Consultant - Senior Project Accountant

Position: PAHO Consultant - Senior Project Accountant

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contractual Agreement:

Non-Staff - International PAHO Consultant

Job Posting:

December 24, 2025

Closing Date:

January 1, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Primary

Location:

Off Site

Organization:

FRM Financial Resources Management

Schedule:

Full time

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is seeking a Senior Project Accountant with project management expertise to lead and coordinate key Workday/PMIS initiatives as part of the Digital Transformation of the Financial Resources Management (FRM) Department. The consultant will oversee the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of financial automation projects in close collaboration with the Workday technical consultant, IT/PMIS, the Revolving Fund, Procurement, and other stakeholders.

The consultant will serve as the project manager and functional lead, ensuring the successful delivery of the four strategic financial transformation goals for 2026:

• Automation of Financial Statements reporting in Workday/PMIS
• Completion of COA equity mapping and data structure alignment
• Design and evaluation of a Workday Inventory Management Proof of Concept (POC)
• Optimization of Accrual and Pre-Payment modules in Workday
• Operationalization of BI and data analytics initiatives for FRM

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1. Financial Statements Reporting & PMIS Automation for Notes

• Serve as FRM’s focal point for requirements gathering, design, and validation of automated Notes to the Financial Statements.
• Coordinate with IT, PMIS, and the Workday technical consultant to define functional specifications, reconciliation logic, and data source requirements.
• Lead testing cycles, ensure alignment with IPSAS, and provide functional sign-off.
• Oversee the development of technical documentation and deliver end-user training.
• Lead the completion of COA equity mapping under the new accounting structure.
• Validate alignment between COA, reporting hierarchies, data structures, and PMIS ledger requirements.

Deliverables

• Validated prototypes and testing scripts for automated NFS reporting delivered by Transforma with functional sign-off.
• Mapping file aligning PMIS/Workday reporting outputs to the Trial Balance and equity equation.
• End-user guidance for FRM: instructions for running reports, performing reconciliations, and resolving exceptions.
• Completed COA equity mapping aligned with FRM reporting hierarchies.
• Updated COA reference materials
  , including definitions, reporting attributes, and mapping tables.

2. Decommissioning of WAP in Procurement Funds Billing (PCM)

• Lead the project to eliminate the dependency on the Work Assignment Proposal (WAP) within the Procurement Funds billing flow.
• Gather and document business requirements from the Revolving Fund, Procurement, and FRM.
• Coordinate with the Workday technical consultant to design improved billing workflows, prepare test cases, guide UAT, and ensure process integrity post-deployment.

Deliverables

• Business requirements document for removing WAP from the Procurement Funds billing flow, developed with RF, Procurement and FRM.
• Process maps for current WAP-dependent activities and proposed WAP-free process.
• Functional test plan and UAT criteria
  , including validation of accounting flows, integrations, and controls.

3. Accrual Review and Pre-Payment functionality Optimization

• Assess the pre-payment module and identify process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Lead the functional requirements design and coordinate technical configuration with IT and the Workday consultant.
• Oversee testing, validation, and end-user documentation of revised processes.
• Ensure alignment with IPSAS, internal controls, and audit expectations.

Deliverables

• Diagnostic report assessing issues, manual workarounds, and accounting inconsistencies in the current pre-payment process.
• Functional redesign proposal including process improvements, automation logic, and internal control strengthening.
• Lead the Technical Consultant in the implementation of the Pre-Payment functionality.

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