Finance and Budget Assistant (Temporary) at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Responsibilities

BUDGETING:

• Assist in the collection of data and preparation of cost estimates and budget proposals in terms of staff and on-staff requirements for regular budget and extra-budgetary resources under UNON Administration;
• Support the monitoring of budget implementation and performance and recommendations for reallocation of funds as necessary;
• Ensure that requisitions for goods and services are in line with authorized budgets, the priorities of the organization and the UN financial rules and regulations;
• Assist in reviewing requests for creation and extension of positions as well as requests for recruitment;
• Assist in the execution of cost recovery in line with established agreements and policies and support on the collection of associated receivables;
• Perform certifying functions of financial transactions as per delegation.

ACCOUNTING:

• Process financial documents in line with the financial rules and regulations;
• Review and analysis of various accounting data and assist in the review and analysis of financial statements;
• Scrutinize supporting documents for completeness, accuracy and validity of requests in line with applicable policies, procedure, rules and regulations;
• Verify accuracy of postings and process corrections as appropriate;
• Analyse open item managed accounts (OIM) in the ERP system (Umoja) and initiate corrective action;
• Perform approval functions of financial transactions as per delegation.

Education

• Completion of high school diploma or secondary school is required.
• Supplemental courses/ training in finance, administration, project management or related field is required.

Job - Specific Qualification

• A recognized accountancy qualification (e.g. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA) is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of seven years (7) of experience in finance, budget or related area is required.
• The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced by two (2) years for candidates who possess a first level University degree.
• Experience with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and finance system such as Oracle or SAP is desirable.
• Experience with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is desirable. Knowledge and experience with processes of Financial Management is desirable. Experience with integrated business processes, analytics and reporting is desirable.