Associate Finance Officer-Audit & Verification, 14

The Associate Finance Officer - Audit and Verification supports audit coordination activities including UN Board of Auditors interim and final audits and EU expenditure verifications. The role involves engagement with departments and fields, preparation of audit plans, communication of audit requests, logistics coordination, and supporting finance functions including financial transaction review and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Supports the supervisor in the coordination of the UN Board of Auditors (UNBoA) interim and final audit and EU expenditure verifications, including engagement with departments and fields, preparation of plans for entrance and exit meetings, communication of audit requests and queries, and development of tracking mechanisms.
• Coordinates necessary logistics to support the conduct of the UNBoA audit and EU expenditure verifications, including travel, internet, security access cards, intercom, emails set-up, booking of meeting rooms, and share point set-up.
• Provides audit and verifications progress updates on a regular basis; coordinates orientations and trainings between departments and auditors; coordinates the kick-off and exit meetings of audit and verifications.
• Prepares list and summary of outstanding audit recommendations including prior years; coordinates responses from departments and fields and assists in drafting responses to queries for final submission; provides reporting status of outstanding audit recommendations on periodic basis.
• Maintains an up to date list of departmental and fields audit focal points; maintains up to date filing and cross referencing of all audit related matters in a web-based management system (SharePoint); organises audit meetings between departments and auditors; coordinates audit physical verifications field visits; prepares PowerPoint presentations on audit and verifications.
• Supports colleagues in Finance Functions which includes review, analysis and reconciling financial transactions and balances to ensure compliance with donor agreements and IPSAS; back up for colleagues.
• Supports supervisor in coordinating other quality assurance activities including presentations to staff and management on lessons learnt from audit and verifications, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Statement of Internal Controls (SIC).

Requirements

• A university degree from an accredited educational institution in accountancy, finance, audit, business administration or related discipline.
• A minimum of four years of relevant experience in finance or audit department of a governmental, international, or large commercial organization with emphasis on auditing, finance, accounting, budgeting, accounting and financial management related work with computer based financial systems is required.
• Experience in audit or finance office in the UN common system is desirable.
• Partly qualified or membership in a professional body of accountants (e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountants, Institute of Certified Public Accountants) is desirable.
• Working experience with either IPSAS or IFRS is desirable.
• Indicate your current involvement in any outside activities, as it is required.
• Are you currently residing in Duty station. Please specify your current location. It is required.
• Are you a registered Palestine refugee? If yes, please provide your Ration Card Number.

Skills

• Financial Auditing
• Audit Coordination
• Financial Verification
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Finance Management
• Computer-based Financial Systems
• IPSAS
• IFRS
• Audit Planning
• Financial transaction review
• Financial Reconciliation
• UN Board of Auditors Procedures
• EU Expenditure Verification
• Audit Communication
• Logistics Coordination
• Membership in Professional Accountancy Body

Languages

English, Arabic