Finance and Budget Officer (ERP Financial Processes Functional Expert )

Posting Title: Finance and Budget Officer (ERP Financial Processes Functional Expert ), P3
Job Code Title: FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER
Department/ Office: United Nations Office at Vienna
Duty Station: VIENNA
Posting Period: 13 January 2015-12 February 2015
Job Opening number: 15-FIN-UNOV-39664-R-VIENNA (X)

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the ERP deployment team (Umoja project) of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Vienna ERP Project Manager (Umoja Vienna Site Coordinator), in the Office of the Director of the Division for Management (DM). The position will closely coordinate the deployment of the ERP financial processes with the Financial Resources Management Service (FRMS) and other operational Divisions of UNOV/UNODC.

Umoja is a UN Secretariat wide transformation project based on an SAP platform and will introduce business process re-engineering and functional role changes to finance, human resources, supply chain and programme management. It is developed centrally by a UN Secretariat wide project team and rolled out to major UN offices via site deployment teams. The UNOV/UNODC rollout is planned for November 2015 and will impact more than 2,000 staff in Vienna and 60 field offices worldwide.

For more informatino on Umoja, please visit: http://www.unumoja.net

Education

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance or accounting is required. A first level degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. An international professional qualification in finance (e.g. Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant or Certified Management Accountant) is desirable.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in financial management and accounting at the international level in the public sector is required. Demonstrated experience in the implementation of an ERP, preferably SAP, is required. Experience within the United Nations system or similar international organization is desirable. Working knowledge of SAP is highly desirable. Experience in business process re-engineering and in project management is desirable. Experience in designing and conducting instructor-led training on financial and budgetary processes is highly desirable. Proficiency in MS project and MS Office applications including Visio is highly desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English, i.e. oral and written proficiency, is required. Knowledge of other United Nations official languages is an advantage.

Details and to apply at: careers.un.org
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