Vacancy Announcement from UNDP
Finance Analyst
Job Identification: 23899
Apply Before: 02/18/2025, 10:44 AM
Job Schedule: Full time
Locations: Kathmandu, Nepal
Agency: UNDP
Grade: NPSA-9
Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area: Management
Bureau: Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
Contract Duration: 1 Year
Required Languages: English and Nepali
Vacancy Timeline: 2 Weeks
Mobility required/no mobility: no mobility required
Job Description
Background
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
As a trusted, long-term partner of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund, GF), UNDP’s value proposition lies in providing an integrated package of development solutions to strengthen institutions to deliver health services. Through its contributions as interim Principal Recipient and provider of technical assistance in over 53 countries since 2003, UNDP’s provision of integrated policy, implementation and capacity development support to countries has yielded significant health and development results in challenging operating environments. Proactive risk management and investing in sustainability are the cornerstones of UNDP’s portfolio management approach and providing technical assistance to national counterparts during all phases of implementation, strengthening legislation, policies, and regulatory frameworks, and building capacities across key functional areas, including financial management, health information systems, procurement and supply chain management. Within the HHD Group the Global Fund – Health Implementation Support Team (GF/HIST) is a dedicated team providing support to UNDP Country Offices implementing health and development programmes.
In Nepal, UNDP is the Co-Principal Recipient (PR) of the Global Fund GC7 grant for three diseases and work closely with the Government of Nepal. For effective implementation of the Global Fund programme, UNDP Nepal has established a Programme Management Unit (PMU) to coordinate and oversee the implementation and to ensure compliance of the terms and conditions of the grant agreements with the Global Fund and UNDP rules, policies, and procedures. The PMU coordinates with the national partners particularly the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the Provincial and local government, government entities at federal and provinces, Non-Government Organizations, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), communities, technical partners, UN agencies, the Global Fund (Local Fund Agent) and the Country Coordinating Mechanism.
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will be reporting to Finance Specialist.
Ensures the implementation of operational and financial management strategies and adapts processes and procedures:
- Full compliance with UNDP rules, regulations, policies and strategies, financial recording/ reporting system and implementation of effective internal controls, proper functioning of a customer-oriented financial resources management system.
- Continuously review the financial situation and support the PMU in the preparation of forecasts and periodic disbursement requests to be submitted to the Global Fund.
- Supports the development of funding requests, grant negotiations and amendments to the grant confirmations.
- Regularly monitor financial exception reports for unusual activities and transactions and review anomalies or unusual transactions and inform the supervisor of the results of the review and the corrective actions being proposed.
- Monitors closely the budget, in cooperation with the Finance Specialist and conducts quality analysis of the performance of the budget by cost inputs and partner.
- In close coordination with the programme team conduct regular field/monitoring visit for financial monitoring.
- Review and ensure the timely financial reports prepared and communicated to the donor, and the Country Office and present the financial analysis, process, and procedures to the management on timely basis.
- Facilitate and support for the programme audits and investigation and in coordination with the Country Office, Regional Bureau,
- Office of Audit, and Investigations, GF/HST, ensure timely follow-up on management actions and recovery action.
- Review and support for the effective implementation of the recommendations of the audit and take actions to address the areas of improvement as identified by the audit.
Ensures the management of programme budgets and the operation of the optimal cost recovery system:
- Finalization of the financial sections of the update of the progress report and the disbursement request and preparation of quarterly and biannual forecasts of cash flows and annual cash flows, and statement of sources and use of funds in accordance with Global
- Fund requirements for submission to the Global Fund.
- Timely review and finalization of the improved financial report and other financial reports as required by the Global Fund.
- Timely preparation of program budget reviews and provision of justifications for budget reallocation / reprogramming requests (if applicable) for submission to the Global Fund.
- Preparation and monitoring of budgets; regular analysis and reporting on budget approvals and delivery status.
- Monitor and ensure that Global Fund contributions are properly transferred to UNDP in a timely manner.
- Timely identification and registration of receipts for the income request.
- Initiating bank transfers and transactions, selecting bank transfers and transactions for approval and settlement.
- Timely preparation of monthly cash flow forecasts for use by supervisor.
- Ensures proper management of cash receipts and petty cash.
