Finance and Budget Officer

The Finance and Budget Officer manages the Mission’s financial system operations including budget planning, preparation, monitoring and reporting. The role supports financial stewardship, budget formulation, and performance monitoring for the United Nations Support Office in Haiti and related entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates and budget proposals for UNSOH and BINUH, including staff and non-staff requirements and Result Based Budgeting inputs.
• Support programme/fund centre managers with resource requirements for budget submissions.
• Administer and monitor extra-budgetary resources and cost recovery funds ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.
• Administer and approve budget allotments including redeployment/reallocation of funds.
• Monitor budget utilization and provide information to Mission management for decision making; advise fund centre/programme managers on budget implementation and corrective actions.
• Prepare budget performance reports ensuring accurate data and variance explanations.
• Advise on valid year-end budget commitments.
• Supervise maintenance of supporting information and use of ERP for financial reporting and monitoring invoice processing.
• Provide advice and corrective actions in response to audits and ensure adherence to UN Financial Regulations and Rules.
• Perform analysis and delivery of strategic financial support and business intelligence to operational counterparts and mission leadership.
• Oversee daily operations of the Finance and Budget Section in absence of the Chief.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, public administration, finance or in a related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience in accounting, budget or finance may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of (5) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, budget, administration, public administration, business administration or related area is required.
• Experience in cost management, budget formulation, financial monitoring, accounting, audit financial reporting or other related areas is required.
• Experience in directly supporting senior leadership during the presentation of budget proposals to legislative bodies is required.
• Experience in using an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) module for budgeting—such as the Umoja Business Planning and Consolidation module—as well as financial information management modules like Umoja Analytics, is required.
• Experience in the management of cash operations in a field mission is required.
• Experience in Grantor Module and IPMR (Integrated Planning, Management and Reporting) is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level III is required.
• French language proficiency at UN Level II is desirable.

Skills

• Budget Formulation
• Financial Monitoring
• Cost Management
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Audit
• Budget Proposal Support
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Umoja Business Planning and Consolidation
• Umoja Analytics
• Cash Operations Management
• Grantor Module
• Integrated Planning Management
• Financial System Operations
• Budgeting
• Performance Monitoring

Languages

English, French