Programme Finance Associate

• Ensure full compliance with UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP) of financial activities and financial recording/reporting system.
• Support CO Programme Finance business processes mapping and elaboration of the content of internal standard operating procedures in programme finance in consultation with office management.
• Provide researched information for the audit of projects. Implement and follow-up on audit recommendations.
• Implement financing and trust fund agreements.

• Develop and follow up on Programme Portfolio Pipeline and Project Tree in ERP. Enter data of new grants into ERP in the form of Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and monitor AWPs status.
• Oversee ERP matching, implement effective internal controls, and ensure proper functioning of a client-oriented financial resource management system. Implement control mechanism for development projects by monitoring budget preparation and modifications and budgetary status versus ASL. Follow up with HQ on ASL for development projects.
• Verify accuracy of Combined Delivery Reports and follow-up on their signing by National Counterparts. Regularly monitor the CO delivery.
• Provide information and reports on the situation in CO programme, identify operational and financial problems, and propose solutions.
• Prepare reports and provide advice to project staff on UNDP administrative and programme reporting, particularly on budgetary issues. Verify and reconcile various expenditures reports from the CO, HQ and Executing Agencies. Periodically monitor dashboards and exceptions; and identify remedial actions in coordination with the supervisor.
• Prepare timely cost-recovery bills in ERP for the services provided, implement the revenue tracking system, and follow up on cost recovery.

• Support elaboration of conditions of contributions within the CO resource mobilization efforts.
• Monitor financing contributions, prepare AR pending items, and maintain contributions/receivables documentation.
• Provide advice to Programme and Project Staff on different donor reporting requirements; prepare donor reports and monitor financial reports to be submitted to donors.
• Review financing agreements and obtain clearances from HQ if necessary.
• Track and report on mobilized resources by performing the following tasks:
• Enter agreement information into Contracts Module and attach copy of the signed agreement in ERP.
• Submit information based on financing agreements to GSSU including amendments.

• Provide guidance to the executing agencies on routine implementation of projects and tracking use of financial resources.
• Organize and conduct training for the operations, programme, and projects staff on financial management and RBM.
• Assist in providing regular training and technical guidance and/or advice on audit and compliance matters, including implementation of Internal Control Framework (ICF).
• Synthesize lessons learned and best practices in programme and project finance.
• Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.

• Customer Satisfaction/Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide 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.
• Working with Evidence and Data: Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making.

• Knowledge Facilitation: Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally.

• Accounting (General): Knowledge of accounting concepts, principles, regulations, policies and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations.
• Budget Management: Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
• Audit Risk Management: Ability to address audit issues raised in the course of an audit and propose solutions in order to ensure a true and fair audit opinion is achieved.
• Banking and Cash Management: Ability to collect, handle, and manage cash, which involves assessing market liquidity, cash flow, and investments.

• Fully Qualified Accountant, from an internationally accredited institute of accountancy or Full Completion of the UNDP Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP). No UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (AFT) required.
• Candidates with no professional accountancy qualifications, but with degrees that major in accountancy and/or finance must complete UNDP Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP), if recruited. However, UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (AFT) is not required.
• Candidates with no professional accountancy qualifications but with relevant experience must successfully undertake UNDP Accountancy and Finance Test (AFT) before shortlisting and must complete the UNDP Finance Training and Certification Programme (FTCP), if recruited.

• 7 years (with high school diploma) or 4 years (with bachelor's degree) of progressively responsible Finance and Accounting experience at the national or international level is required.
• Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of spreadsheets and web-based management systems such as ERP financials and database packages.
• Knowledge of IPSAS and/or IFRS is required.
• Experience in providing guidance to stakeholders on overall financial matters is desired.
• Experience in development and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy will add advantage.
• Experience in providing administration and implementation support to development programs/projects.

• English and Bengali

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