Finance and Budget Assistant

About the role

The Finance and Budget Assistant will support the Office of the Director, Field Operations Finance Division within the United Nations Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance. Reporting to the Special Assistant, the role contributes to the preparation, analysis, and reporting of budgetary and financial information for peace operations and related programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing supporting documents, narratives and tables for cost estimates and budget proposals for staff and non‑staff requirements.
• Support Finance/Budget Officers in extracting data from computerized information system databases, generating expenditure reports, and performing preliminary analyses to highlight areas of concern.
• Help develop resource requirements for budget submissions and prepare budget performance submissions.
• Research and compile data required for the review and analysis of proposals.
• Consolidate data and provide support for budget reviews of intergovernmental and expert bodies.
• Assist in preparing and finalising budget performance reports, including preliminary variance analysis between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Provide data‑entry assistance as needed for budget and financial reporting.

Required profile

• Reports to the Special Assistant.

Required skills