Finance And Budget Assistant, G6 at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Provides support with respect to the review, analyses and preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions.
• Prepares supporting documents (narrative and supporting tables) with respect to finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements.
• Assists managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Undertakes research and provides support to higher-level Finance & Budget Officers with respect to budget reviews of relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies.
• Monitors expenditures and compares with approved budget; prepares adjustments as necessary.
• Reviews requisitions for goods and services to ensure: (a) Correct objects of expenditure have been charged, and (b) Availability of funds.
• Assists in the preparation of budget performance submissions and finalization of budget performance reports, analysing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Monitors the integrity of various financial databases.
• Verifies accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued.
• Co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff on related issues during the preparation of budget reports.
• Files and archives as required. General:
• Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to the programme.
• Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant financial and budget matters.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date files.
• May be responsible for providing guidance, training and daily supervision to other general service staff in the area of responsibility.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as the preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning, and decision-making.
• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

• Additional training or qualification in finance and budget is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience with project budget management is required.
• The minimum number of years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree. Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, such as Umoja, Inspira, or similar, is required.
• Experience in administration and project financial management is required.
• Experience working with the UN system or similar international organizations is desirable.
• A minimum of one (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or a related area is desirable.