FINANCE AND BUDGET ASSISTANT, G6

Overview

The Finance and Budget Assistant will support the United Nations Office for Partnerships in managing financial and budgetary aspects of initiatives and projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare supporting documents for cost estimates and budget proposals.
• Assist in elaborating resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Monitor expenditures and prepare adjustments.
• Assist in budget performance submissions and reports.
• Review and process special service agreements, travel requests, and requisitions.
• Provide quarterly status of funds reports.
• Provide assistance in trust fund management and implementation.
• Ensure correct structure for grants, release budgets, and record expenditures.
• Keep up-to-date on relevant documents and guidelines.
• Assist in establishment and closure of trust funds and projects.
• Assist in finalization of project documents and Board documentation.
• Maintain tracking of project documents.
• Draft correspondence for financial and budget matters.
• Maintain files and databases.
• Serve as the IT focal point.

Required Experience

A minimum of seven years of experience in finance, budget, accounting, administrative services is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to 5 for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. Experience in the administration and management of extra-budgetary resources from voluntary contributions is required. Experience in trust-fund management and grant-management module in ERP systems such as SAP, Umoja or similar is required. Experience in reviewing budget and finance components of project proposals is required. Experience in maintaining and ensuring financial data quality of complex project databases for programme management is desirable.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

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