# Regional Financial Comptroller (P)

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Nairobi, Kenya
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

We are seeking a Regional Financial Comptroller (P) to lead our financial management efforts across the region.

**Introduction** The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a Related Organization of the United Nations and the leading UN agency in the field of migration. Established in 1951, IOM works closely with governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental partners to promote humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.

**Organizational Context and Scope** Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director and direct supervision of the Deputy Regional Director (Management), with a secondary reporting line to the Comptroller / Director, Department of Financial and Administrative Management (DFM), the Regional Financial Comptroller is responsible for steering, monitoring, and facilitating IOM’s financial and administrative functions across the Region.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead the development and implementation of both short- and long-term financial management plans and strategies at the regional level, aligning with IOM’s global financial policies, regulations, and procedures.

- Provide strategic financial advice to Regional Office (RO) management and the management of Country Offices (COs) in the Region in line with the IOM’s financial policy framework.

- Provide guidance and first-line support to Resource Management Officers (RMOs) and finance staff on financial, administrative, and financial control matters.

- Monitor financial and administrative processes at the Regional and CO levels by facilitating compliance and promoting operational efficiency.

- Strengthen the financial internal control environment across the Region, coordinating with regional global counterparts.

- Perform approvals, reviews, or authorizations within the authorities delegated by IOM policies and/or line managers.

- Oversee comprehensive financial planning, monitoring, and reporting across the Region.

- Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks in collaboration with Regional and CO management.

- Oversee the RO budget submission process, monitoring expenditures to ensure adherence to approved allocations and financial policies.

- Facilitate the optimization of cash management and bank account structures across the Region.

- Monitor compliance with donor financial reporting requirements.

- Maintain and monitor audit recommendations and oversight findings.

- Supervise finance and administrative staff at the RO.

- Lead regional finance capacity-building initiatives.

- Represent IOM in inter-agency financial and administrative discussions.

**Qualifications**

- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with ten years of relevant professional experience.

- Demonstrated leadership experience in financial management, with a minimum of ten years of progressively evolving responsibilities for accounting, financial reporting, and financial analysis.

- Professional accounting certification by an internationally recognised professional accountancy body is an advantage.

- Demonstrated good communication, exceptional people management, and strong interpersonal skills.

- Demonstrated knowledge of IOM and/or UN financial regulations, policies, procedures and practices is desirable.

**Languages**

- Fluency in English is required (oral and written).

- Working knowledge of another official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

## Skills

### Required
- financial management
- accounting
- financial analysis
- leadership
- communication
- interpersonal skills

### Nice to have
- professional accounting certification
- knowledge of IOM and/or UN financial regulations
- working knowledge of another official UN language

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