Finance and Budget Officer

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Description

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UNEP’s Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and advisory services for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition.   This post is located in the Global Funds Finance Unit, Ecosystems Division, at the Nairobi duty station. 

Responsibilities

• Initiate processing of cash advances and expenditures through UMOJA and follow up with UNON for remittances of funds and approval of recorded expenditure reports and liquidation of issued advances. 
• Assist FMO with regular review of UNDP Inter Office Vouchers (IOVs) to ensure that they have been properly recorded.
• Review of UNOPS expenditures and process payments and ensure recording of expenditure.  
• Notify payees on status of payments and investigate complaints of non-receipt. 
• Monitor expenditures to ensure they remain within authorized levels; prepares adjustments as necessary. 
• Analyze variances between approved budgets and expenditures and prepare requests for adjustments as necessary. 
• Review requisitions for goods and services to ensure (a) correct objects of expenditure have been charged, (b) availability of funds. 
• Monitors integrity of various financial databases. 
•  Assist in preparation of annual project revisions and supporting schedules. 
• Reconcile project accounts against independent audit certificates received from executing agencies. 
• Review/prepare project structure and commitments in Umoja. 
• Conduct project management training on use of various project reporting templates during the inception workshop and at other points when required. 
• Update project database with relevant project information on revision/closure of projects.
• Provide financial information required in Project Implementation Review (PIR), Mid-term review/evaluation and Terminal Evaluation.
• Assist in the preparation of project completion and closing revision and supporting schedules. 
• Process disposal of non-expendable equipment in accordance with UNEP procedures before closure of projects.
• Prepare request for refund of unspent balances for approval by Fund Management Officer. 
• Track receipt of expected income through Treasury deposit report and ensures credit is posted correctly to the proper Trust Fund.   
• Provide general administrative support to Fund Management Programme Management Officers and other team members.  

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budget, accounting, administrative services or related area is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.   
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) such as SAP is required.   
• Experience with Global funds such as Global Environment Facility (GEF), Adaptation Fund (AF) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) is desirable.   
• Experience working within the United Nations Common system or similar international organization is desirable.   
• One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.

Languages:

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
• For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable. 

Source: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/260142?language=en

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