Cost Accountant, FIN

Organizational context: The Finance Branch manages ICAO's financial resources, developing and applying budgetary, accounting, and financial policies, procedures, and controls. It is responsible for the custody and distribution of financial resources, expenditure monitoring, and compliance with IPSAS. The incumbent will support financial sustainability initiatives, particularly the operationalization of ICAO's Cost Recovery Policy, establishing foundational costings for sustainable cost recovery mechanisms aligned with UN standards.

Job purpose: To establish and maintain service costings, rates, and fees to support ICAO's Cost Recovery Framework. The role analyzes business processes and system requirements for cost recovery operationalization and performs cost recovery budgeting and financial analysis to support management decision-making.

Responsibilities: Develops and maintains service costings, schedules of rates and fees; performs detailed costing analyses; collects and analyzes financial and operational data; calculates and maintains standard costs, rates, and fees; reviews cost allocations and assumptions; consults with stakeholders; conducts costing exercises. Analyzes business processes, data availability, and system requirements for cost recovery operationalization; assesses data quality; conducts gap analyses; documents requirements; liaises with ICT teams. Performs cost recovery budgeting, financial analysis, and cost accounting; develops budgets and forecasts; calculates indirect cost recovery rates; analyzes performance; identifies cost drivers and improvement areas; prepares reports; provides technical advice; develops costing templates and guides; delivers training.

Education: An advanced-level university degree (Master's or equivalent) in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field is required. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted. A professional accounting designation (e.g., CA, CPA, CGA, CMA) is required. Courses or certifications in cost accounting are desirable.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in financial management, accounting, budget, or a related area. Experience in determining product costs and prices using cost accounting methodology, drafting procedures, documenting process flows, process reviews, systems implementation, documentation, and financial internal controls is required. Expert-level experience with Microsoft Excel, UN system financial regulations, rules, and practices, and cost recovery at a large international organization are required.

Skills: Professionalism, Teamwork, Communication, Planning and Organizing, Accountability, knowledge of office automation and computerized accounting systems, aptitude for figure work requiring accuracy, ability to work collaboratively, clear and effective speaking and writing, ability to listen and interpret messages, ability to tailor language and tone, ability to develop clear goals, identify priorities, allocate time and resources, foresee risks, monitor and adjust plans, and use time efficiently.

Required languages: English