Associate Finance and Budget Officer

About the role

OCHA, the United Nations office that coordinates humanitarian responses, is advertising a temporary Associate Finance and Budget Officer position in Khartoum, Sudan. Located in the Crisis Response Division, the post reports to the Finance Officer and works under the supervision of the Pooled Fund Manager of the Humanitarian Financing Unit.

Key responsibilities

• Review, verify and process payments to vendors, partners and staff, ensuring complete documentation and compliance with rules and regulations.
• Review, approve, reconcile and process accounting transactions regularly, and confirm that proposed obligations and expenditures comply with UN Financial Regulations and Rules, appropriations and staffing tables.
• Review IOV reconciliations and suspense accounts, prepare adjusting entries, and assist in preparing cash-flow statements.
• Review financial reports from Humanitarian Funding Units, initiate corrective action, and assist in reviewing consolidated headquarters and field accounts.
• Assist in preparing annual certified financial statements and in maintaining accurate accounting, reporting and internal control systems.
• Analyse information to respond to audit findings, supervise staff as required, and produce data visualisations and reports for planning and decision-making.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in business, public administration, finance, accounting, law or a related field, or a first-level degree plus two years of qualifying experience.
• A first-level degree and no experience is acceptable for candidates who have passed the Young Professionals Programme or the UN National Competitive Recruitment Examination.
• Minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in finance, administration, budget or business administration, or successful completion of the YPP/NCRE or G to P examinations.
• Humanitarian field experience in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster).
• Experience in humanitarian financing (grant management, fundraising, donor relations) and in financial accountability and spot-checks.
• English at UN Level III reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is the other working language of the Secretariat.