Finance and Budget Assistant

Creates a roster for Finance and Budget Assistant roles supporting UNON budget, finance, payroll and accounting operations. The role covers budget support, ERP obligations, trust-fund monitoring, payroll entitlements, reconciliations and financial reporting.

Department: Budget and Financial Management Services, Division of Administrative Services and OnePayroll

• Support preparation of cost estimates and budget proposals for staff and non-staff requirements
• Extract expenditure reports and conduct preliminary analysis for finance and budget officers
• Prepare budget performance submissions and preliminary variance analysis
• Process pre-encumbrances and obligations in ERP and verify fund availability and account coding
• Support trust fund financial backstopping, voluntary contribution monitoring and donor reporting requirements
• Review draft reports for accuracy, consistency, prescribed format and completeness
• Analyse payroll entitlements, resolve payroll discrepancies and record payroll accounting entries

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent
• Five years of experience in finance, budget, accounting or a related area, reduced to three years with a first-level university degree
• Experience using ERP systems or equivalent
• English required
• Local recruitment eligibility for Kenya or commuting distance

• Roster announcement for future Finance and Budget Assistant G5 roles
• Recommended candidates will be placed on a roster for future consideration
• Appointments are initially for one year and extensions are subject to fund availability