PAHO Consultant - Senior Project Accountant

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This is a requisition for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Contractual Agreement:

Non-Staff - International PAHO Consultant

Job Posting:

December 24, 2025

Closing Date:

January 1, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Primary Location:

Off Site

Organization:

FRM Financial Resources Management

Schedule:

Full time

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is seeking a Senior Project Accountant with project management expertise to lead and coordinate key Workday/PMIS initiatives as part of the Digital Transformation of the Financial Resources Management (FRM) Department. The consultant will oversee the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of financial automation projects in close collaboration with the Workday technical consultant, IT/PMIS, the Revolving Fund, Procurement, and other stakeholders.

The consultant will serve as the project manager and functional lead, ensuring the successful delivery of the four strategic financial transformation goals for 2026:

• Automation of Financial Statements reporting in Workday/PMIS
• Completion of COA equity mapping and data structure alignment
• Design and evaluation of a Workday Inventory Management Proof of Concept (POC)
• Optimization of Accrual and Pre-Payment modules in Workday
• Operationalization of BI and data analytics initiatives for FRM

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

The Senior Project Accountant consultant is responsible for the following:

1. Financial Statements Reporting & PMIS Automation for Notes

• Serve as FRM’s focal point for requirements gathering, design, and validation of automated Notes to the Financial Statements.

• Coordinate with IT, PMIS, and the Workday technical consultant to define functional specifications, reconciliation logic, and data source requirements.

• Lead testing cycles, ensure alignment with IPSAS, and provide functional sign-off.

• Oversee the development of technical documentation and deliver end-user training.

• Lead the completion of COA equity mapping under the new accounting structure.

• Validate alignment between COA, reporting hierarchies, data structures, and PMIS ledger requirements.

Deliverables:

• Validated prototypes and testing scripts for automated NFS reporting delivered by Transforma, with functional sign-off.

• Mapping file aligning PMIS/Workday reporting outputs to the Trial Balance and equity equation.

• End-user guidance for FRM: instructions for running reports, performing reconciliations, and resolving exceptions.

• Completed COA equity mapping aligned with FRM reporting hierarchies.

• Updated COA reference materials, including definitions, reporting attributes, and mapping tables

2. Decommissioning of WAP in Procurement Funds Billing (PCM)

• Lead the project to eliminate the dependency on the Work Assignment Proposal (WAP) within the Procurement Funds billing flow.

• Gather and document business requirements from the Revolving Fund, Procurement, and FRM.

• Coordinate with the Workday technical consultant to design improved billing workflows, prepare test cases, guide UAT, and ensure process integrity post-deployment.

Deliverables:

• Business requirements document for removing WAP from the Procurement Funds billing flow, developed with RF, Procurement and FRM.

• Process maps for current WAP-dependent activities and proposed WAP-free process.

• Functional test plan and UAT criteria, including validation of accounting flows, integrations, and controls.

3. Accrual Review and Pre-Payment functionality Optimization

• Assess the pre-payment module and identify process improvements and automation opportunities.

• Lead the functional requirements design and coordinate technical configuration with IT and the Workday consultant.

• Oversee testing, validation, and end-user documentation of revised processes.

• Ensure alignment with IPSAS, internal controls, and audit expectations.

Deliverables:

• Diagnostic report assessing issues, manual workarounds, and accounting inconsistencies in the current pre-payment process.

• Functional redesign proposal including process improvements, automation logic, and internal control strengthening.

• Lead the Technical Consultant in the implementation of the Pre-Payment functionality

4. Project Management, Coordination & Governance

• Serve as overall project manager for the initiatives included in this scope.

• Maintain updated project plans, risks, timelines, and stakeholder communication.

• Coordinate weekly working sessions, progress reporting, and escalation of issues.

• Ensure functional coherence across all deliverables developed by the Workday technical consultant and IT/PMIS teams.

Deliverables:

• Weekly status summaries for FRM consolidating progress from both PAHO and Transforma.

• Status Update wrap meeting

• Coordination with stakeholders and follow up

Qualifications and Requirements

·       10 years or more experience in accounting.

·       Bachelor´s degree in accounting or other related field from an accredited institution.

·       Exposure to projects of improvement of business processes and applications related to financial reporting.

·       Hands-on experience with the month-end and year-end financial closure and preparation of financial statements.

·       Strong communications skills, ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with a wide range of users, business owners, and high-level stakeholders.

·       Experience in the development of financial data models through Data Warehousing.

·       Experience in ERP systems (such as Workday, SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft).

·       Fluency in English.

·       Desirable: working knowledge of Spanish.

Position type: International PAHO Consultant Band C

Duration of project: Estimated 4 months

Total amount of contract: $29,520

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to identify candidates for other similar consultancies at the same level.
• Successful candidates will be placed on the roster and subsequently may be selected for consultancy assignments falling in this area of work or for similar requirements/tasks/deliverables.  Inclusion in the Roster does not guarantee selection for a consultant contract.  There is no commitment on either side.
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• All applicants are required to complete an on-line profile to be considered for this consultancy. For assessment of your application, please ensure that your profile in the PAHO Career page is updated; all experience records are entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.  Kindly note that CV/PHFs inserted via LinkedIn are no accessible.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• If your candidature is retained for interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. PAHO/WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. PAHO will also use the databases of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp and College Navigator, found on the website of the National Centre for Educational Statistics, https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator to support the validation process. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to PAHO/WHO Regulations, and e-Manual.
• For information on PAHO please visit: http://www.paho.org
• PAHO/WHO is committed to providing a respectful and supportive workplace for all personnel .
• PAHO is an ethical organization that maintains high standards of integrity and accountability. People joining PAHO are required to maintain these standards both in their professional work and personal activities.
• PAHO also promotes a work environment that is free from harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and other types of abusive behavior. PAHO conducts background checks and will not hire anyone who has a substantiated history of abusive conduct.
• PAHO personnel interact frequently with people in the communities we serve. To protect these people, PAHO has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. People who commit serious wrongdoings will be terminated and may also face criminal prosecution.
• PAHO/WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.
• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.
• Consultants shall perform the work as independent contractors in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any entity or authority.  The execution of the work under a consultant contract does not create an employer/employee relationship between PAHO and the Consultant.
• PAHO/WHO shall have no responsibility whatsoever for any taxes, duties, social security contributions or other contributions payable by the Consultant.  The Consultant shall be solely responsible for withholding and paying any taxes, duties, social security contributions and any other contributions which are applicable to the Consultant in each location/jurisdiction in which the work hereunder is performed, and the Consultant shall not be entitled to any reimbursement thereof by PAHO/WHO.