The Finance Specialist deployed for surge support will report to the Technical Officer, under the technical oversight of the FAO Representative in the country of assignment.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Lead and organize the country office on financial and administrative matters
•    Supervise, oversee and/or contribute to the delivery of financial reporting, general accounting, project accounting, and/or investment activities/services in accordance with FAO policies and regulatory framework;
•    Identify operational, administrative and other constraints which may affect programme implementation and propose solutions to improve quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness;
•    Oversee preparation, monitoring and revision of the country office budget;
•    Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date financial records, including the preparation of bank and other reconciliation statements and supervises and conducts the year/biennium end closure of accounts;
•    Review accounts and ensure proper payment authorization including the preparation of appropriate expenditure
•    documents;
•    Lead the retrieval, entry, selection and analysis of data from a wide variety of sources, including FAO’s corporate administrative systems and data bases;
•    Coordinate the work and supervise the Finance and logistics teams;
•    Analyze financial/investment/risk related issues and provide financial advice and assistance to the country office Representative;
•    GRMS administrative Processing transactions and training staff

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Experience at the national or international level in providing financial management advisory services and/or managing staff and operational systems;

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills 

•    Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is desirable;
•    Experience in humanitarian contexts is desirable