Closing Date: Sunday, 09 October 2011

Job Title
Deputy Chief, Payments and Payroll Unit, P3

Department/ Office
GENERAL PAYMENTS UNIT

Duty Station
GENEVA

Posting Period
10 August 2011-9 October 2011

Job Opening number

11-FIN-UNOG ADM FRMS FS GPU-20225-R-GENEVA

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity

Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in Payments and Payroll Unit, Finance Section, Financial Resources Management Service, Division of Administration, UNOG and the incumbent reports to the Chief of the Unit.

Responsibilities

• Under the general supervision of the Chief of Unit, the incumbent:
• Monitor payments and payroll operations to ensure enforcement of all related UN Regulations and Rules and administrative instructions.
• Exercises approving authority, under the delegated authority from the Controller, ensuring compliance with the UN Financial Regulations and Rules, for all payments and payroll actions.
• Monitors and verifies all payroll and payments transations to ensure complete and accurate accounting records and financial report.
• Assists the Chief of Unit as required, including coordinating with offices concerned on payments and payroll matters, participating in meetings with client departments/office, providing input for and assists in the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and acting as Officer-in-Charge of the unit during the absence of the unit chief.

Competencies
PROFESSIONALISM: Extensive knowledge of UN Financial Policies and Procedure, UN Financial Regulations and Rules. Very good IT skills and extensive experience of core financial systems such as IMIS. Knowledge of IPSAS and ERP. Demonstrate professional competence and mastery of subject matter.

COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.

TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others.

PLANNING & ORGANIZING: Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work. Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary.

CLIENT ORIENTATION: Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES:
BUILDINGTRUST: Provides an environment in which others can talk and act without fear of repercussion. Places confidence in colleagues, staff members and clients. Follows through on agreed upon actions.

JUDGEMENT/ DECISION-MAKING: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly. Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them. Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information.

Education
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in finance, accounting or business administration. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience
At least five years of progressive experience in finance, accounting and business administration with supervisory components. Three years experience with the UN accounting systems and financial operations is desirable.

Languages
Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required; Good working knowledge of the other is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage

Assessment Method
Written test and competency based interview.

United Nations Considerations
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.