Finance Officer

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP utilizes food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts. We are committed to a diverse, skilled, and high-performing workforce operating in an inclusive environment, embodying our core values.

Job Purpose

The Finance Officer NOA will support the stewardship of WFP’s financial resources by monitoring budgets, forecasting financial needs, and reporting on key financial data. This role is crucial for enabling effective fund management and ensuring that humanitarian assistance is delivered efficiently and effectively to beneficiaries. The officer will contribute to financial planning, perform regular financial closures, and manage disbursements and receivables. Additionally, the position may involve providing basic administrative and human resource support, such as managing local staff recruitment or staff benefits, and contributing to the preparation of financial reports for informed decision-making. The role also involves tracking data to enhance policies and procedures, minimize financial risks, and ensure operational efficiency and alignment with business objectives, while supporting financial controls and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity through food assistance. WFP is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals. The organization values integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, and inclusion. WFP offers a multicultural and inclusive work environment with opportunities for personal and professional development, including training, coaching, and mentorship. A career at WFP provides the chance to work globally with passionate colleagues to deliver effective humanitarian aid to millions. The role involves supporting the stewardship of WFP’s resources by monitoring budgets, forecasting, reporting on key financial data, and performing administrative and human resource functions. Key responsibilities include maintaining awareness of finance strategies, contributing to country-specific plans, reporting on financial status and project outcomes, monitoring budgets, performing financial closures, managing bank reconciliations, and providing administrative services. The role also entails undertaking basic HR functions, collating data for reporting, tracking data to improve policies and procedures, contributing to financial controls, and guiding junior staff. Additionally, representatives may attend internal and external meetings and ensure preparedness for emergency responses.

Work Experience

The role requires experience in performing basic financial analyses at both national and operational levels, as well as experience in managing financial transactions. These skills are essential for supporting financial stewardship, monitoring budgets, forecasting, and reporting on key data to ensure efficient fund management and effective beneficiary assistance.

Skills

Financial analysis, Budget monitoring, Forecasting, Financial reporting, Administrative support, Human resource functions, Data collation, Financial controls, Risk management, Supervision

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