Finance Manager, Awards Management Unit

Leads UN Women’s Awards Management Unit, overseeing donor financial reporting, project financial closure, fund monitoring and awards-related accounting controls.

Department: Awards Management Unit

• Lead certified, interim, final and ad hoc donor financial reporting
• Establish donor reporting schedules, procedures and quality assurance mechanisms
• Lead financial closure of projects and resolution of earmarked fund balances
• Oversee fund monitoring, prefinancing reviews and corrective actions
• Manage revenue recognition, accounts receivable and contribution records
• Lead, coach and oversee the geographically dispersed Awards Management Unit
• Coordinate audit responses and strengthen financial controls and business processes

• Master's degree in finance or accounting, or a professional accounting qualification
• At least seven years of extensive progressively responsible experience in financial management, accounting, donor reporting or grants management
• At least four years of supervisory experience
• Experience leading financial operations and managing multiple concurrent workstreams
• Experience supervising teams and managing staff performance
• Experience developing financial policies, internal controls and standard operating procedures
• Experience with financial ERP systems, preferably Oracle Cloud
• Fluency in English

• Fixed-term appointment
• Role directly supervises three Finance Specialists and leads thirteen personnel across regional offices, Brussels and Bonn