Budget and Finance Assistant

Supports UNOOSA budget formulation, performance reporting and trust-fund oversight by analysing expenditure, validating financial data, preparing submissions and audit responses, and maintaining Umoja records that help management control resources and programme delivery.

• Develop resource requirements and support budget and performance submissions
• Prepare cost estimates, budget proposals and supporting tables
• Analyse variances between approved budgets and expenditure
• Coordinate finance, budget and programme inputs to reporting and reviews
• Validate figures and references across budget documents and release requests
• Prepare redeployment requests, staffing reviews and budget-meeting materials
• Generate expenditure reports and highlight financial risks for management
• Draft audit responses and support internal controls and enterprise risk actions
• Monitor trust funds, contributions, donor reporting and Umoja requisitions

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Seven years of progressively responsible budget, finance, accounting or administrative-services experience, reduced to five years with a first-level university degree or higher
• Experience preparing budget documents, briefing notes, statements, presentations and Excel deliverables for senior management
• Experience using an enterprise resource planning system for planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting, including at least one year in analytics
• English at UN Level III in reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Authorisation to work at the Vienna duty station

• Temporary appointment for ten months subject to funding
• Extension depends on mandate continuation and funding availability
• Locally recruited personnel bear relocation expenses and do not receive international allowances