Donor Financial Reporting And Data Analyst Lazio

Donor Financial Reporting And Data Analyst
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

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**Job Title**:Donor Financial Reporting and Data Analyst

**Type of Contract**:Consultant

**Division: FINC - **Contribution, Accounting and Financial Reporting

**Duty Station (City, Country)**: HQ Rome, Italy (or telecommuting)

**Duration**:6 months

**BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT**:

The Contribution Accounting and Donor Financial Reporting (FINC) Branch of the WFP Corporate Finance Division contribute to the organisations'

accountability to donors on the utilization of contributions through support to financial management on accounting for contributions, provision of guidance

and preparation and certification of donor financial reports.

The objectives of the Unit are to (i) Ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors, (ii)

Improve financial management in accounting for contributions, income and expenditures and; (iii) support Country Offices on contribution financial

management under Country Portfolio Budget.

The Unit requires support in the form of a consultant to augment its current capacity in integrating

automation and digitalization in different processes.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**:

The Consultant will be responsible as follows:

1.

Manage the development of the Balance Transfer Tool and other required contribution management and donor reporting monitoring tools by carry out

the following duties:

- Maintain an implementation calendar for the rollout of the different update releases of the tool

- Coordinate the input of relevant internal and external stakeholders including but not limit to TEC, Finance, Budget, Partnership Advocacy and Programming

- Ensure data included in the platform is consistent and aligned with the needs of the final users

- Propose and coordinate technical solutions in coordination with TEC

- Perform and coordinate the testing of the tools

- Prepare presentations, Training, and guidelines material for the diffusion of the

tool for the new tool roll out if applicable

2.

Support in the automation and production of required reports and monitoring reports to facilitate donor reporting

3.

Contribute to updating SOPs and guidelines where necessary

4.

Other duties as required by the supervisors or Chief of the Unit

**DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT**:

Ensure agreed tools and automation in relevant to donor financial reporting both standard and specialized reports are in place and implemented.

Validation rules are maintained, documented and ready for handover by the end of contract.

Technical solution discussed and implemented is communicated, shared and documented either through guidelines or tools and channels agreed with the supervisors.

Accuracy and timely delivery in all tasks performed with the organized, accurate and well documented records conforming required and agreed format.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:

**Education**:

University degree in technology sciences, data engineering.

engineering and or business related

**Experience**:

Minimum 3 years of postgraduate professional experience in at least one of the following areas: data analytic, data engineering, project management, data

analysis, reporting, automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), DOTS

**Knowledge and Skills**:

Ability to review a variety of data, identify data discrepancies

- Familiarity with WFP's systems and data/information and ERP system (WINGS)

- Strong quantitative analytical skills including knowledge of Excel.

Familiarity with

SAP, Salesforce and Business Objects desirable

- Strong project management skills including excellent planning, negotiation and

relationship building capacity

- Ability to work independently towards challenging targets and strict deadlines

- Strong writing and communication skills

- Ability to successfully work in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment workspaces, e. g.

Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, etc.

**Language**:

Fluency in English

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