Pay and conditions
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Job Description
This Paris-based individual-contractor role supports UNEP financial management across its Climate Change and Industry and Economy Divisions. It analyzes budgets and resources, forecasts expenditure, improves cost recovery and controls, reviews transactions for compliance, and produces reports and dashboards for management decisions, audits, donor reporting and financial exercises.
Key Details
Department
Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division
Position Details
Experience level
Early
Minimum experience
4 years
Employment type
Contractor / Full-time
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree
Work hours
Full-time
Language Requirements
Required
English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Act as a financial-analysis and oversight focal point for resource planning and utilization
- Monitor budget implementation and expenditure trends and prepare forecasts and management reports
- Implement and monitor operational cost recovery through analysis, reconciliation, reporting and programme-team follow-up
- Review financial and administrative transactions for compliance with delegation-of-authority and financial-rule frameworks
- Prepare financial reports, briefs, dashboards and recommendations for management
- Coordinate financial management and information sharing across programme, finance, budget and administrative teams
- Identify financial risks and control weaknesses and strengthen reporting systems and internal controls
- Support budget preparation, financial closure, audits, management reviews and donor reporting
Role Requirements
- Advanced university degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, public administration or a related field
- At least 4 years of progressively responsible financial-management, budgeting, financial-analysis or programme-finance experience
- Experience providing financial advice to senior management and contributing to financial planning and decision-making
- Experience in financial oversight, budget monitoring, cost recovery and compliance with financial rules and regulations
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning systems such as Umoja
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools
- Fluency in English
Desired Criteria
- Experience within the United Nations system or another international organization
Skills
Tools and Technologies
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNEP Careers, on 24 Aug 2026.