Financial Business System Analyst

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 24 November 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of extreme weather shocks. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

WHY JOIN WFP?

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).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The position is based in HQ-Rome and reports to CFOMS (Financial System and Process support branch) Financial Information System Officer P4. As part of the CFO Strategy, the Financial Systems and Process Support Branch (CFOMS) is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of WFP’s corporate financial systems worldwide, while promoting continuous innovation and their effective and efficient use. Through these efforts, CFOMS contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of the Finance Function and enables the Finance community to act as a trusted and informed business partner to management and cross-functional stakeholders.

JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen CFOMS by providing dedicated business analysis and Finance functional expertise to support the continuous enhancement of WFP’s corporate financial systems, including the SAP S/4HANA new functionalities and the implementation of IPSAS policies. Acting as Business Analyst and Finance representative for these initiatives, the incumbent will translate Finance business requirements into solutions aligned with WFP’s corporate financial systems and coordinate the engagement of Finance stakeholders throughout the design, testing, and deployment phases. The assignment will also ensure effective system maintenance and process alignment and contribute to the successful delivery, transition and stabilization of these critical financial systems transformation initiatives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Provide Finance functional expertise and business analysis support for Finance and Budget business processes, contributing to the implementation of key corporate transformation initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA modernization and the adoption of new IPSAS policies and standards.
2. Act as the lead Finance focal point for SAP Financials (FI), Controlling (CO), Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Project System (PS) modules and ensuring that Finance and Budget business requirements are accurately translated into functional specifications, system enhancements, and process improvements supporting corporate objectives and compliance requirements.
3. Ensure that business processes, workflows, and system solutions are designed and implemented with robust financial and budgetary controls, in compliance with approved policies, IPSAS standards, and corporate governance requirements, while driving operational efficiency and supporting effective decision‑making.
4. Valuate emerging SAP innovations and AI capabilities, including SAP Fiori applications , SAP Joule, intelligent automation, embedded analytics, and recommend suitable business use cases for adoption within the Finance community identifying opportunities for standardization, simplification, digitalization and automat