WIPO Accounting Assistant: Financial Precision and Global Impact in Geneva-2025 Apply Now
Join WIPO in Geneva as an Accounting Assistant in 2025! Contribute to the financial precision of a global organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on international intellectual property. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team!
WIPO Accounting Assistant: Financial Precision and Global Impact in Geneva-2025 Apply Now
Organizational Setting
The post is located in the Income Section of the Finance Division of the Department of Program Planning and Finance.
The Finance Division is responsible for the management of WIPO’s financial accounting and reporting, treasury management and compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Included within these responsibilities are the management of the Organization’s cash position, production of statutory financial reports and other financial information, and coordination with oversight and financial control activities.
Purpose Statement
The incumbent acts as lead worker, is responsible for a specialized accounting support operation and is required to perform a variety of complex financial support functions related to the income activities of the Organization and provide support in the control and maintenance of accounts for financial, statistical and reconciliation purposes.
This includes processing specialized transactions (initiation and approvals processes) related to revenue activities. The incumbent utilizes and participates in the development of WIPO financial systems, and contributes to an efficient, transparent and controlled financial process.
Reporting Lines
The incumbent works under the supervision of the Finance & Accounts Officer (to be recruited), Income 1: Trademarks, Designs and Appellations of Origin unit.
Work Relations
The incumbent interacts with a wide range of colleagues within the work unit, with clients within the Organization and with external parties, such as other UN organizations, Member States, customers and financial institutions to obtain/provide information to resolve problems or clarify issues.
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:
a. Act as lead worker checking and approving validity of accounting documents, providing briefings, guidance and assessment regarding applicable procedures and methods, interpreting and explaining rules and regulations. Participate in the establishment and update of internal control procedures as well as analyzing results and risks of new or modified financial systems.
b. Analyze, evaluate, process and monitor financial data and correspondence ensuring completeness of information and conformity with financial regulations and rules as well as with anti-fraud policies and procedures; follow-up on missing/ incomplete/ inaccurate information. Perform periodic reconciliations.
Requirements
Education (Essential)
Completion of secondary education supplemented by training or post-secondary education in accounting and/or finance.
Education (Desirable)
First-level university degree in accounting/finance.
Experience (Essential)
At least eight years of accounting or finance-related work experience.
Experience working with an ERP system.
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Experience (Desirable)
Related experience within the United Nations common system or another international organization.
Language (Essential)
Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English
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