UNICEF Finance Manager, P-4, New York

Purpose of the Position

The incumbent will manage the Cashier's Unit as the Global Payment Center, with responsibilities for both receipts and disbursements. Ensure transactions are appropriate, actioned timely, recorded, and analyzed in accordance with established banking procedures, generally accepted accounting principles, UNICEF Policies & Procedures and UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations. The incumbent will be a paying officer on all NY Operational and Treasury bank accounts.
The incumbent will also perform the role of Business Analyst for the organization's worldwide payment functions: provide guidance and support to NY, other HQ locations and field offices to advise on the most efficient, cost effective and secure means of effecting payments.

Key Expected Results

1. Manage the Global Payment Center relationships and the Cashiers Unit. Develop and maintain standards for internal control procedures, quality of input issues, workflow and other aspects to ensure efficient operations and maintain good cash management standards. Ensure performance evaluation routines and reports are performed within the standard framework. Periodically review training needs and staffing requirements. Provide support to the daily operations, when necessary. As a HQNY Paying Officer, the incumbent is a designated signatory on the NY bank accounts domiciled in the USA and abroad. As a signatory, review/approval in SAP of identified payables will enable automated interface of EFT (electronic funds transfer) to the payment system.
2. Provide guidance to staff in all UNICEF locations on finance and banking issues. Establish procedures and formalize documentation of finance and banking processes and as required recommend enhancements.
3. Research banking regulations, policy and products for relevance to UNICEF's banking/business practices and potential future uses. Propose new services to improve efficiency and keep abreast of new banking standards. Identify and advise the legal obligations of UNICEF in the banking environment.
4. Manage accounting systems and banking products related to payment and receipt issues. Develop internal procedures and provide training to staff on their use. Coordinate with lTD &/or the bank to implement changes/upgrades to meet changing technical needs and requirements for hardware, software and interface/data issues.
5. Manage bank relationships for Cashiers bank accounts. Review monthly account bill for services to ensure services billed are appropriate and correct. Resolve service and billing issues with the bank.
6. Provide assistance within the Global Payments Center, and to other projects and assignments as requested by the Senior Financial Management.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• An advanced university degree (Master's) in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, or a directly-related technical field(s) is required. Valid professional certification (CA; CPA; etc.) from an accredited chartered accountancy institution, in conjunction with a relevant first-level (Bachelor's) university degree (as identified above), may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience, at the national and international levels, in Budget, Finance, Accounting, Banking or a directly-related field(s), using an integrated computerized environment, is required.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic payment systems is considered an asset.
• Previous hands on experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity is required.
• Previous work experience within an international organization is highly desirable.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

-Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking;
-Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves project goals;
-Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment;
-Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources;
-Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise;
-Ensures that team or department follows relevant company policies and procedures;
-Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives;
-Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear;
-Sets clearly defined objectives and produces comprehensive project plans for the organization.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.

Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 20 August 2014 .

Vacancy position link:
https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PA...

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply