Finance Specialist

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.

The Shared Services Centre (SSC) recommends and administers process management and procedures that need to be executed effectively; ensures the management of quality assurance activities associated with the transactional processes and implementation of service delivery; continuously improves the satisfaction of its customers, internal or external, while pursuing a continuous improvement agenda that will drive up service excellence while driving down the costs of service delivery through process standardization, process automation and self-service capabilities.

The Finance Analyst will report to the Finance Officer. He or she will work closely with the Finance Unit team as well as FAO Decentralized Offices. 
 

Delivery of financial services to FAO Decentralized Offices.

• Act as a point of contact for CSF and Decentralized Offices for matters related to bank reconciliation. 
  
• Perform routine financial administration support and transaction processing tasks including calculating, inputting and checking information for correctness and communicating discrepancies to supervisor(s);
  
• Monitor the workload and track the progress of tasks assigned to the bank reconciliation team, and report the updates to supervisor 
  
• Verify accuracy of data including researching and reporting any irregularities, discrepancies or processing issues to supervisor(s);
  
• Assist with reviewing transactions, investigating errors and taking corrective accounting actions;
  
• Extract details of transactions from the accounting system to support the analysis and verification of accuracy and validity;
  
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts by acting as focal person for the Continuous Improvement Team for the analysis, testing and implementation of new financial process automations;
  
• Ensure smooth processing of invoices, payments, returns and payment rejections;
  
• Contact FAO’s corporate banks in case of payment issues;
  
• Draft and prepare correspondence to respond to queries;
  
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures in the area of work;
  
• Provide procedural guidance to managers and staff; provide communication and advice to other finance support personnel, as needed;
  
• Perform other duties as required.

• Secondary School Education
  
• Four years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, cash management and/or asset management related support work. 
  
• Working knowledge (level C) of English  
  
• National of Hungary or resident of the country with valid work permit.

• Results Focus
  
• Teamwork
  
• Communication
  
• Building Effective Relationships
  
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

• Extent of knowledge of financial rules and regulations, accounting policies and practices;
  
• Extent of knowledge of the processing and approval process of a variety of transactions; 
  
• Familiarity with ERP corporate financial systems;
  
• Knowledge of the communication and documentation standards;
  
• Knowledge of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) would be an asset;
  
• Knowledge of the MS Office applications and Oracle ERP application or similar ERP system.
  

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO [link removed] and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
  
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
  
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
  
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
  
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
  
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
  
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
  
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
  
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance: https://fao.service-now.com/csp [link removed]