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UNICEF is committed, passionate, and proud of what they do for as long as they are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. UNICEF offers its staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. UNICEF welcomes everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Role Overview
Consultant (6 months, home-based, remotely) Business Analyst, Finance
Purpose of Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide analytical support to The Revenue Forecasting Team within the Finance Budget and Analysis Unit (BAU). This Business Analyst Consultant role will contribute to the Private Fundraising and Partnership (PFP) revenue projections by analyzing fundraising streams and markets, reviews National Committees and UNICEF country offices performance through comparative analysis of actuals against established Joint Strategic Plans and Private Sector Plans and provide valuable data analysis to PFP and UNICEF senior management for strategic business decisions.
Further, the team is Identifying, designing, developing and implementing business intelligence to capture, consolidate, organize, analyze, and report financial and non-financial information for PFP.
Scope of Work:
Under the supervision of the Business Analyst, the Business Analyst consultant will provide a wide range of strategic important deliverables within finance and business intelligence.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Lead the update and delivery of monthly and quarterly reports to senior leadership and management. Ensuring data quality and key take away/narrative sections are commented.
- Be a team member and in cases lead in QFS and RER meetings and planning with internal and external clients. Analyse financial data and comment on current financial performance. Be an expert in QFS and RER applications and be a strong resource in the business intelligence capacity.
- Making sure ad-hoc request are handled in timely manner and with high precision.
Work Assignments/Overview:
- FAC Quarterly Reporting – Prepare and analyze the Financial Advisory Committee report making sure numbers are consistent and supported with narrative.
- FR monthly reporting – Prepare and analyze the monthly fundraising report making sure numbers are correctly reflected and analyze any deviations before sharing with senior leaders.
- GR/BU Report – Prepare and analyze the monthly Budget Slides/Financial Overview making sure data is analyzed, consistent, and flagged for deviations.
- QFS and RER – Actively participate in the QFS and RER process by analyzing financial data from markets, participating in calls with major PFP markets, maintaining QFS and RER applications, and providing accurate forecasting for the Strategic Period.
- BI Capacity/Project Management – Help to maintain dashboards and Business Intelligence by developing models/reports and ensuring reliable and accurate data.
- Forecasting – Lead and support the Business Analyst by developing robust and validated forecasting models.
- Ad-hoc requests – Manage a high level of ad-hoc requests coming from multiple stakeholders including senior management. These requests include but are not limited to checking financial data, preparation of financial PowerPoint presentations, Supporting Market Development and CODAS with financial input.
Deliverables:
- Deliverable 1: FAC (Financial Advisory Committee) Report
- Deliverable 2: FR (Fundraising) Report
- Deliverable 3: Budget Report
- Deliverable 4: Onboarding ppt
- Deliverable 5: QFS and RER (Quarterly Financial Scorecard and Revenue and Expenditure Report)
- Deliverable 6: Bi Capacity
- Deliverable 7: Forecasting Model
- Deliverable 8: Manage a high level of ad-hoc requests coming from multiple stakeholders including senior management. These requests include but are not limited to checking financial data, preparation of financial PowerPoint presentations, Supporting Market Development and CODAS with financial input.
Minimum requirements:
Education:
- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: IT, finance, economy, business, or equivalent or another related technical field.
Experience:
- A minimum of two years of professional work experience in finance/business analysis is required.
- Demonstrated expertise and experience in working with data cubes is required.
- Strong modelling skills in Excel is required.
- Proven track record in using Power BI is preferred.
Language:
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN Official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) would be an asset.
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