Overview
The Finance and Budget Officer will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and finalizing the annual programme plan and its revisions, as well as preparing and administering budgets. The role involves providing substantive support to intergovernmental bodies and ensuring compliance with regulations and rules.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews, analyses and finalizes the preparation of the annual programme plan and its revisions.
- Provides substantive support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their review of the annual programme plan.
- Ensures legislative mandates are accurately translated into program budgets.
- Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals.
- Provides detailed input with respect to resource requirements for budget submissions.
- Reviews, analyzes and finalizes program budget/financial statements.
- Collaborates with the Finance Division to ensure timely issuance of certified financial statements.
- Issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, and monitors budget implementation.
- Administers and monitors extra-budgetary resources.
- Prepares budget performance submissions and reviews budget performance reports.
- Provides monthly financial reports and assists in the preparation of ad hoc financial reports.
- Ensures compliance with UN regulations and rules with regard to processing of official travel, procurement, hiring of consultants, and processing of claims.
- Provides advice and guidance, including training, to office staff on budgetary and financial policies and procedures.
- Participates in inter-departmental meetings and/or technical survey missions.
- Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to program budgets.
- Drafts reports for intergovernmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence.
- Undertakes research and analysis of budgetary policies and procedures.
- Acts as Certifying Officer under Financial Rule 110.4.
- Ensures the integrity of financial and management systems and the controls that underpin them.
- Assists in the review of host country agreements and voluntary contribution agreements.
- Supports the logistical arrangements for the preparation of conferences.
- Represents the Office in inter and intra-departmental meetings.
- Plans, organizes, manages and supervises the work of the Unit/Section assigned.
- Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights using data visualization methods.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget, business administration or related area is required. Experience in preparing programme plan and budget, and coordinating activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements) is required. Experience as a user of an Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), or similar system, is required. Experience in management of extra budgetary resources is desirable. 2 years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable. Experience in preparation of related documents/reports on work programme is desirable. Experience in human resource management is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is an advantage.
