Regional Financial Comptroller (P)

About the role

The Regional Financial Comptroller reports under the overall supervision of the Regional Director and direct supervision of the Deputy Regional Director (Management), with a secondary line to the Comptroller of the Department of Financial and Administrative Management. The role steers, monitors and facilitates IOM's financial and administrative functions across the Region, promotes compliance of Country Offices' financial controls with IOM's global policies, provides strategic financial advice to Country Offices, identifies and escalates financial risks, and champions finance capacity building.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional financial management plans and strategies aligned with IOM's global financial policies.
• Advise Regional Office and Country Office management on financial oversight and compliance, working with Headquarters and Administrative Centres.
• Support Resource Management Officers and finance staff with guidance, training and first-line advice on financial and administrative policies.
• Monitor financial and administrative processes at regional and Country Office levels, conduct periodic visits to Country Offices and communicate outcomes to management.
• Strengthen internal controls, coordinate with the Regional Risk and Compliance Officer and DFM, and promote the Compliance Control Self-Assessment Tool and the Risk Register Matrix.
• Monitor segregation of duties, including role assignments in the ERP system, and perform delegated approvals and reviews.
• Oversee financial planning, monitoring and reporting, including project financial performance and budget submissions, and identify changes in the financial health of Country Offices.
• Assess and mitigate financial risks, escalate significant ones to DFM and senior management, and oversee the RO budget submission process.
• Facilitate cash management and bank account optimization under the Treasury Division, promote global payment solutions and reduce transaction costs.
• Ensure compliance with donor financial reporting requirements, follow up on audit recommendations, supervise finance and administrative staff at the RO, and lead regional finance capacity-building initiatives.
• Represent IOM in inter-agency financial and administrative discussions, including OMTs and donor meetings.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field with ten years of relevant experience, or a university degree with twelve years of relevant experience.
• Leadership experience in financial management with at least ten years of progressively evolving responsibilities in an international, decentralized and/or multinational environment.
• Experience in financial analysis, feasibility studies, trend and ratio analysis, and negotiation with member states and donors.
• Substantial experience with IPSAS or IFRS; experience in field operations of similar-sized international organizations is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) and working knowledge of another official UN language.

Required skills

• Good communication, people management and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of IOM and/or UN financial regulations, policies and practices is desirable.
• Track record of remotely managing teams and functions, including decentralized financial and accounting practices.
• Ability to operate a complex financial monitoring framework and understand a decentralized operating model.
• Drafting skills and ability to innovate and manage transitions.