Dutystation: Copenhagen, Denmark
Functional responsibilities
Summary of functions:
Execution of Treasury Mandate (including reporting, monitoring, analysis and Treasury policy)
Compliance & Control
Financial Risks Analysis
Team Leadership
Knowledge management and innovation
Establish the annual work plan for the Treasury middle office in collaboration with the Treasurer and stakeholders. Set objectives, performance measurements, standards and results expected.
Monitor implementation of the team’s annual work plan, oversee progress and ensure delivery of results as planned and according to expectation.
Promote teamwork and collaboration by providing the team with clear direction, objectives and guidance to enable them to perform their duties responsibly, effectively and efficiently.
Plan, recruit and develop a flexible workforce with the skills and competencies needed to ensure optimum performance and ensure gender and geographical diversity.
Foster a positive work environment, respectful of all, and ensure that the highest standards of conduct are observed.
5. Knowledge management and innovation
Contribute to the development and introduction of innovation to ensure UNOPS is continually incorporating best practice approaches into financial services.
Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for corporate development planning and knowledge building.
Plan, implement and organise capacity building of personnel, clients and stakeholders.
Develop and maintain (up-to-date) knowledge on all treasury activities to be able to support UNOPS Treasury teams (including other UNOPS corporate functions, if needed) as an independent stakeholder in this area
Manage and lead a team of middle office and control experts, developing the required knowledge and skills to efficiently implement the mandate of the treasury function
Ensure that the treasury activities are in line with the UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations, UNOPS Treasury Policy by implementing an effective control framework
Develop and deliver a reporting framework to inform the Treasurer and senior stakeholders on Treasury Policy adherence
Maintain an interest and understanding on regulations and best practices to assess ÚNOPS Treasury Policies adequacy towards these and suggest updates when required; support with policy development and maintenance
Develop and implement a control framework including all Treasury activities (e.g., compare and match the records of internal information with external sources such as banks, counterparties), ensure available technology and systems are utilized in this framework to the possible extent
Ensure Treasury teams act within defined roles and responsibilities by monitoring audit trails and access rights/authorizations.
Develop, implement and maintain a RACI matrix to ensure accountability across all Treasury activities, and communicate this to relevant stakeholders
Develop, implement and maintain a control testing structure to ensure alignment of activities with the controls, as well as to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the treasury controls to detect and prevent any violations, weaknesses, or (potential) risks
Review financial transaction valuation models developed by functional Treasury teams and ensure these models are compliant
Support internal and external audit process
Liaise with Finance Group and Risk and Compliance Group teams in the area of risk reporting, exposure management, and performance management and results
Researching best practices and benchmarking UNOPS activities toward industry standards to ensure efficiency of methodology and techniques used in financial risks analysis
Collaborate closely with Treasury team and UNOPS project and field based colleagues on the identification of financial risks of UNOPS
Quantify and measure financial risks according to policy risk limits; manage risk limits including exceptions and changes and their reflection in Treasury policies
Regular reviews of key financial parameters; develop and own Treasury KPI/KVI/KRI’s
Spearhead reporting capabilities by analysing data sources for optimal automation, harmonizing Treasury reports and creating interactive, real-time reports crucial for risk reporting
Develop risk measurement frameworks by utilizing at-risk analysis and scenario analysis techniques
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
Graduate university degree in finance and/orbusiness or a related field is required.
A combination of an undergraduate degree with two additional years of work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
Appropriate professional accreditation or qualification in Treasury or Finance is highly desirable.
Membership in an internationally recognizedaccounting body or Treasury body would be an advantage.
Financial Risk Management certification would be a further advantage.
Experience
A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsibleexperience in treasury or banking with a strong focus and expertise on Treasury instruments either in a large corporate or a financial institution is required.
Experience with Governance & control frameworks, Compliance and control testing, business analysis & understanding and stakeholder management
Experience with Financial risk management & hedging (including FX risk, counterparty risk, and liquidity risk) and Treasury processes (FO/MO/BO) analysis are pre-requisite.
Experience with of Data & analytics and Treasury Technology is strong asset
Full working knowledge of English.
Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.
TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE
UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.
Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.
We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.
