Comptroller and Director of Finance

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The Comptroller and Director of Finance provides substantive and strategic advice to the Director General, ADG/BOS, Regional Directors and other stakeholders. The advice is based on best practice, state-of-the‑art and risk‑based approaches to all aspects of financial management. Guided by integrity and transparency, the Comptroller ensures that policies and procedures are the most relevant, effective and efficient for the administration of WHO's investments, annual expenditures, preparation of financial statements and other financial reports, both internal and external.

Finally, the Comptroller and Director of Finance oversees and manages accounting, including payables and receivables, statutory financial reporting, treasury, insurances and payroll for the Organization and its hosted entities and leads pensions and staff health insurance services.

• Oversees plans, and manages the financial accounting, reporting, income and treasury management for the Organization, including provision of certified statutory financial reporting to Member States, ensuring that latest innovative tools and approaches are in place and adhering to international standards of accounting.
• Leads the provision of pension and staff health insurance services for the Organization and hosted entities, setting strong internal controls and ensuring that the processes are efficient, timely and accurate.
• Analyses and forecasts the availability of financing for the Organization using modern analytical tools and provides timely transparent and user-friendly reporting of the same to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Ensures adequate monitoring of expenditures of the Organization, and works in close consultation with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the financial system is efficient, updated and integrated to the organization's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Ensures appropriate and sustainable management of WHO's liquidity within approved investment risk parameters, and safeguards the adequacy of WHO cashflow to meet operational requirements.
• Coordinates, implements and manages the Organization's investment strategies for financial reserves (to include "AS", "TPA", Special Purpose Funds, other Fiduciary funds, to help to ensure long term financial stability in accordance with the General Programme of Work (GPW).
• Regularly reviews, updates and maintains overall financial policy and procedure framework through the network of HQ and regional office financial managers to enhance the stewardship of assets, minimize risk and foster a strong culture of internal controls.
• Oversees the financial functions and deliverables of the Global Services Center (GSC), including payroll, account payables and account receivables, ensuring that transactions are processed accurately, expeditiously, and in accordance with the financial rules and regulations.
• Provides strategic recommendations and advice on financial policy issues to ADG/BOS and other senior managers on strategic financial policy issues and performs risk management duties related to finance.
• As Comptroller, Chairs the Financial Management Council, briefing senior management on key performance indicators and actions required to improve in areas of deficiency.
• Advises regional offices, and hosted entities, on strategic financial management issues, to include advice on appropriate staff structures, and consultation in key staff selections and objective setting.
• Establishes and develops relations with representatives of Member States, other UN Organizations, and other partners and stakeholders on financial matters.
• Represents the Organization externally on financial policy and management issues.
• Coordinates with the External Auditor to ensure statutory external audits can be performed based on agreed upon accounting standards, and issues raised by the External Auditor are resolved on a timely basis.
• Plans, directs, and evaluates the work of the department, within the delegated budget.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Essential
:
Advanced university degree in financial management, business…