Overview
The Finance and Budget Officer will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and finalizing the preparation of the medium-term plan and programme budgets, as well as administering and monitoring budgets and financial operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions.
- Provides substantive support to inter-governmental and expert bodies in their review of the medium-term plan and budget.
- Reviews and analyses data for cost estimates and budget proposals.
- Issues allotments and monitors budget implementation and expenditures.
- Authorizes payments and reviews requisitions.
- Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources.
- Prepares budget performance submissions and analyses variances.
- Analyses accounts and reviews financial reports, resolving problem transactions.
- Approves/Confirms proposed obligations or expenditures.
- Ensures functioning accounting, reporting and internal control systems.
- Assists in preparing financial statements and responds to audit observations.
- Provides advice and guidance on Financial Regulations and Rules.
- Monitors and analyses transactions recorded in the accounting system.
- Defines requirements for financial reports and participates in the development of accounting policies.
- Provides guidance on the Human Capital Management module of the UN ERP System (Umoja).
- Manages transition activities for consolidating payroll operations.
- Supports post-transition stabilization and hypercare phase.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in accounting, finance, budget, or related area.
- At least two years of experience in administration or support of payroll is required.
- Experience supervising a team and training staff is required.
- Experience reviewing, investigating, resolving and reconciling complex payroll-related matters is required.
- Experience liaising with auditors and senior managers as necessary to provide data and information on payroll processes is desirable.
- Experience with SAP, PeopleSoft or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (Financial module) is desirable.
- Experience working with the United Nations (or similar large decentralized organization) systems and procedures as they relate to Staff Rules and Regulations including entitlements and Financial Regulations, Rules and procedures is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, finance, or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics, or data science programs is an advantage.
