Finance Officer Accounting and Reporting

Under the supervision of the Unit Head, General Accounting Unit, the Finance Officer (Accounting and Reporting) maintains and monitors s accounting records, and ensures proper application of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), Financial Regulations, Financial Rules and established procedures related to accounting matters. She/he also prepares and reviews financial reports, in particular IAEA’s annual financial statements, ensuring that the financial system provides correct financial information ensuring adequate system controls and validations are in place. She/he plays a primary role in maintaining the General Ledger, the reporting of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets and inventories focusing on completeness and accuracy of disclosures. In addition she/he reviews business processes and internal controls in support of the annual issuance of the Statement of Internal Controls.

The Finance Officer (Accounting and Reporting) is: (1) an analyst of complex cases related to accounting matters, making relevant recommendations; (2) a specialist, providing specialized knowledge in relation to accounting, financial reporting and internal controls; and (3) a business partner, building partnerships and ensuring the provision of efficient and effective service.

Functions / Key Results Expected:

• Contribute to the timely completion of the monthly and annual closure process through monitoring of the status of tasks being completed outside the Division of Budget and Finance.
• Assure the overall integrity, accuracy and completeness of the General Ledger within AIPS, the IAEA’s Oracle based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Prepare the core financial statements and/or the initial drafts of the relevant sections of the annual financial statements for the IAEA.
• Resolve IPSAS accounting matters, identifying potential procedural solutions and work with the Unit Head to determine implementation plans.
• Perform reviews of the financial reporting processes and propose improvements in support of the annual issuance of the Statement of Internal Controls.

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills:

• University degree in accounting, financial management or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent recognized professional qualification.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience of which a minimum of two years should have been in international organizations.
• Experience in preparing financial statements in accordance with IPSAS or another set of internationally recognized set of accounting standards (e.g. IFRS, US GAAP, etc.).
• Experience managing an ERP’s General Ledger and/or Asset Module.
• Experience in understanding, documenting, assessing and improving business processes and internal control environments. Experience in financial audit is an advantage.
• Experience in providing guidance and revising work of other staff.
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Source: https://iaea.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2023/0789%20(018583)