United Nations · 13 hours ago
Senior Finance and Budget Assistant, G7
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expThe United Nations is a global organization dedicated to fostering international cooperation and addressing global challenges. The Senior Finance and Budget Assistant will support the UN Office for Partnerships by managing trust fund projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and assisting in budget preparation and monitoring. This role involves coordinating financial reporting and providing guidance to junior staff in financial matters.
CommunitiesHumanitarianNon Profit
Responsibilities
Provides full range of assistance in trust fund management and implementation at all phases of the cycle of trust fund projects; ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures
Responsible for preparation of cost estimates, budget documents and provides input to the preparation of allotments
Provides assistance to Programme Managers in the formulation of donor project proposals
Monitors budget implementation/expenditures and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary
Prepares and coordinate remittances to partners
Ensures that pledges, contributions and expenditures are recorded in compliance with UN rules and regulations
Grants Management functions in Umoja include ensuring the correct structure for grants, releasing budgets and recording implementing partner expenditures
Contributes in the analysis, summary and presentation of information on wide range of trust fund projects, highlighting noteworthy issues and trends for consideration by appropriate parties (implementing parties, donors, and substantive offices)
Assists in establishment, closure of trust funds and projects
Maintains database, updating contributions, interest income and commitments
Works closely with donor counterparts and/or funding agencies in the finalization of contribution agreements
Prepares and monitors submission of substantive and financial reporting
Analyze financial reports in preparation for recording expenditures
Coordinates with the Accounts Division in connection with donor contributions, Umoja transacting; Prepares interim and final financial statements for approval by Accounts Division
Maintains the trust funds' database, create status reports on trust funds on a regular basis for use by Fund Management Officers
Acts as Certifying Officer for the accounts of the office
In the area of procurement, the incumbent will review requisitions for goods and services to ensure (a) correct commitment items have been charged, and (b) availability of funds
Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to inquiries in respect to relevant financial and budget matters
Provides guidance, training and supervision to junior general service staff in the area of responsibility
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent is required
A minimum of ten years of experience in finance, budget, accounting, administrative services is required
The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to 8 for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher
Experience in grant-management and trust-fund management including reporting to donors and governing bodies is required
Experience in certifying and approving documents in ERP systems such as SAP, Umoja or similar application is required
Experience with preparing internal and external audit responses and budget committee inquiries is required
Experience in reviewing and approving budget and finance components of project proposals is required
Experience in maintaining and ensuring financial data quality of complex project databases for programme management is desirable
English is required
Company
United Nations
United Nations is an international organization founded after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Amandeep Singh Gill
Under-Secretary-General, Tech Envoy
Keith Hiatt
Chief, Information Systems Management Section, IIIM (Syria)
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