Financial Specialist Job at UNDP Nigeria

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Job Title: Financial Specialist

Job ID: 34550

Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria

Summary of Key Functions:

•   Ensuring strategic direction of Program finance management;

•   Effective and accurate financial resources management and oversight;

•   Projects' budgets management and organization of an optimal cost-recovery system;

•   Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing, guidance to all stakeholders on financial matters.

Education:    

•   Advanced (Masters) University Degree in Finance/Accounting, Business, or Public Administration, or a professional accounting qualification from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy. Professionally qualified accountants from an internationally recognized institute of accountancy will have a distinct advantage.

•   UNDP Advanced Accountancy & Finance Test required

Experience:  

•   At least 5 years of relevant experience in providing financial management advisory services in UNDP. Seasoned Finance Specialist with solid financial Management skills in ATLAS Experience of IPSAS and/or IFRS is required. Experience with UNDP-EU Financial Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) and/or procedures employed by other donors such as DFID and CIDA in project financial Management and reporting is a desired but not mandatory.

•   Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.

Language Requirements:  

•    Fluency in the UN and national language of the duty station.

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