Finance Senior Analyst - Financial Statements and Board of Auditors relations

HQ Copenhagen provides strategic direction and support to UNOPS operations globally. It houses various corporate functions, including finance, human resources, and information technology.

The Finance Group serves as a strategic partner and fiduciary advisor, ensuring transparent, accountable, and effective resource management across UNOPS. The Group defines financial strategy in alignment with organizational goals, establishes finance policies, systems, and processes, and leads corporate budgeting to enable full cost recovery and ensure long-term financial sustainability. Throughout the project lifecycle, the Finance Group provides expert guidance, oversight, and tailored financial solutions. Responsibilities include delivering comprehensive financial and corporate performance reporting, strengthening financial capacity across the organization, and continuously enhancing resource planning and allocation. In addition, the Finance Group prepares and oversees the implementation of finance-related policies, upholding the highest standards of financial stewardship and supporting UNOPS in achieving operational excellence and fiscal responsibility.

The Finance Senior Analyst will provide crucial support to HQ finance functions, focusing on grants advances and liquidation, inventory monitoring, and financial oversight. The role supports IPSAS specialists and contributes to maintaining financial integrity and compliance within UNOPS.

1. Financial Oversight and Monitoring

• Review reconciliation submissions and account balances to ensure recording and reporting compliance in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions.
• Coordinate and follow up with related parties and prepare issue reports for escalation.
• Support in quarterly and year-end financial closure processes.
• Review, monitoring and consolidation of UNOPS provision for bad debts, write off and contingent assets/liabilities and liaison with respective offices for timely updates.
• Review of finance data in General Ledger for completeness, accuracy, and correctness of accounting entries including Lease management and inventories.
• Exercise periodic monitoring and oversight on transactions and account balances in respective areas to ensure recording and reporting is made in accordance with UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable Organizational Directives and Operational Instructions.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining a strong control environment around financial reporting.
• Maintain a log of issues identified, collect and update data to consolidate and complete the issue log.
• Raise or review transactions in UNOPS ERP and any other cross functional support as needed.
• Support audit readiness initiatives related to newly adopted accounting standards by reviewing and validating financial information to ensure accuracy, completeness, existence, and appropriate valuation of reported data in compliance with applicable accounting frameworks and UNOPS requirements.

2. Capacity Building / System Improvements

• Support in continuously improving and refining UNOPS financial processes to reduce manual work and enhance efficiency.
• Support process documentation and continuous improvements in the corporate system (Policy and Process Portal).
• Maintain a log of issues identified, analyze data based on lessons learned and related dashboards.
• Support in implementation of new systems and ERP (OneUNOPS).
• Contribute to the preparation of training materials in accordance with IPSAS standards and UNOPS Financial Rules & Regulations and deliver training sessions to finance practice members.
• Ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

3. Policy Implementations and Compliance

• Conduct research and analysis to support the development of IPSAS-compliant accounting guidance and financial procedures. 
• Analyze the impact of new IPSAS standards and assist senior specialists in implementation activities, including but not limited to collaborating with related business process owners and IT Group.
• Assist in documenting procedures, SOPs and guidance developed by senior accounting specialists. 

4. Technical Accounting and Corporate Financial Statements 

• Gather, compile and analyze financial and operational data to support the IPSAS Specialist in assessing accounting matters. 
• Contribute background research, benchmarking and supporting documentation for technical accounting papers and position papers. 
• Provide support to the audit focal person during internal and external audit processes and new accounting standards as required

Required

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, with 4 years of relevant experience OR
• A master's degree (or equivalent) in any of the above disciplines with 2 years of relevant experience is required.

Required

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in finance and accounting.

• Experience with IPSAS or IFRS accounting standards.

  
  

Desired

• Experience working in a UN organization.

• Knowledge of IPSAS 47 & 48.

• Experience with OneUNOPS.

• Experience with grants management and accounting.  

• Experience with inventory monitoring and control.

  
  

• UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 
• UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
• Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the selection process, which may include various assessments. 
• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of a wide range of nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. We strive to sustain and strengthen this diversity, fostering an inclusive working environment where all personnel are treated with respect and have equal access to opportunities.
• UNOPS evaluates all applications based on the skills, qualifications and experience outlined in the vacancy announcement. We are committed to a fair and transparent selection process and welcome diverse perspectives, including those of women, indigenous and racialized communities, individuals of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations, and persons with disabilities.
• We are committed to enabling all candidates to perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require support or reasonable accommodation to complete any assessment, please inform our human resources team upon receiving your invitation.
• UNOPS has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment, and other forms of abusive conduct, including discrimination, abuse of authority, and harassment. To uphold these standards, background checks are conducted for all final candidates to help ensure that individuals with a history of such conduct are not hired. By applying for a position with UNOPS, candidates acknowledge and consent to these verification processes.
  

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here. 
• For more details about the contract types, please click here.
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda. 
• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.