Programme Management Office (PRMO) - Senior Officer
Overview
The Programme Management Office (PMO) Senior Officer (Compliance) provides coordination and analytical expertise for oversight and internal control systems within the Asia Regional Health Cluster (ARHC). The role holder coordinates compliance review processes and ensures adherence to UNOPS financial regulations and donor requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and implement the annual compliance and capacity building work plan.
- Assess newly appointed SR/IPs capacities in financial management systems and practices.
- Assess SR/IPs capacity within financial management, budgeting, accounting, treasury and asset management, and internal control systems.
- Document, evaluate and test systems and controls to determine SR/IPs adequacy and effectiveness.
- Provide analyses and contributions to implement effective internal control and financial resources management systems.
- Monitor risks of SR/IPs related threats to the internal control system.
- Review processes, templates, and procedures to mitigate the risk of misuse of donor funds.
- Provide guidance to SR on developing and executing control and monitoring plans.
- Conduct regular briefings to Programme Director and Programme Team regarding SR/IPs’ financial management and internal controls.
- Provide support in planning, coordination, and feedback during Sub-recipient internal audits.
- Follow-up on SR/IP audit findings.
- Ensure compliance of internal procedures and controls with UNOPS policies and donor requirements.
- Respond to Local Fund Agent (LFA) queries during SR expenditure verification.
- Conduct independent and objective verifications of SRs expenditures.
- Conduct field monitoring visits and sample expenditure testing.
- Ensure regular and thorough spot-checks are conducted.
- Contribute to the development of capacity building plans for SRs/IPs.
- Organize and undertake SRs/IPs capacity building in Financial Management and training.
- Organize and facilitate training or workshops on lessons and good practices.
- Assist SRs/IPs to develop/refine finance manuals or/and SOPs.
- Develop and refine SRs/IPs finance capacity building tools.
- Maintain and update PR/ARHC Operational Guidelines for SRs/IPs.
- Propose improvements on financial tools developed by UNOPS ARHC used for donor reporting.
- Organize and/or facilitate internal training to increase capacity and strengthen project support on financial management and compliance.
- Provide guidance to ARHC Finance Team to ensure a consistent approach for handling compliance issues.
Required Experience
A minimum 2 years of professional-level experience in project accounting and preparation of financial statements in an international organization is required. Experience with MS Office or Google Suite is required. Knowledge of UNOPS financial rules and regulations is an asset. Experience working with ERP and using financial management electronic systems is desired. Experience in the UN system organizations is desirable.
Qualifications
A Master’s degree in accounting, finance, audit or other field related to the duties above is required. First level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in the above mentioned areas in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is an asset.