E T Temporary
| Job #: | req36397 |
| Organization: | World Bank |
| Sector: | Finance & Accounting |
| Grade: | ET3 |
| Term Duration: | 1 year 0 months |
| Recruitment Type: | Local Recruitment |
| Location: | Chennai,India |
| Required Language(s): | English |
| Preferred Language(s): | |
| Closing Date: | 4/23/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC |
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Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank provides a unique opportunity for you to join us to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank (WB) is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID) dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit http://www.worldbank.org/.
The Controllers (CTR) Vice Presidency is responsible for all aspects of the financial reporting and internal control framework for IBRD and IDA, and the extensive Trust Fund/Partnership portfolio of the WB entities. It supports an appropriate fiduciary control framework and administering disbursements for Bank lending and leads the client service function for the WB’s corporate expenses.
Organizationally, CTR is comprised of three departments: (1) Corporate Accounting and Reporting, (2) Trust Funds and Loans, and (3) Financial Controls. In CTR, our mandate supports both internal and external clients while we focus on delivery, optimization, impact, and people & culture.
Within CTR, Travel Accounting, ensures that the policies related to Operational Travel Expense Reimbursement reflects management objectives; as owner (jointly with GCS) of the institutional Travel system (TravelWeb), maintains the system and ensure it operates in a manner consistent with policy; develops new tools and enhancements to address the changing needs of travelers and the institution; administers the corporate card program by managing vendor contracts, user policies, processes and systems.
The Travel Accounting Team in Chennai (CTRTR), which is the extension of the CTRTA team in HQ, is seeking an ET Temporary (ETT) staff for one-year to support and contribute to the work program.
How your contributions will help us achieve our goals:
You will support the team in undertaking quality assurance reviews, and supporting the tasks related to the corporate card program, its monitoring, review, and reconciliation. You will collaborate with the internal partners such as ITS, GCS, BPS etc., and external partners such as Citi bank, Amex, Visa, Airplus and various Travel Management Companies to jointly deliver timely and accurate tasks of WB.
In this ETT role, you will report to the Sr. Accounting Officer in CTRTR.
What will you do:
• Conduct reviews of travel expense transactions to verify accuracy of records, compliance with Bank’s policies and procedures.
• Conduct reviews of card spends, communicate, and produce analytics for reporting.
• Extract data from source system (SAP/BI) to develop the data analytics needed to conduct quality assurance reviews.
• Follow-up with the units / staff on appropriate and timely submission of documentation and clarifications for review.
• Identification of problems and areas of improvements and development of constructive recommendations for improvements in effectiveness and efficiency and internal controls over the activities reviewed.
• Support Global Travel Card Program by collaborating with regional / country office focal points, travel management companies, CITI, Visa, ITS (Information Technology solutions), GCS (Global Corporate solutions), and HQ counterparts in facilitating smooth rollout of myCard.
• Support processing invoices, reconciliation, following up for missing information, fixing issues, etc. to ensure prompt payment to vendors.
• Perform ad hoc analytics requests.
• Participate in the user testing and implementation of any new systems, applications, tools, and reports for the team, to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and standardization.
Selection Criteria Attention: “Preference will be given to local talent, that is, applicants that are authorized to work in the duty station for any employer. Internal applicants may apply per existing guidelines.”
What you will bring:
A strong compliance mindset, with a good eye for detail. An adaptive learner, who can learn the bigger picture, adapt, ensure that output meets quality standards, and effectively manages time.
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce OR Master’s degree in Finance / Accounting / Business Administration with at least 3 years of work experience.
• CA or CPA (or an equivalent professional accounting qualification) will be an advantage.
Experience:
• Three or more years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Background in financial services industry and familiarity with compliance reviews and travel accounting transactions.
Knowledge and Skills:
• Strong analytical skills with ability to collate and interpret data, assess issues, develop sound conclusions, formulate remedial measures with diligence and accuracy.
• Experience with SAP enterprise resource planning system, Power BI, Alteryx is desirable.
• Exposure to other systems such as People soft, and proficiency in Microsoft applications viz, Excel, Word, PowerPoint would be an added advantage.
• A proven record of critical thinking skills in an automated accounting environment
Abilities:
• Excellent judgment, particularly good written and oral communications skills (including ability to write clear, concise, and complete procedure); ability to conduct a multi-dimensional, multi-functional work program.
• Exhibit a personality that enables client focus, flexibility and excellent collaboration. Ability to effectively work with various levels of staff within the department and across the institution.
• Proactive mindset with high degree of initiative and bias for action.
• Ability to deal sensitively in a multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues.
WBG Culture Attributes: 1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders. World Bank Group Core Competencies As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC including our values and inspiring stories. |
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