- Ensure maintenance of the proper filing system for finance records and documents and
- Prepares programme budgets in QUANTUM and ensures that the budget in Hyperion Planning and Budgeting Cloud system is in line with the approved detailed budget.
Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in monitoring and evaluation:
- In coordination with the Finance Specialist supports the development of partnerships and maintaining strong working relationships with the national, provincial partners and entities, NGOs, CSOs, communities, donors, technical partners, and UN agencies to ensure transparent and effective management, quality services and oversight of the programmes.
- Supports the Finance Specialist in the development of capacity development through different trainings/coaching/mentoring and transition strategies to support national entities to implement and assume the PR role, ensuring access to appropriate tools and resources.
- Actively participates in UNDP and other relevant external networks/forums to promote the programme.
- Conduct training for the PMU and other relevant stakeholders on financial management and oversight.
Contribution towards Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI):
- Ensure GESI is mainstreamed in the budget, AWP, procurement and HR plans, and all other administrative work to be undertaken by the project in coordination with Community, Rights and Gender Analyst and GESI Analyst of UNDP CO.
- Fully comply with UNDP’s GESI policy and ensure contribute to the zero tolerance for discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and abuse.
- Promote gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) throughout programme implementation.
- Create a safe working environment by developing respectful and safe organizational culture and supporting practices.
- Collaborates with team members, programme partners, and sub-grantees to ensure safe implementation of programmes at the community level applying Do No Harm approach.
- The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies
Core competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision making
People Management competencies:
UNDP People Management Competencies can be found in the dedicated site.
Cross-Functional & Technical Competences:
Finance
- Accounting (General) – Knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, frameworks, standards, regulations, policies and trends, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations in Sub receipts (SR) management
- Financial Planning and Budgeting – Ability to create and manage processes to achieve UNDP’s long and short-term financial goals, including through planning, budgeting, forecasting, analyzing and reporting.
- Finance business partnering – Able to support business units and add value by innovating and providing solutions to financial issues/queries, including through FAQs, financial tools, advisory with the special attention to the SR implementation and non-finance colleagues for whom the service is being provided.
- Understands the operations, opportunities and challenges of the organization. Holds a commercial outlook, demonstrating accountability towards organizational goals.
- Financial Reporting and Analysis – Understands changes in regulatory, legal and ethical frameworks and standards for financial reporting in the public sector.
- Ability to extract, evaluate financial data, derive relevant findings and present them in a meaningful and coherent manner to facilitate effective decision making and performance monitoring. Understands the benefits of integrated reporting, including non- financial resources such as human, social and intellectual capital, and environmental and governance performance
Business Direction and Strategy
- System Thinking – Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Management
- Client Orientation – Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, assist in providing consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers’ needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients’ immediate requests. Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns
2030 Agenda: People
- Gender – Gender social norms and behavioral change
2030 Agenda: Prosperity
- Inclusive Growth – Social Inclusion
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- A professional accounting qualification from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy, and/or Advanced (master’s) University Degree in Finance and/or Accounting is required.
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in Finance and/or Accounting in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Candidates with professional accounting qualifications from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.
- Candidates with no professional accountancy qualifications, but with degrees that major in accountancy and/or finance must complete the Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP), if recruited. Candidates satisfying the two above criteria are exempted from undertaking the UNDP Advanced Accountancy and Finance Test (AAFT).
- Candidates with MBA or master’s in finance with no accountancy qualification but with relevant experience must successfully undertake the UNDP Advanced Accountancy and Finance Test (AAFT) to be eligible for shortlisting.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant and progressive professional experience in providing financial management advisory services is required.
- Professional experience in providing financial management advisory services
- Knowledge and experience in Global Fund’s financial policies and procedures will be an asset
- Demonstrated experience in reporting and budgeting.
- Experience and knowledge of UN or UNDP or Development organization’s Financial Management, rules, regulations, policies and procedures is an asset
- Proven track record of sound understanding of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, diversity issues will be an asset
- Experience in the use of the financial ERP packages system
- Experience working in/with international donor-funded projects with finance duties is desired
- Solid experience in working with a multi-cultured group of people and systems in high-pressure environments will be an advantage
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of web-based management systems is preferred
- Familiar with dealing with client relationships with international organizations, national governments and civil society is desired.
Required Languages
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Fluency in written and spoken Nepali is required.
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UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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