Finance And Budget Assistant

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Description

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Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is in the Finance and Budget Section of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The Finance and Budget Assistant will be based in Bangui and reports to the Chief, Budget Unit.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority and under the general supervision of the Chief, Budget Unit, the Finance and Budget Assistant will perform the following tasks:

• Assists with the preparation of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of mission resourcing requirements such as staff and non- staff requirements, including programmatic aspects.
• Assists, reviews and revises data with respect to the finalization of the budget proposals as well as Result Based Budgeting inputs.
• Assists with support to Programme/Fund Center managers (Substantive and Support Sections) with respect to the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Processes the mission’s redeployment of funds in accordance with the established procedures.
• Supports review activities in ensuring the efficient and effective use of budgetary resources through robust monitoring of budget utilization to the approved budget and timely provision of information to Mission management for decision making.
• Provides support and guidance to Fund Center/Programme managers on budget implementation and processes corrective actions where necessary.
• Assists with the preparation of budget performance reports for the mission, ensuring that correct and accurate data/information is provided by the various Programme/ Fund Center managers in compliance with the Controller’s instructions.
• Assists with the review and finalization of performance reports, ensuring valid and adequate variance explanations between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Provides support to Fund Center managers for the year-end reviews of budget commitments in accordance with established criteria.
• Under the guidance of the supervisor, provides advice, financial interpretations, adaptations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries, ensuring adherence to UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Staff Rules, Administrative Instructions, Bulletins and Circulars.
• Carries out duties consistent with the financial delegation in adherence with the UN Regulations and Rules.
• Assists in performing analysis, preparation and delivery of strategic support and business intelligence to operational counterparts and mission leadership on financial resourcing and stewardship, and organizational performance of the mission, in line with mission priorities.
• Assists in planning, monitoring and reporting of financial and operational performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Job – Specific Qualification

• Technical or vocational certificate in accounting, finance, budget business administration, public administration or related fields is required.

Work Experience

• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budget, administration, public administration, business administration or related area is required. At least two years of experience in UN peacekeeping budget formulation is desirable. Experience with using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform or a similar system is desirable

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in English is required for this post. Knowledge of French is desirable.

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/248392?language=en

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