Responsibilities

BUDGETING: 1. Prepares supporting documents (narrative and supporting tables) with respect to finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements. 2. Assists managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions. 3. Undertakes research and provides support to higher level Finance & Budget Officers with respect to budget reviews of relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies. 4. Monitors expenditures and compares with approved budget; prepares adjustments as necessary. 5. Reviews requisitions for goods and services to ensure (a) correct objects of expenditure have been charged, and (b) availability of funds. 6. Assists in preparation of budget performance submissions and finalization of budget performance reports, analysing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures. 7. Verifies accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued. 8. Co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff on related issues during preparation of budget reports. ACCOUNTING: 1. Creates accounts payable financial documents in line with the financial rules and regulations. 2. Reviews and analyses of various accounting data, financial statements input and preparation of reports. 3. Prepares supporting financial documents and ensures completeness, accuracy and validity of requests in line with applicable policies, procedures, rules and regulations before submission to Supervisor. 4. processes accounting adjustments and corrections in line with requests submitted by Clients and approved by the Supervisor. 5. Analyses and clears open item managed accounts (OIM) in the ERP system (Umoja), initiate and coordinate corrective follow on action. 6. Performs reconciliation of general and sub ledger accounts and clears suspense accounts. PAYROLL AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION: 1. Performs Payroll comparison and data validation of simulation runs (in HANA Payroll Analysis Tool); Prepares Payroll data for monthly mass upload files (direct payroll deductions/payments). 2. Audits various accounting transactions, e.g., payroll, education grants, final payments, income tax returns, etc. to ensure correctness of disbursement and adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules, ST/AI issuances or practices. 3. Provides information to Pension Fund participants and beneficiaries on participation entitlements and benefits and prepares year end pension schedules for financial statement reporting; 4. Monitors all insurance transactions including those involving participants on non-Headquarter payroll but covered under Headquarters insurance plans. 4. Monitors all insurance transactions including those involving participants on non-Headquarter payroll but covered under Headquarters insurance plans. GENERAL: 1. Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures. 2. Maintains and keep up-to-date files. 3. May be responsible for providing guidance, training and daily supervision to other general service staff in the area of responsibility. 4. Performs other related duties, as assigned. 5. 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. 6. Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures. 7.. Perform other related duties, as assigned.