Business System Analyst

Job Description

THE ROLE

The position is located in the Financial Systems and Process Support Branch (CFOMS) of the Corporate Finance Division in WFP Headquarters and reports to Chief of the Branch. CFOMS mission is to guarantee a smooth operation and to promote continuous innovation and the most efficient utilization of our corporate financial systems worldwide.

JOB PURPOSE

To lead the delivery and continuous improvement of corporate financial reporting, data stewardship, and business intelligence tools, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance with organizational standards. The role supports organizational reporting needs, promotes digitalization and project initiatives. The position will lead the CFOMS reporting team ensuring effective coordination, capacity building, and alignment with WFP’s financial governance and performance monitoring frameworks.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

• Manage the regular extractions and publications of financial data in compliance with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard, to support WFP’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
• Prepare and deliver strategic and mandatory corporate financial reports and statistics within established timelines, to support organizational performance monitoring, donor reporting, and compliance requirements. This includes producing key reports such as the Country Office Financial Dashboard, Statement V, Annual Performance Report (APR) expenditure data, trend analyses, and responding to ad-hoc requests from internal and external stakeholders including auditors and external agencies (e.g. CEB, OECD, UNSMS).
• Maintain and enhance financial and budgetary reporting tools such as designing and updating Business Objects (BO) and Tableau dashboards, developing financial control reports as needed, and ensuring timely maintenance and improvement of existing reporting solutions to support effective resource monitoring and decision-making.
• Support Business Intelligence reporting in Finance, Budget & Programming through the WINGS Helpdesk ensuring efficient and timely resolution of all related tickets received from users worldwide (Global HQ and Country Offices).
• Act as Process Expert for financial and budgetary reporting tools, financial closure processes, and donor accounting and reporting (including Expenditure Certification Process). Provide technical guidance to all related business focal points and managers on related WINGS functionalities. Act as Data Steward for corporate financial databases in WINGS, BO and Tableau ensuring proper definition of key figures and consistency to promote single source of truth across financial systems.
• Support corporate and divisional initiatives and projects by contributing to the analysis and enhancement of financial systems and business processes, to improve efficiency, compliance, and reporting capabilities.
• Coordinate the timely update and maintenance of key master data and reporting structures across WINGS and related platforms, in collaboration with relevant divisions and business units, aligning with business evolution, new projects’ needs (e.g. reorganization of the Global HQ and Regional Bureaus, recurring reorganization of the Corporate Results Framework).
• Arrange and facilitate training sessions for WINGS, Business Intelligence reporting (including Business Object, Tableau) for finance, budget and programming users in HQ and the field based on identified training needs.
• Promote and support digitalization and automation of financial reporting and other business processes, to enhance efficiency and reduce manual workload.
• Lead the CFOMS Reporting Team to ensure effective delivery of financial reporting services, in line with WFP’s values and standards. Responsibilities include supervising team members, assigning and prioritizing tasks, building team capacity, and proactively managing workload peaks by identifying resource needs and proposing mitigation measures to the CFOMS Chief as required.
• Other as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Advanced University degree in Statistics, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields, or First University degree in the same subject(s) plus specialized qualifications and/or equivalent relevant work experience.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in the area of finance and reporting, including the implementation and support of financial accounting and management reporting systems, in particular with the following business processes: general accounts, accounts receivables and accounts payables, fund management, grant management, expenditure certification, financial reporting (including financial statements and donor reporting).
• Experience in project implementation methodologies, standards, tools and techniques.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).

MORE ABOUT YOU:

• Strong knowledge of SAP Finance functions including planning, budgeting, fund and grant management, with deep understanding of modules PS, BCS, FM, FI, GM and related master data
• Expertise in SAP Expenditure Certification processes, including technical aspects such as tables, portals, authorization profiles, and reporting
• Proficiency in financial reporting and analytics tools such as Business Objects, Tableau, BW, Datasphere, and SAP reporting solutions
• Good understanding of other SAP modules (MM, Travel, HR) and their integration with financial and budgetary functions
• Familiarity with systems integrated with SAP, such as COMET and Salesforce
• Experience supporting financial systems and users through SAP Helpdesk and managing data integrity across platforms
• Strong understanding of organizational financial processes and IPSAS compliance requirements
• Knowledge of project implementation methodologies including ASAP and Agile, with experience promoting digitalization and automation of financial processes
• Proven ability to lead teams, administer training, and build capacity across HQ and field offices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a customer-oriented approach and effective communication skills

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.

• Mobility is and continues to be a core contractual requirement in WFP. This position is however classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject to the regular reassignment process unless the position is reclassified as rotational.
• The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year.
• This position is open to both internal and external candidates.
• WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
• The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Rome, Italy to take up this assignment.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

26 November 2025-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)