Finance and Budget Officer

Manages UNEP OzonAction finance, contributions, grants and programme budgets, ensuring accurate records and compliant use of resources. The officer guides certifying functions, financial reporting, implementing-partner oversight, audits and data-informed budget decisions.

Department: OzonAction Branch, Law Division

• Guide OzonAction finance staff on policies and monitor compliance with financial procedures
• Manage pledges, contribution invoices, unidentified deposits and donor financial reporting
• Oversee grant establishment, project financial lifecycles, cash balances and closed-fund clean-up
• Ensure accurate financial records and annual statements through cash, receivable and donor-report analysis
• Coordinate audit requests, address recommendations and review donor and implementing-partner agreements
• Certify cost estimates, resource requirements and budget implications for extra-budgetary activities
• Administer allotments, reallocations and expenditures within authorised levels
• Lead budget-performance and financial-progress reporting to governing and intergovernmental bodies

• Advanced university degree in business administration, finance, accounting or a related area, or a first university degree with two additional years of relevant experience
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance, budget, business administration or a related area
• Experience preparing or analysing financial statements under IFRS or IPSAS
• Experience using SAP or another enterprise resource planning system
• Experience in data analysis, reconciliations and reporting with Microsoft Excel
• English at UN Level II across reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Appointment may be limited to candidates based in Nairobi