Budget Assistant

The Budget Assistant supports the effective monitoring and reporting of FAO Egypt budgetary resources, ensuring quality, transparency and consistency of data and processes. The role involves data analysis, budget monitoring, and supporting the preparation of budgetary reports and dashboards under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean and organize budget data from internal FAO systems, spreadsheets and supporting documents
• Perform data quality checks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness of budget-related datasets
• Provide the necessary support to the review of expenditure transaction listings and financial reports to help identify errors or inconsistencies against approved budgets
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of budget data for analysis and reporting purposes
• Support the monitoring of project budgets and funding agreements to ensure timely initiation of calls for funds and compliance with financial conditions
• Assist in compiling inputs for budget forecasts
• Support the development of tools and visuals to facilitate results-based monitoring and evaluation
• Support the preparation of a budgetary performance dashboard for the office
• Collaborate with relevant teams in FAO Egypt to ensure timely and accurate availability of budget data
• Perform other duties as and when required, consistent with the scope and level of the assignment

Requirements

• University degree in business administration, finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, or other related disciplines that involve substantial numerical and analytical work
• At least one (1) year of relevant experience in data analysis and budget-related support work
• Working knowledge (level C) in the English and Arabic languages
• National of Egypt or resident of the country with a valid work permit
• Proficiency in data analysis, data visualization and Microsoft Excel
• Ability to follow established procedures and data standards
• Ability to understand and work with budget data under supervision
• Good written and verbal communication skills for simple reporting

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Budget Monitoring
• Budget Reporting
• Data Visualization
• MS Excel
• Numerical Analysis
• Financial Data Management
• Following Data Standards
• Budget Data Interpretation
• Report Writing

Languages

English, Arabic