Overview
Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and finalizing medium-term plans and budget proposals, as well as administering and monitoring budget implementation and extra-budgetary resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions.
- Provides substantive support to intergovernmental and expert bodies in their review of the medium-term plan.
- Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals.
- Provides detailed input with respect to resource requirements for budget submissions.
- Issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds.
- Manages and monitors budget implementation and recommends reallocation of funds.
- Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels.
- Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources.
- Authorizes payment to Governments for settlement of certified death and disability, contingent-owned equipment and letters-of-assist claims.
- Prepares budget performance submissions.
- Reviews and finalizes budget performance reports, analyzing variances.
- Provides advice and guidance, including training, to headquarters and field staff on budgetary and financial policies and procedures.
- Participates in inter-departmental meetings and/or technical survey missions.
- Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on program and/or peacekeeping budgets.
- Drafts reports for intergovernmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence.
- Drafts official documentation to troop contributing countries concerning reimbursements.
- Undertakes research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures, makes recommendations for changes.
- Acts as Certifying Officer under Financial Rule 110.4.
- Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them.
- Provides support with respect to representation of the Secretary-General in meetings of legislative organs.
- Represents OPPFB or division in inter and intra-departmental meetings.
- May plan, organize, manage and supervise the work of the Unit/Section assigned.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods.
Required Experience
- At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related field is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in financial analysis and reporting is required.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience with finance and budget modules of ERP systems is required.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in the coordination of activities related to budget and funding and the preparation of related documents (progress reports, financial statements, work programme and programme budget) is required.
- Experience in the administration of extra-budgetary funded projects, including review and clearance of contribution agreements and preparation of donor financial reports is required.
- Experience in drafting financial policies, financial regulations and rules or financial and operational guidance notes within the UN common system or other intergovernmental organization is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
