The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.
This role as a Finance and Budget Specialist, structured as an Individual Contractor position, operates under the overall supervision of the Head of GEF Chemicals and Waste Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, Industry and Economy Division, and the direct supervision of the Programme Budget Officer, GEF Chemicals and Waste Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch. The incumbent is responsible for performing comprehensive finance, budget, and project management duties for the Unit.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Financial Management:
- Monitor expenditures and review requisitions for goods and services.
- Assist in preparation of budget performance reports and status reports, analyzing variances.
- Monitor integrity of various financial databases.
- Co-ordinate with other finance/budget staff on related issues during preparation of budget reports.
- Assist in closure of year-end accounts; Review the final project accounts' runs.
- Liaise and follow up with United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) for processing of requested payments.
- Prepare sub-allotment advices.
- Contribute in responding to audit queries by the internal and external auditors.
- Maintain financial data relevant to the Funds projects.
- Assist in preparing donor reports and drafting responses to donor queries.
Project Management:
- Facilitate the development and preparation of accurate project documents and revisions.
- Prepare responses to project related queries on finance.
- Assist in the closure of projects.
- Assist in the follow up of receipt of cash advance statements, progress and final reports.
- Keep track of management and financial reports.
- Provide administrative and financial support in the management of projects.
- Follow up with project managers on receipt of progress reports and financial reports.
- Review reports received.
- Assist in preparing documents.
General Duties and Data Analysis:
- Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.
- Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.
- Keep up-to-date documents, reports and guidelines.
- Draft/prepare correspondence to respond to inquiries.
- Maintain and keep up-to-date files.
- Performs other related duties assigned.
Qualifications and Special Skills
- Education: High school diploma, and relevant training in programme/project administration/management, finance, budget, accounting, administrative services or a related area is required.
- Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in finance, accounting, budgeting and audit is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
- Institutional Experience: Experience working with various offices of the United Nations Secretariat, United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Non-Governmental Organizations or Permanent Missions is required.
- System Proficiency: Experience working on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Umoja is required.
- Data Analysis: One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is required.
- Certification: Must hold a professional accounting qualification such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), or CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants).
