Grade: D
Deadline: 22 June 2026 (11:59 PM KST)
Introduction
The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund and invests in impactful, innovative, catalytic programs and projects in developing countries across the globe As we celebrate 10 years of climate action, our portfolio has grown to over USD 20.1 billion across more than 354 projects in over 130 countries — demonstrating the transformative power of strategic climate finance at scale. In 2023, an additional USD 12.8 billion was pledged, to support our new strategic and programming cycle from 2024-2027; our ambition is to grow to become at least a USD 50 billion fund by 2030. Rooted in the core objectives of impact and efficiency, access and a focus on the most vulnerable, and mobilizing unprecedented public and private sector financial flows for climate action we have unparalleled scale and resources. Our risk appetite and flexibility enable us to bring together diverse partners and stakeholders in innovative partnerships for profound impact.
GCF is seeking talented individuals with a commitment to tackling complex global climate change challenges. You will be committed to making a positive, measurable difference through a mission-driven role, and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse environment. You will be a nurturer of people: recognizing and growing the talent around you, exemplifying values of transparency, respect and innovation. You will be committed to learning, knowledge-sharing, convening and communicating with partners to develop and implement climate action initiatives that make a profound difference to people and planet.
You will join a team of talented, committed individuals representing over 83 nationalities and bringing skills and experience from academic, scientific, private, government and nonprofit backgrounds. Together, we work with governments, communities and civil society, technical agencies, and the private sector across the world.
About the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Set up in 2010 by the 194 countries who are Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GCF takes its responsibility as the world’s largest dedicated multilateral climate fund to heart. Over the past decade GCF has funded transformative climate projects across the developing world, supporting countries in their responses and actions to tackle climate change while fostering sustainable development within their communities.
Our country-driven approach ensures that our actions are tailored to the unique circumstances and national aspirations of each nation we support. Beyond channeling public and private sector investment through diverse financing instruments, GCF builds the capacity of developing countries to take climate action through an extensive Readiness Programme equipping countries to increasingly manage their climate futures.
Headquartered in the Republic of Korea, GCF operates with a diverse and talented workforce of over 300 people.
Interested in more information?
Learn about working for GCF: https://www.greenclimate.fund/about/careers
View current vacancies: https://jobs.greenclimate.fund/
Position Objective
The Finance Operations Senior Specialist is responsible for the end‑to‑end execution, integrity, and timeliness of the month‑end close process. The role ensures accurate maintenance of the general ledger and sub‑ledgers, effective supervision of transaction processing activities, and robust operational controls across accounts payable, receivables, payroll accounting support, fixed assets, and bank reconciliations.
Reporting to the Financial Reporting & Control Manager, the role serves as the operational backbone of financial reporting by delivering complete, accurate, and audit‑ready ledgers that underpin management reporting, statutory financial statements, and external audit requirements.
Month End Close and Ledger Ownership
- Own and manage the month‑end close timetable, ensuring all journals, reconciliations, accruals, and adjustments are prepared, reviewed, and posted within agreed deadlines.
- Maintain the overall integrity of the general ledger, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and appropriate classification of balances.
- Ensure all sub‑ledgers (AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Payroll interfaces) are fully reconciled to the general ledger at each close.
- Review and approve manual journal entries, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation, accuracy, and compliance with approved accounting policies.
- Perform periodic ledger health reviews, identifying aged items, unusual balances, and data quality issues requiring corrective action.
- Conduct first‑level analytical review of ledger movements and account balances, identifying unusual trends, inconsistencies, or operational drivers of material variances and escalate unresolved or material analytical issues to the Financial Reporting & Control Manager for judgement and decision.
- Investigate and explain transaction‑level drivers of variances arising from accruals, payroll postings, sub‑ledger activity, or cut‑off issues, and escalate unresolved matters as appropriate.
- Ensure reconciling items and anomalies that may impact management reporting or audit outcomes are addressed in a timely manner.
Process Improvement & Close Optimisation
- Continuously review and enhance month‑end close processes, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve timeliness while maintaining strong control standards.
- Implement process improvements to strengthen ledger quality, reconciliation discipline, and audit readiness, including standardisation of templates, checklists, and close documentation.
