Senior Treasury Assistant

Org. Setting and ReportingThe United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949 by the United Nations General Assembly to provide retirement, death, disability, and related benefits for staff of the United Nations and other member organizations of the Fund. UNJSPF administers benefits of more than 80,000 beneficiaries residing in more than 190 countries, paid in 18 currencies, and services more than 150,000 participants who work in the 25 member organizations of UNJSPF. The Fund has offices in New York (United States) and Geneva (Switzerland) and two liaison offices in Nairobi (Kenya) and Bangkok (Thailand), respectively. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund-Pension Administration (UNJSPF-PA) comprises about 250 staff from diverse countries and cultures, based across four prominent duty stations (New York, Geneva, Bangkok, and Nairobi). We are a career employer offering unique opportunities for growth within the United Nations system. We offer staff competitive benefits, including up to six weeks of annual leave per year, a defined benefit pension plan (not subject to variation of capital markets), parental leave, a comprehensive insurance plan, and flexible working arrangements subject to operational requirements. Our office is located in the heart of Manhattan, within walking distance from the Grand Central Station hub, in a state-of-the-art facility (the One Dag Hammarskjöld building). Visit www.unjspf.org for more details. This position is located in the Cashier's Unit within the Financial Services of the Pension Administration of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (“UNJSPF” or “the Fund”) - Pension Administration. The Cashier's Unit is responsible for directing and controlling the treasury activities of the Fund as well as managing the cash flow operations of the Secretariat, including the purchase and sale of currencies and the funding of bank accounts prior to payment schedules. The Unit also recommends and coordinates the implementation of periodic and non-recurrent payment systems for worldwide application, including the selection of banks, value dates, manual and electronic payment system. In addition, the Unit is responsible for establishing methods to interface the electronic payment systems into the existing infrastructure of the Pension Fund. The Senior Treasury Assistant reports to the Treasurer and the position is located in New York. Responsibilities• Validates and approves bank files containing periodic and non-periodic payments, ensuring compliance with relevant rules and control procedures. • Provides operational perspective and makes recommendations to Chief of Unit/Section to incorporate bestpractices. • Prepares monthly and weekly cash forecasts and analyses cash flow patterns pertaining to contributions,disbursements and fund transfer. • Reviews completeness of monthly payroll checks to various pouch destinations, investigates erroneous/invalid entries and takes appropriate corrective action. • Analyses complex cases of beneficiaries’ claims of non-receipt of payments, delays in payments and bankcharges. • Advises concerned units of changes in bank correspondent relationships resulting from mergers, acquisitions, or other circumstances. • Assists Pension and Entitlement Section in payment instructions formatting with regard to banking details. • Drafts/prepares memoranda and responds to queries by banks, concerned units and beneficiaries. • Provides guidance and training to Treasury Assistants in areas of non-receipt investigations, compliance matters, recall of funds, unapplied payments, provisional credits and notification of changes in payment routing. • Supervises other general service staff when required. • Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports forinformation sharing, knowledge management, planning and decision making. • Assists in implementation of new applications by providing working knowledge of processes, procedures, supporting systems and tools. • Carries out the responsibilities of the Cashier/ Deputy Cashier in their absence. • Performs other duties as may be required. Competencies• Professionalism: Knowledge in the use and application of the Organization’s financial regulations and rules as well as accounting policies and practices. Ability to extract, interpret, and analyse a wide variety of data and to resolve data discrepancies and other problems. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work. Able to perform analysis, modeling and interpretation of data in support of decision-making. • Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. • Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client. EducationHigh school diploma or equivalent is required. Job - Specific QualificationNot available. Work ExperienceA minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to eight (8) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. Full proficiency in Word, Excel, MS Access and Integrated Pension Accounting System especially in the area of payment reference is required. Proficiency in using bank directory data to formulate payment routines, such as TGBR, is required. Proficiency in reading and creating SWIFT messages; SCB Straight2Bank, JPM Chase Access payment systems and JPM Chase e_Serve services is desirable. 1 year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable. LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult https://languages.un.org for details).