Overview
The Budget Officer is responsible for financial planning, evaluation, and budget execution of the NRU's budget for effective and efficient financial and budgetary management. The incumbent provides advice and counsel on financial and budgetary issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head, Finance and Support Services in the preparation, execution, monitoring, and review of the NRU’s annual budget, Medium Term Financial Plan, mid-year budget review and any other expenditure.
- Assist with budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, forecasting inputs, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
- Identify financial discrepancies, pressures, risks, or process gaps and raise them in a timely manner.
- Keep up to date summaries of spending patterns and budgetary trends for each category of budget expenditure.
- Verify purchase requests as well as mission authorizations and liquidations for staff.
- Prepare correspondence, documents and reports related to the overall budget as well as to the financial elements of project activities.
- Support the development of Financial Indicators as necessary.
- Maintain clear and timely information flow between NRU Staff and Financial stakeholders.
- Carry out planning and evaluation responsibilities in the framework of the budget and in conducting cost-effectiveness analyses of NRU activities.
- Analyse and coordinate all accounting work for NRU.
- Assume accountability and drive NRU’s budget management and related files to completion.
- Manage or participate in project teams as required.
- Perform any other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
At least 3 years’ relevant professional experience; in particular related to financial management and budgeting.
Qualifications
A university degree, or an equivalent level of qualification in accounting, economics, business administration or financial management.
