Budget and Administrative Assistant

Supports MONUSCO’s Life Support Section in Entebbe by preparing, revising and monitoring office and project budgets. The volunteer maintains financial records, analyses budget variances, tracks commitments and obligations, prepares utilization reports, coordinates adjustments and financial queries, and provides reliable budget information for audits, donor reporting and management decisions.

• Prepare, revise and monitor office and project budgets
• Maintain records of budget allocations, commitments, obligations and expenditures
• Identify and report material variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures
• Prepare budget-utilization reports, expenditure statements and financial summaries
• Facilitate budget revisions, reallocations and adjustments
• Track outstanding financial transactions and follow up for resolution
• Maintain electronic and physical financial files
• Liaise with finance, programme, procurement, human-resources and operations colleagues

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in administration, budget, accounting, finance or related areas
• English

• Experience in a UN agency, UN peacekeeping or field operations

• Budget Preparation
• Budget Monitoring
• Financial Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Cost Management
• Financial Analysis
• Commitment Tracking
• Document Management

• SAP
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Official source conflict: the structured listing location is Democratic Republic of the Congo while the posting narrative describes Entebbe
• Assignment narrative describes a family duty station in Entebbe
• Initial assignment runs until 30 June 2027 with a possible 12-month extension