Regional Financial Comptroller (P)
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), established in 1951, is a UN-related agency dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration. It works with governments and partners to save lives, protect migrants, and facilitate pathways for regular migration. The Regional Financial Comptroller role supports financial and administrative functions across the region, ensuring compliance with global policies and providing strategic financial advisory services.
Job Purpose
The Regional Financial Comptroller is responsible for steering, monitoring, and facilitating IOM’s financial and administrative functions across the region, reporting to the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director (Management), with a secondary line to the Comptroller/Director of DFM. This role ensures compliance of country offices with IOM’s financial policies, regulations, and procedures. The Comptroller provides strategic financial advisory services, supports efficient financial and administrative operations, identifies and mitigates financial risks, and champions capacity-building initiatives to strengthen the financial workforce, systems, and internal controls. Collaboration with DFM divisions, UN agencies, and donor representatives at regional and country levels is a key aspect of the position.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include developing and implementing regional financial management plans aligned with IOM policies. The role involves providing strategic financial advice to regional and country office management, ensuring compliance with financial controls, and offering guidance and training to finance staff. Monitoring financial and administrative processes across the region, conducting compliance assessments, and strengthening the internal control environment are crucial. This includes managing financial risks, overseeing budget submissions and expenditures, optimizing cash management, and ensuring compliance with donor reporting requirements. The Comptroller will also manage audit recommendations, supervise regional finance staff, lead capacity-building initiatives, and represent IOM in inter-agency financial discussions.
Work Experience
Requires at least ten years of progressive leadership experience in financial management, accounting, financial reporting, and analysis within an international, decentralized environment. Experience in financial analysis, feasibility studies, and negotiating with member states/donors is essential. Proficiency with budgeting, financial systems, ERP, and knowledge of IPSAS or IFRS are required. Field operations experience in similar international organizations is advantageous.
Skills
Strong communication, people management, and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of IOM/UN financial regulations is desirable. Proven ability to remotely manage teams and decentralized financial practices. Skill in operating complex financial monitoring frameworks and understanding decentralized operating models. Excellent language proficiency and drafting skills. Ability to innovate and manage transitions.