Finance Data Analyst Consultant, CFOMS

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• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Finance Data Analyst Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultancy

UNIT/DIVISION: CFOMS

DUTY STATION (City Country): Rome Italy

DURATION: 6 months extendable

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The consultant will perform technical analysis design development and implementation of system tools to enhance and facilitate the publishing of WFP corporate reporting and external reporting including external portals corporate dashboards.
As part of the assignment the consultant will liaise with TEC division to enhance the existing databases in the different tools including Business intelligence and Datasphere/Tableau ensuring the consistency of the information made available to the data consumers.
The consultant will support Reporting Excellence Digital forms reporting Robotic Process Automations S4HANA implementation new SP/CRF project under the supervision of the reporting line.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Design development implementation and testing of:
- corporate portals and dashboards
- new BO/Tableau tools for automatic data extraction
- WSS forms reporting (data source and dashboards)
- ad hoc automation (such as databases in Python R SQL)
- data in other platforms (such as Palantir DOTS)
- Datasphere
2. Support fixes and enhancements of existing corporate reports and dashboards and related testing activities
3. Functional and technical requirements collection for existing and new corporate/ad hoc tools
4. Under supervisor guidance collate and analyze data to prepare accurate and timely reports to enable informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to senior management operational needs and external stakeholders
5. Develop infographics and visual reports illustrating resource management concepts and other topics to support the preparation of presentations or briefings for varied audiences
6. Developing user guide and technical documentation for the finalized projects
7. Provide ad hoc support as required

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
Technical solutions discussed developed and implemented.
Documentation through guidelines and tools are provided.
Accuracy and timely delivery in all tasks performed with the organized accurate and well documented records conforming required and agreed format.
Responses to requests managed and/or coordinated efficiently.
Effective data visualization and infographic solutions adjusted for varied audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:

University Degree or equivalent academic title. Certification and trainings in analytics Business Intelligence and HANA/Tableau are an asset.

Experience:
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in following areas: data analytics data engineering data analysis reporting automation Tableau statistical tools
Working experience in organizations adopting SAP public sector (PSM).

Knowledge & Skills:

Knowledge of SAP HANA and/or SAP Datasphere and experience with data visualization and analytical reporting tools (Tableau Business Objects)
Ability to review a variety of data identify data discrepancies
Strong quantitative analytical skills including knowledge of Excel
Knowledge of WFP business processes (in particular finance and budget areas) and WFPs systems (SAP ERP Digital forms) is an asset
Ability to work independently towards challenging targets and strict deadlines
Strong writing and communication skills
Ability to interact with customer units
Ability to successfully work in a multi-cultural and dynamic environment

Languages:
English

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