, regional offices and different units in headquarter on actions required in the process of the reporting exercise to ensure that the reports are done in a timely manner

d) Resources Migration and Resource Transfer

• Analyze and provide guidance on grant validation in cross‑functional resource migration process and resource transfer
• Review and ensure resource transfers are properly reflected in WINGS and financial reports

e) Technical Support and Analysis;

• As and when required, conduct reconciliation, and financial analysis of CPB/ donor financial reporting impact
• Preparation and parking of Journal Vouchers (JV) which are but are not limited to the correction of errors, transfer of unspent balances, refunds, reprogramming etc.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

Ensure accuracy and timely delivery in all tasks performed; produced organized, accurate and well‑documented records conforming to required format with well‑analyzed data.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: University degree in accounting and/or business-related area

Experience:

• Experience working in the finance or resource management or analytical function in a humanitarian institution.
• Experience in the preparation of donor financial reports is an advantage

Knowledge & Skills: Ability to review a variety of data, identify data discrepancies; scrutiny the preparation of reports; have good Excel and data processing skills; accounting and/or finance-related working experience. Advance knowledge of excel and systems is an advantage

Languages: English

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