E T Consultant

The Extended-Term Consultant (ETC) supports day-to-day accounting and financial operations for the Global Environment Facility Secretariat, its Independent Evaluation Office, and the Adaptation Fund under the World Bank Group. The role involves preparing budget reports, monitoring expenses, supporting budget setup and closing, and assisting with financial transactions and system updates.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly burn rate reports on the budget and expenses by downloading information from SAP for management monitoring.
• Monitor variances and deviations of budget use.
• Support the initial set-up and closing of the annual administrative budgets.
• Support required transactions such as creating charge codes and reposting costs in SAP.
• Monitor completeness of the Staff Billing System (SBS).
• Support all system updates mandated by the WBG BPS team.
• Support tasks associated with fiscal year end as required.
• Assist the administrative budget formulation process as required.
• Prepare monthly budget reports for the family of funds for the GEF Secretariat.
• Monitor and track expenses across all cost centers for the GEF Secretariat.
• Create reporting files of the GEFIEO budgets and expenses with feedback on variances and deviations.
• Assist in preparation of monthly budget reports for GEFIEO management.
• Review IEO expenses during the GEF8 period from FY23 – FY26.
• Support closure process of closed TFs mapped to the GEFIEO.
• Support project/grant funding operations such as data entry related to cash transfers in the FIF platform and financial agreements for the Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree with 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum two years of relevant financial and accounting experience.
• Experience in using the SAP.
• Strong logical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new subject matters and systems.
• Capacity to multi-task and to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent drafting and communicating skills in English.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to non-specialists.
• Experience working in an international setting is an asset.

Skills

• Financial Accounting
• Budget Reporting
• Expense Monitoring and Cost Cutting
• Financial Transactions
• SAP
• Analytical Skills
• Logical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Technical Writing
• Financial Operations
• Budget Setup
• Budget Closing
• International Finance Experience

Languages

English