- Identify recurring close bottlenecks, aged reconciling items, and error drivers, and develop practical solutions to prevent recurrence.
- Support the simplification and automation of transaction processing and reconciliations, working with the Financial Reporting & Control Manager and relevant system owners where required.
- Maintain and periodically update standard operating procedures (SOPs) for finance operations activities to ensure consistency, knowledge retention, and staff coverage.
Transaction Processing
- Oversee Accounts Receivable accounting, including invoice posting, collections tracking, ageing review, and provisioning support.
- Manage Fixed Asset accounting, including capitalization assessments, asset register maintenance, depreciation runs, and periodic asset reconciliations.
- Provide payroll accounting support, including review of payroll journals, reconciliation of payroll control accounts, and coordination with DPC and banks where required.
- Review expense postings for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal policies.
Bank & Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Ensure timely and complete bank reconciliations for all Fund bank accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items.
- Oversee preparation and review of all balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are valid, supported, and cleared on a timely basis.
- Maintain reconciliation standards and documentation sufficient for audit and management review.
Team Leadership & Internal Controls
- Directly manage and develop finance operations staff, setting clear objectives, reviewing performance, and building depth in operational accounting capabilities.
- Allocate workload to ensure resilience and segregation of duties across finance operations.
- Enforce adherence to approved accounting policies, procedures, and internal control standards.
- Proactively identify and implement incremental improvements to close efficiency, automation, and control effectiveness, escalating material risks or system dependencies to senior finance leadership as required.
- Contribute to the implementation of automation and reporting tools that improve close efficiency and reconciliation quality, including system‑generated reports, automated journals, and reconciliation solutions.
- Partner with finance leadership to test, refine, and embed new tools or enhancements into day‑to‑day finance operations.
- Ensure operational teams are trained on new tools, processes, and control requirements, and that changes are embedded sustainably.
Audit & Control Support
- Act as the primary operational point of contact for external and internal auditors on transaction‑level, ledger, and reconciliation matters.
- Coordinate and review responses to audit queries related to AP, AR, payroll accounting, fixed assets, bank balances, and general ledger transactions.
- Ensure timely implementation and tracking of agreed audit recommendations related to finance operations.
- Maintain audit‑ready documentation for all close activities, reconciliations, and key controls.
- Deliver month‑end close, reconciliations, and ledger outputs in line with agreed timetables, quality standards, and internal control requirements.
- Ensure finance operations deliverables are complete, accurate, and suitably documented for management review and audit.
- Track delivery of operational accounting actions and audit recommendations within agreed timelines.
Requirements (Education, experience, technical competencies required of the job)
- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, business administration, Commerce, or similar. A Bachelor's degree in relevant fields with an additional two years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the Master’s degree requirement.
- Fully qualified Accountant (e.g. CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA).
- In depth knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS).
- Audit experience will be an advantage.
- Fluency in English.
- At least 11 years’ experience in accounting or finance operations, with demonstrated responsibility for month‑end close.
- Experience of accounting work in an International/Multilateral Organization preferred but not mandatory.
- Proven experience supervising staff and managing close timetables.
- Hands‑on experience with ERPs (Oracle Fusion strongly preferred) and automated reconciliation tools.
- At least 4 years’ experience in a management role.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Experience of business intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableau beneficial but not essential.
- Strong attention to detail and control mindset.
- Ability to manage competing deadlines during close.
- Clear, structured written responses to audit and management queries.
- Practical problem‑solver with a continuous‑improvement orientation.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
- Ability to manage and develop team members to attain from them their highest performance.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
- Demonstrates a strong process‑improvement mindset with the ability to translate identified issues into practical operational solutions.
- Shows willingness to learn new and emerging technology in financial operations and reporting.
- Demonstrates flexibility, fungibility, creativity, and problem-solving talents to tackle emerging challenges of a growing, maturing, and evolving GCF.
For details on grade levels, salary scales and benefits, please refer to: https://www.greenclimate.fund/document/staff-regulations
The closing date for application is 22 June 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered.
*The person assessed by the Selection Panel as most suitable for the position will be proposed for appointment. Selection among short-listed candidates will also take into account performance at interview, appropriate testing, and references.
Applications from women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
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