24358 / Registry
| Deadline for Applications: | 25/03/2026 (midnight The Hague time) |
| Organizational Unit: | Finance Section, Registry |
| Duty Station: | The Hague - NL |
| Type of Appointment: | Established Post |
| Minimum Net Annual Salary: | €56,962.00 |
| Contract Duration: | For initial appointments, the Court offers a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension (six month probationary period). |
A roster of suitable candidates may be established for this post as a result of this selection process for fixed-term appointments against both established posts and positions funded by general temporary assistance (GTA).
Important:
Recruitment for this post in the General Service category is done on a local basis. As a result, staff are generally recruited from the area in which the particular office is located but could be of any nationality. Candidates applying to a post in the General Services category shall meet the relevant employment and immigration requirements in the country of the duty station, including fulfilling residence and work permit conditions.
Applicants will be responsible for any expenses incurred in relation to: visa, travel to and from, and relocation to and from the duty station, in the event of an employment offer.
A staff member in the General Service category who has been locally recruited shall not be eligible for the entitlements and/or benefits exclusively applicable to internationally recruited staff.
Organisational Context
Working in strict cooperation with the Budget Section, the goal of the Finance Section is to:
Ensure proper application and implementation of the Financial Regulations and Rules (FRR) as promulgated by the Rome Statute, any directives or administrative instructions and financial procedures.
Prepare the Court’s and TFV’s Financial Statements in compliance with IPSAS for timely submission to the external auditors and to ensure an unqualified audit opinion is released at the end of a smooth audit procedure.
Provide financial management support for the smooth running of the Court’s operations and implementation of its mandate.
Lead and implement financial management tools that will drive the Court in achieving its objectives while having absolute compliance with international public sector reporting standards.
Provide financial services to all Organs of the Court and to advise, guide and lead finance related projects within the strategic goals and objectives of the Court.
Duties and Responsibilities
Within this framework, under the overall supervision of the Chief of Finance and the direct supervision of the Head of Accounts and Treasury Unit the incumbent will perform the following duties:
• Review and monitor accuracy and completeness of the financial data in various modules in SAP, in particular the asset module, encompassing fixed asset master data, asset additions, depreciation runs and year-end balances;
• Maintain data on the list of intangible assets and monitor expenditure on the development of intangible assets , with the view to settling them to assets under construction and/or final assets if above the recognition thresholds;
• Maintain the asset associated depreciation schedules; Ensure the correct depreciation types are applied;
• Monitor and maintain leased asset related data and provide lease analysis;
• Support the year-end closing activities, mainly related to assets, including the implementation of the Property Survey Board decisions and ensuring that all assets delivered by year-end are properly accounted for in the asset module;
• Compile and review input data for submission to actuaries. Record accruals for employee benefit liabilities based on actuarial valuation;
• Performs all the necessary posting recording, correcting, reclassifying, internal-transfers and closing journal entries
• In cooperation with SAP System Team/Consultants is responsible for the system testing of changes applicable to the area of fixed assets and intangibles;
• Assist the External Auditors in their queries including preparation of supporting reports and schedules in the area of fixed assets and intangibles;
• Perform other related duties as required;
Essential Qualifications
Education
Diploma of secondary education.
Certified accountant qualification (completed or in progress) would be considered an asset.
Experience
A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, budget, disbursements/accounts payable, treasury or other related field is required. An advanced or a first-level university degree may be considered as a substitute for two years’ working experience only to determine eligibility.
- Experience with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required.
- Experience with financial accounting modules of ERP systems is required;
- Experience in the financial accounting modules of SAP is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge in the use and application of ICC Financial Rules and Regulations as well as finance/ accounting policies and practices;
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel;
- Ability to be persistent in achieving goals;
- Respecting deadlines;
- Taking responsibility for own work and mistakes;
- Making efforts to produce work output correctly at all times;
- Ability to demonstrate job knowledge and expertise in respective work areas and proposing solutions to challenging issues.
Knowledge of Languages
Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English is required. Working knowledge of the other is an asset. Knowledge of another official language of the Court ( Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) would be considered an asset.
Purpose
Collaboration
People
Results
ICC Core Competencies
Dedication to the mission and values
Professionalism
Teamwork
Learning and developing
Handling uncertain situations
Interaction
Realising objectives
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General Information
- Candidates appointed to posts at a P-5 grade or in the Director category are subject to a maximum aggregate length of service of seven years. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.2) to implement a tenure policy at the Court as of 1 January 2025.
- The selected candidate will be subject to a Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) process in accordance with ICC policy. The PSC process will include but will not be limited to, verification of the information provided in the personal history form and a criminal record check.
- Applicants may check the status of vacancies on ICC E-Recruitment web-site.
- Post to be filled by a national of a State Party to the ICC Statute, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process. This is pursuant to a decision of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP Resolution ICC-ASP/23/Res.3) to introduce a moratorium on the recruitment by the ICC of staff of non-States Parties’ nationality.
- In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.
- Applications from female candidates are particularly encouraged.
- Personnel recruited at the General Service level are not entitled to all of the benefits granted to internationally-recruited staff;
- The International Criminal Court applies the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and can support secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.