Senior Financial Control Officer at ADB, Manila, Philippines

Deadline: 8 March 2021

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Financial Control Officer in Manila, Philippines. The duration of this project is 3 years.

The ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Senior Financial Control Officer will perform the following functions:

Monitors all accounts subject to reconciliation, ensuring all statements/reports are received and reconciled; prepares and verifies, as appropriate, reconciliation reports for review by supervising staff including analysis of reconciling items; compiles, analyzes and reviews financial and accounting data as a basis for the preparation of reports; critically reviews the accuracy, consistency and propriety of supporting documentation for all accounting transactions in compliance with accounting practices, established procedures and guidelines.
Reviews and analyzes data, transactions and reports for accuracy, consistency and compliance with policies and established procedures; prepares financial statements, accounting and other reports as required; supervises preparation and consolidation of accounting and other reports, as necessary; reviews draft and compiles all relevant schedules and statistics; ensures financial reports are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Reviews, analyzes and identifies system requirements for effective and efficient operation; monitors accuracy and reliability of systems; proposes necessary enhancements and changes to the systems and interfaces in order to satisfy requirements of various products.
Coordinates effectively with internal and external clients, and provides required information in accordance with established procedures, in a tactful manner.
Plans, organizes, supervises, and reviews work of subordinate staff in controlling, processing and recording data; prepares billings/notification/reports and completes work timely and in conformity with policies, practices and procedures. Provides technical and procedural guidelines to subordinate staff.
Performs activities in support of ADB’s Organizational Resilience
Performs any other assignments as required by the supervisors in meeting the work program for the division.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must have:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, commerce or finance with Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation; preferably with advanced training.
At least 8 years of relevant work experience; and at least 4 years of supervisory experience.
Proficient understanding of accounting and administrative practices for various types of non-sovereign loans, guarantees, debt securities, equity investments, and relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and reporting requirements of multilateral organizations.
In-depth knowledge of workflows among various internal and external stakeholders in administering non-sovereign products.
Proficient with computer software used for non-sovereign products.
In-depth knowledge of ADB’s accounting system and its interfaces with other ADB systems upstream and downstream.
Analytical, systematic, with strong numerical ability and attention to details.
Proficient understanding of general accounting concepts and principles, and the application thereof.
Ability to plan and coordinate schedules in order to meet deadlines.
Proven supervisory and interpersonal skills with ability to provide feedback to subordinates.
Excellent oral and written skills in English.