Finance Assistant at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Responsibilities

• Generate budgetary or financing reports, including statistical/financial data on tables, charts and spreadsheets using office software and templates.
• Monitor all obligating documents (Funds commitment, Travel Requests, Purchase Orders) and make payments against them.
• Assist in creation of donor reports against approved projects, grants and donor agreements.
• Assist in monitoring of donor agreement milestones to ensure that the appropriate reports are generated on timely basis.
• Maintain regular contact with other relevant Units and external stakeholders to clarify issues which concern financial and budget management.
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

Education

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in finance, budget, accounting, administrative services or related area is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to one (1) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office packages such as Ms Excel and Ms Word is required. Experience assisting with programme planning and/or budgeting and reporting is required.
• Experience working within the United Nations common system or a similar international organization is desirable. A minimum of one (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.