Finance and Budget Assistants at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

General:

• Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures.
• Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant financial and budget matters.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date files.
• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as 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

Qualifications/special skills

• High school diploma or equivalent is required. Qualification in an accounting or finance-related subject is required.
• A professional qualification in an accounting or a finance-related subject, such as Certified Public Account (CPA) or equivalent are required
• Minimum of seven years of experience in Administration/ Finance, Budget, Accounting or related area 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 working with Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) such as UMOJA is required;
• Experience in the budgeting process, analyzing financial data and donor reporting is required
• Experience in Global Environment Facility (GEF) project/grant management, budgeting, accounting, and financial management is desirable.
• Experience in the UN (or similar international organization) financial rules and regulations and the IPSAS accounting standards is desirable.
• Work experience of one (1) year or more in data analytics or related area is desirable