Finance Officer (P)

Global Roles; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Roles is seeking a Finance Officer for its Washington, D.C. Global Office to manage financial resources, ensure compliance with regulations, and provide training and support to the finance team.

The role covers cash flow forecasting, donor reporting, payroll oversight, and financial analysis to drive improvements in operations and project budgeting across GO activities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in accounting or related field with 5 years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Professional certification (CA/CPA/CIMA/ACCA) is an advantage.
• Experience in accounting, financial management and reporting.
• Experience in donor-funded project financial management, budget monitoring, grant compliance, and financial reporting.
• Experience working in international institutions.
• Knowledge of IOM Financial Management Rules and Procedures (FMRP), IPSAS, internal controls and compliance.
• Familiarity with IOM/UN accounting system and Common System regulations.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and oversee the financial management of all activities.
• Forecast and prepare cash flows and budgets for projects and offices.
• Prepare, analyse and evaluate financial information and provide guidance to management.
• Provide training to finance staff on finance and administration.
• Verify travel and staff advances and resolve discrepancies.
• Inspect payroll versus budgets and allocate salaries to projects.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and procedures.
• Prepare donor financial reports and liaise with HQ/RO as required.
• Conduct regular cash counts and financial analyses to identify anomalies.
• Liaise with internal units and stakeholders for accounting functions.

Skills

Accounting

Finance Management

Financial Reporting

Budget Monitoring

Grant Compliance

Donor-funded Projects

Financial Analysis

IPSAS Knowledge

Internal Controls

Public Sector Accounting

IOM/UN Accounting System

ERP Systems

MS Excel

Education

Master's degree in Accounting/Finance/PA/BA related field

Bachelor's degree with 7 years' experience

Tools

IOM/UN Accounting System

ERP Systems

Job description

The Finance Officer is responsible for managing and coordinating the financial resources functions of the Washington D.C. Global Office in accordance with financial regulations, rules and procedures. The role includes monitoring financial management, preparing cash flows, ensuring compliance, and providing financial training and support.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and oversee the financial management of all activities, including the oversight of financial expenditures and accountability.
• Forecast and prepare cash flows and staff and office projectisation with reference to the current and future activities in the GO and ensure daily control of funds disbursed.
• Prepare, analyse and evaluate information from the financial records and provide data and guidance to management relevant to improvements in the financial operation.
• Ensure financial related functions are carried out and provide training to all finance staff in the relevant areas of finance and administration.
• Verify travel and operational advances from staff vendor accounts, ensuring that the supporting documentation is both accurate and satisfactory, and take action to resolve discrepancies or inconsistencies.
• Inspect payroll versus budgets and ensure that salaries are correctly allocated to projects consistent with IOM’s projectisation criteria.
• Ensure financial documents are in conformity with relevant financial regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Undertake quality assurance checks on the requests for payment, purchase requests and other requests that will result in financial obligations.
• Conduct regular surprise cash counts.
• Undertake financial analysis of projects in the GO and take action to resolve anomalies and unusual trends.
• Liaise with other internal functional units of the GO and other stakeholders as required in the performance of the accounting and financial functions.
• Prepare donor financial reports in accordance with IOM and donor regulations and established procedures. Liaise with project managers and relevant units in Headquarters (HQ), Administrative Centres and Regional Office (RO) as required.
• Conduct verification of service providers, vendors, contractors and grantees, including the issuance of invoices and progress certificates and financial reports, and certify as delegated.
• Ensure compliance with the Organization’s regulations, procedures and practices in the performance of accounting and financial functions.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, Bachelor's degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience;
• Professional certification as chartered accountant (CA) or certified public accountant (CPA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is an advantage.
• Experience in accounting, financial management and reporting;
• Experience in preparing clear and concise financial and management reports;
• Experience in donor-funded project financial management, budget monitoring, grant compliance, and financial reporting;
• Experience working in and with international institutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial management, budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, and reporting;
• Sound understanding of IOM Financial Management Rules and Procedures (FMRP), International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), internal controls, and compliance requirements;
• Knowledge of International Organization for Migration/United Nations (IOM/UN) accounting system, software and procedures, Common System regulations, policies and procedures is an advantage;
• Familiarity with financial oversight and public administration is an advantage;
• Ability to analyse financial data, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions and process improvements;
• Proficiency in financial management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, and advanced Microsoft Excel;
• Demonstrated organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Accounting
• Finance Management
• Financial Reporting
• Budget Monitoring
• Grant Compliance
• Donor-funded Project Management
• Financial Analysis
• IOM Financial Management Rules and Procedures
• International Public Sector Accounting Standards
• Internal Controls
• Compliance Requirements
• IOM/UN Accounting System
• Common System Regulations
• Financial Data Analysis
• Risk Identification and Management
• Process Improvement
• Financial Management Systems
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• MS Excel

Languages

English