Finance Associate, Local Fund Agent

• Verify data provided by the Principal Recipient in Disbursement Request/Financial Progress Updates using primary source documents, in particular vouchers and other documentation supporting the reported expenditure;
• Assist in review of documents submitted by the Principal Recipient and verify information provided for preparation of the LFA’s independent opinion/analysis of financial adequacy for Global Fund grants including budgets and their revisions;
• Ensure that the verified expenditure is conducted in accordance with the Global Fund guidelines and in case of non-compliance, the matter is reported to the supervisor for further communication to the Global Fund, with practical recommendations;
• Prepare, for final review by the supervisor, data verification and compilation of data in the requested templates as per Global Fund guidelines in the context of field visits and spot checks with the LFA Finance team;
• Prepare reconciliation of the cash balances and expenditures reported by PR and SR in accordance with PU/DR Guidelines of the Global Fund;
• Produce explanation of variances between the approved budget and actual expenditure taking into account the information provided by PR and grant implementation modalities;
• Prepare detailed reviews of PR and SR budgets for further review and elaboration by the Financial Management & Systems Specialist during grant making taking into account the approved policies & procedures and value for money considerations;
• Contribute to the assessment of capacities of PR and SR from financial perspective to assess the capability to manage Global Fund grants and assets in the country by filling in the relevant portions of the Capacity Assessment Tool set forth by the Global Fund;
• Participate in identifying internal control and financial weaknesses of Principal and Sub-Recipients and support the team in identification of practical remedial solutions;
• Work effectively in a team to deliver the reports on time and with high quality input;
• Highlight and discuss with supervisor of any perceived or verified misuse of funds and assets or financial risks for Global Fund grants in the country; and
• Support any other financial verification or analysis as requested by the Supervisor and/or LFA Team Leader.
• Supervise support and temporary finance personnel in the conduction of routine activities.

• Bachelor’s  degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• An internationally recognized professional accounting qualification is desirable (CA/CMA/CPA/ACCA etc.), but not mandatory.
  
  

• 3 years' relevant experience with a valid Bachelor's degree. 
• A technical diploma may be accepted if candidates can justify one additional year of professional experience.
• Experience in accounting or funds management, including budgeting, account reconciliation, cash management, financial analysis or financial reporting is required.
• Ability to verify and analyze financial statements (including income and expenditure statements, balance sheets and cash reconciliation statements) is required.
• Experience with: IPSAS, Asset Management, Planning and reviewing and Financial control is desirable.
• Previous experience in audit / verification of financial compliance is desirable.
  
  
  
  
  

• Fluent oral and written English and Urdu required for this position.

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement
Contract level: Local ICA Support Level 7
Contract duration:   Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.