Overview
The Associate Finance and Budget Officer assists with the preparation of cost estimates and budget proposals, and supports the administration and monitoring of extra-budgetary resources.
Tasks Summary
- Assists with the preparation of cost estimates and budget proposals for staff and non-staff requirements
- Assists with the support to programme/fund centre managers for budget submissions
- Supports the administration and monitoring of extra-budgetary resources
- Processes UNGSC's redeployment of funds
- Supports the review of efficient and effective use of budgetary resources
- Assists with the preparation of budget performance reports
- Assists with the review of performance reports for variance explanations
- Provides support for year-end reviews of budget commitments
- Carries out duties consistent with financial delegation
- Supports with input, advice and corrective actions in response to audits
- Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines related to budgets
- Keeps up-to-date on current financial regulations/professional publications
- Identifies opportunities for process improvement
- Monitors and supervises the work of staff as required
- Performs other duties as assigned
Experience Requirements
Minimum
Qualification Requirements
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, accounting, economics, finance, or in a related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience in accounting, budget, accounting, finance or business administration may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of at least one structured training (minimum 10 hours) on data-related topics (such as Excel, basic statistics, or data visualization) is desirable.