Overview
The Senior Finance and Budget Assistant will be responsible for preparing IPSAS-compliant financial statements and ensuring the sustainability of accounting and reporting. The role involves assisting with budget preparation, monitoring expenditures, and analyzing financial transactions.
Key Responsibilities
- Acts as Certifying Officer on behalf of and in the absence of programme managers at offices outside Headquarters.
- Undertakes reviews, analyses and preparation of the programme plan and its revisions.
- Reviews, analyses and assists in the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals.
- Assists managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
- Undertakes research and provides support to higher level Finance and Budget Officers.
- Provides input into the preparation of allotments/appropriations.
- Monitors budget implementation/expenditures and recommends reallocation of funds.
- Reviews requisitions for goods and services.
- Monitors extra-budgetary resources.
- Assists in the preparation of budget performance submissions.
- Assists in the finalization of budget performance reports.
- Monitors the integrity of various financial databases.
- Verifies accuracy of input data.
- Co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff.
- Analyses complex and/or unusual accounting transactions and difficult claims.
- Reviews, records and reconciles investments, cash, revenue and cash pool share balances.
- Audits various accounting transactions.
- Reviews reports for completeness and consolidates the accounts of externally managed investment portfolio.
- Prepares worksheets and analyses accounts.
- Assists in the preparation of financial statements for various funds.
- Provides guidance and training to staff with respect to transaction processing and the use of various systems.
- Supervises other general service staff when required.
- Drafts/prepares memoranda and responds to queries.
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data.
- Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines related to programme and/or peacekeeping budgets.
- Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to enquiries.
- Provides guidance, training and daily supervision to other general service staff.
- Keeps up to date on current financial regulations/professional publications and accepted principles.
- Assists with visualizations and updating information material.
Required Experience
A minimum of ten years of experience in finance, budget, accounting, administrative services or related area is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to eight years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher. Experience using Microsoft Excel and excel-related formulas is required. Experience in overseeing the full spectrum of financial and budget operations for large entities in Headquarters or field environments is required. Experience working in SAP software is required. Experience working with auditors is desirable.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
