Un Women

**Job Identification**
- 20551

**Locations**
- Cairo, Egypt**Posting Date**
- 10/06/2024, 02:45 AM
- 10/20/2024, 03:00 PM

**Job Schedule**
- Full time

**Agency**
- UN Women

**Grade**
- NOB

**Vacancy Type**
- Fixed Term

**Job Function**
- Operations

**Initial Contract Duration**
- one year

**Education & Work Experience**
- Master's Degree - 2 year(s) experience

**Required Languages**
- Fluency in English

**Desired Languages**
- Fluency in English is required

**Vacancy Category**
- Local Opportunities

**Vacancy Timeline**
- 2 Weeks

**Background**:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director, Financial Management, Financial Management Section, Division of Management and Administration in Headquarters (HQ) and the daily supervision of the Regional Office Finance Specialist the Finance Analyst is responsible for providing:
i) technical dedicated Quantum support to the region;
ii) support to the Regional Finance Specialist as well as to all the offices in the Region for budgetary management including direct project costing;
iii) partner audit preparation and management focal point in the region;

The Finance Analyst supports staff of the ROs and COs Finance Units. The Finance Analyst works in close collaboration with Regional Finance Specialist and Financial Management Section/DMA, Programme and Operations colleagues, teams at the country level, UNDP staff and Government officials ensuring high performance and efficiency in Finance.

**Functions**:
**Provide Regional and field financial management support the New ERP Formulation and Implementation**:

- Support with the General Ledger (GL) reconciliations;
- Perform solution readiness testing;
- Implement new ERP training;
- Act as a functional Helpdesk for the region;
- Provide support to the Regional Finance Specialist and Region’s Finance Staff, and relief Expert staff time on the ERP project;
- Formulate and develop Manual Work-around for complex issues for Quantum and once system is stabilized,
propose further streamlining opportunities for greater efficiency.

**Provide financial, technical and coordination support in the financial planning, analysis, and provision of services to (Multi) Country Offices (COs) and Regional Offices (RO), CO/MCO/RO in accordance with UN Women internal control framework, rules, regulations, policies and procedures**:

- Recommend and/or implement cost saving and reduction strategies;
- Review and/or verify financial transactions/activities, recording/reporting system and audit reports. Co-ordinate
with Financial Management Section/DMA on suggestions for amendments;
- Review financial business processes and use of Quantum system to ensure accurate and complete reporting of financial transactions by UN Women staff in accordance with the Internal Control Framework and Delegation of Authority and the timely flow of financial information in UN Women for management, monitoring and oversight purposes;
- Analyze and oversee all financial resources managed by the CO/MCO/RO and provide high-quality professional advice on financial issues to the CO/MCO/RO management, as necessary;
- Coordinate cash management processes, including liquidity management, recommend impress level, risk
assessment, security for cash assets on site;
- Assist with financial risk assessment reviews for the RO/MCO/CO, by identifying areas of risk and providing
recommendations and action plans for addressing issues raised.

**Provide coordination support in the audit processes, including but not limited to External, Internal, Partner audits, EU Verifications in accordance with UN Women rules, regulations, policies and procedures**:

- Coordinate the pre-audit preparations for financial management of the CO/MCO/RO to be audit ready and
complete the pre-audit checklist. Travel to the COs as necessary to assist during CO audits;
- Contribute technically to the training in the RO/MCO/CO as part of the training plan or requirement of pre-audit preparations or as otherwise determined by Operations Manager or Deputy Director of Financial Management;
- Write responses to internal and external audit inquiries and other findings related to financial management for review/approval by Operations Manager and Deputy Director of Financial Management and incorporate
recommendations in development in policies, procedures and practices;
- Plan and track expenditures and performance audit of financial resources, including extra-budgetary income;
- Follow up and/or take prompt action to respond to audit and other findings on financial management.

**Provide coordination support programme/ project and management budgets in ac