Accounting Specialist, P-3, Copenhagen, Denmark

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a Accounting Specialist in Copenhagen, Denmark. The incumbent will be accountable for ensuring that Supply Division invoice certification processes and tasks are timely, accurate and are in line UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations as well as IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards).

Purpose:

Please see Terms of Reference

Qualification and Competencies:
Education:
Advanced university degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, or other related discipline.
Qualified accountant (CPA/CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent); or 5 years hands-on accounting experience.
Certificate in project management is an advantage.

Work Experience & Technical Competencies:
Five years (three of which international) of relevant professional work experience in the areas of accounting, accounting project management, month-end closing processes, financial and/or management reporting, financial risk analysis,  including supervisory experience.

Proven experience in the area of shared-services and/or business process outsourcing of which at least 2 projects in the domain of shared-services and/or outsourcing linked to finance as a consultant, operational manager, service delivery manager, project manager or process owner. Practical experience with the full lifecycle of functional optimization and/or shared-services programs.

Languages: Fluency in English. Knowledge of other UN working languages would be an asset, preferably French.

Values and Competencies:

Our Core Values reflect attitudes and convictions that are shared across all UNICEF staff and include:

Core Values (Required)
• Commitment
• Diversity
• Integrity

Core Competencies (Required)
• Communication
• Drive for results
• Working with people

Functional Competencies (Required)
• Leading and Supervising 
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing (level II)
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Planning and Organizing

Skills and knowledge
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (including Excel, Word and Power Point), good computer skills, including internet navigation.
• Proven ability to plan, document and set up new processes
• A strong understanding of financial systems including the interaction between different ledgers and workflow optimisation
• Advanced knowledge of general ledger and accounting principles
• Ability to extract from quantitative and qualitative data information, trend analysis
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality, accurate work within tight deadlines
• Proven problem solver with the ability to resolve unique situations where no previously established policies and procedures exist
• Advanced working knowledge of month-end, year-end reporting processes
• Advanced working knowledge of accounting principles and standards, preferably IPSAS

How to Apply:
This position is being re-advertised to expand the pool of candidates. Candidates who had applied previously will be considered and need not re-apply.
If you wish to apply, please register to the employment website and create a profile.  External applicants, may access UNICEF Employment at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index.php.  To find the vacancy, please click on "Start an unregistered job search" and search by functional area, level and location or vacancy number.

External candidates may reference the vacancy number: E-VN-2014-002064
Internal applicants should access here: UNICEF Employment. Click on "E-recruitment", log on and search by functional area, level and location or vacancy number.

Internal candidates may reference the vacancy number: I-VN-2014-002063

Applications should be submitted before close of business on: Wednesday 24 September, 2014.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.