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JOB TITLE: Finance Officer
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term (FT)
GRADE: NOA
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
DURATION: 12 months
NUMBER OF POSITION: 1
ABOUT THE WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
With 27.3 million highly food-insecure people, DRC is the largest food security crisis in the world in absolute numbers. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the highest estimated number of food-insecure people worldwide, with 27.3 million people who are food insecure between February and July 2021, representing about 28% of analysed population. Of this figure, 20.5 million people are facing “crisis” levels (IPC Phase 3) and 6.7 million people are facing “emergency” levels (IPC Phase 4) of food insecurity. An additional 41 million people are in a “stressed” state with high risk of slipping into food insecurity. Humanitarian actors continue their assistance operations despite the difficulties of access and insecurity in several provinces of the country; following the crisis in the East, WFP has scaled up its operation in 2022 despite funding challenges.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
This job is situated in the Finances unit of the DRC Country office of WFP in Kinshasa. The position reports to a more senior Finance Officer in the country office and it operates as part of the finance team providing general financial support. The DRC Country office of WFP in Kinshasa oversees and supports 17 offices across the country. The position may cover amongst others the collation, maintenance, analysis and reporting of information to maximize the effectiveness of financial services.
The job holder will have direct reports and also be working under the supervision of a more experienced staff member, receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (not all inclusive):
- Maintain awareness of corporate finance and resource management strategies and major ongoing programmatic initiatives, participating where appropriate using finance and resource management expertise.
- Contribute towards the development of country specific plans and processes, aligned with Regional and wider WFP strategy, policies and processes to meet the food assistance needs of beneficiaries within the Country.
- Report on key data for financial status and outcomes of projects in accordance with corporate governance requirements, ensuring accuracy, deadlines, and accounting processes are complied with.
- Monitor budgets and carry out forecasting for new and ongoing projects according to established corporate procedures and requirements.
- Perform bank reconciliations, disbursements, clearance of receivables, overall cash management and monthly financial closures on a regular basis in accordance with corporate requirements.
- Where necessary, deliver core administrative services, working with contractors and following standard processes to provide cost-effective, quality and timely services to WFP staff.
- Where necessary, undertake basic human resource functions related to staff benefits, recruitment of local staff, and training.
- Collate data and contribute to preparation of accurate and timely reporting, providing management with financial, staffing and resource usage information to enable them to make informed decisions.
- Track and collate data to support others to improve policies, systems and procedures in order to minimise financial risks, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and ensure services are aligned with business objectives.
- Contribute to the delivery of financial controls and insight into WFP performance, supporting periodic risk and internal control assessments to identify areas which may present potential audit, compliance or financial risks.
- Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries.
- Represent unit/CO at internal meetings, external meetings and events with other UN agencies, banks and other financial institutions, or other partners and entities as required.
- Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
- Other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
- Advanced University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) with additional years of related work experience.
- Membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA) or equivalent is desired.
Experience:
- Minimum one (1) postgraduate progressively responsible experience in a Finance manager position.
- Minimum (3) years of demonstrated technical work experience in one or more of the following areas: Finance, Audit (internal / external), Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or related fields.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Professional experience in performing financial analyses at a national and/or operational level.
- Prior experience with medium scale operations is an asset.
- Demonstrated work experience in improving the internal controls systems of international organizations is an asset.
Languages:
- Fluency (level C) in French oral and written
- Intermediate level (level B) in English oral and written
OUR WFP VALUES:
- Integrity
- Collaboration
- Engagement
- Humanity
- Inclusion
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
24/09/2024
Ref.: JR104714
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