Finance Officer NOA

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Zimbabwe works in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe, humanitarian and development actors, the private sector, and local communities to address immediate food needs while supporting long
• term solutions to hunger and malnutrition. WFP’s portfolio in Zimbabwe is guided by its Country Strategic Plan (CSP 2022–2026), which aligns with national development priorities and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.

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 plus membership in an international recognized professional accountancy body such as Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPA) or equivalent.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all
• inclusive, within delegated authority):
• 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.
• Support the financial management of Cash
• Based Transfer operations, ensuring timely reconciliation of CBT accounts and accurate recording of transactions.
• Monitor and report on CBT financial flows, payment cycles, and reconciliations, ensuring any discrepancies are promptly investigated and resolved.
• Collaborate with Programme (CBT) and Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment between operational plans and financial disbursement processes.
• 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, Payroll Management, 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.
• 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 as required

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