Under the direct supervision of the Humanitarian Programme Coordinator, the Finance Monitoring Analyst will work in close collaboration with implementing partners and field offices and liaise with the CO operations team to ensure that implementing partners’ (Government and INGOs/NGOs) financial reports are in line with accepted financial standards and UNFPA’s policies and procedure. The Finance monitoring Analyst will be based in Khartoum with possible travel if needed to focus states including Darfur, Blue Nile, White Nile and South Kordofan, and other states in Sudan as may be necessary.

Work Relations:

Internal contacts include the Operations Manager/ Operations Specialist, the CO’s administrative management team, and the CO’s programme/ technical team, and admin finance, programme staff in the field.

• Facilitate the development and adaptation of tools and guidelines in finance monitoring and evaluation and support their use for capacity development of UNFPA programme partners. 
• Conduct regular capacity building activities for all programme implementing partners (Government, Civil Society Organizations, etc.) both under NEX and DEX modalities through structured training, on job training and mentoring including regular field trips.
• Coordinate with partners to ensure that finance monitoring system is properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from the field is coordinated and standardized across the programme partners.
• Initiate correspondence with programme implementing partners to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on financial transaction, as required.
• Interpret financial policies and procedures particularly relating to NEX & DEX and provide guidance and training to UNFPA programme team, UNFPA field staff and implementing partners.
• Develop tools and mechanisms for effective and efficient internal monitoring of programme and project budgets, coordinate compilation of financial data and provide accurate and up-dated financial information to inform Donor finance reporting.
• Support Programme officers to monitor implementing partners’ fund releases against financial reports by reviewing financial reports against corporate guidelines and checklists. 
• Produce regular budget and expense reports for all core and non-core resources for review by programme staff to track implementation rates and identify gaps in funding. 
• Monitor status of the Programme Operating Fund Accounts and propose action for the timely clearance of expenditures; as well as monitor and follow-up the status of NEX audit recommendations.
• Select and enter financial data from a variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data, and ensuring that expenditures are in accordance with UNFPA Rules and procedures and are in line with project document.
• Process payments related to programme implementing partners in the UNFPA’s financial system after verification of supporting documents.
• Follow up the payments process with the UNFPA Finance Unit to ensure that cheques are ready and received by IPs on timely manner. 
• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning, testing and documenting innovation strategies, approaches, lessons learning and best practices.
• Conduct regular assessments of the admin/management capacity of Implementing Partners.
• Provide other forms of assistance as required and instructed by the direct supervisors.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to target states.

Required Competencies:

Values:

-        Exemplifying integrity

-        Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system

-        Embracing cultural diversity

-        Embracing change

Core Competencies:

-        Achieving results

-        Being accountable

-        Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen

-        Thinking analytically and strategically

-        Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships

-        Communicating for impact

Functional Competencies:

-      Operational Excellence

-      Office support

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life.  We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process.  UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status