Finance Specialist - Planning and Budgeting (Roster)
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location:
- Grade: Mid level - P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Banking and Finance
- Closing Date: 2025-07-31
Job categories Finance
Level ICS-10
Application period 10-Jul-2025 to 31-Jul-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
The Finance Specialist - Planning and Budgeting reports to the Head of Financial Planning and Budgeting who provides broad supervision and guidance. The role is responsible for supporting the implementation of the bi-annual and annual budgeting cycles, and the general administrative budget management and budgetary position management based on strategy requirements. The role is also responsible for developing organisational analysis on progress towards strategy implementation.
Summary of functions:
1. Financial planning and budgeting
2. Corporate advisory
3. Knowledge management and innovation
Impact of Results
The responsible and transparent financial analysis and reporting of financial resources to governing bodies, clients, partners and stakeholders enhance the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services and management and consequently strengthen its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services in the country served.
***This is a Roster posting intended to build a pool of qualified candidates for the short-term or ongoing assignments to address future needs under the IICA contract modality***
Summary of functions:
- Financial planning and budgeting
- Corporate advisory
- Knowledge management and innovation
1. Financial planning and budgeting
- Provide input and advice on the organisation-wide processes for bi-annual and annual budgeting, forecasting, target setting and resource allocation.
- Provide input to key assumptions required for the bi-annual and annual budgeting processes.
- Consolidate UNOPS overall bi-annual and annual budget and prepare any related documentation and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide input and advice as required to ensure budgets are appropriate and that action plans are established to achieve the necessary financial outputs.
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of budgets and position tables, highlighting deviations.
- Review funding requests for special purpose activities
- Support the responses to oversight recommendations related to financial planning and budgeting
- Coordinate the finance activities related to UNOPS Provident Fund, including the Provident Fund Committee, supplier relations, financial reporting and response to oversight recommendations
2. Corporate advisory
- Provide advice on the development of financial and non-financial KPIs.
- Review actual financial results to understand key business drivers and variances to budget/forecast and propose corrective action.
- Participate in discussions on the development of UNOPS Strategic Plans and Mid-Term reviews and development results reporting.
- Support in working with the Senior Management to help them better understand financial trends and financial opportunities.
- Support in policy updates and implementation of oversight recommendations and Executive Board decisions
3. Knowledge management and innovation
- Contribute to the development of internal capacity across the organization in terms of business planning.
- Constantly monitor and evaluate policies, procedures, methods, tools and associated systems to ensure its utility, applicability and efficacy.
- Design/approve refinements to processes to maximise the benefits of management information system to enhance efficiency and facilitate organisational/management monitoring, oversight and reporting.
- Lead/organise training events and design/set training agenda to build capacity of stakeholders on business planning.
Impact of Results
The responsible and transparent financial analysis and reporting of financial resources to governing bodies, clients, partners and stakeholders enhance the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services and management and consequently strengthen its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services in the country served.
***This is a Roster posting intended to build a pool of qualified candidates for the short-term or ongoing assignments to address future needs under the IICA contract modality***
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
Experience:
Language Requirements:
- A Masters degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics or other related financial field is required
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in budgeting financial planning in a large international organisation or business corporation is required
- Experience in UN system organisations is an asset
Language Requirements:
- Full working knowledge of English
- Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset
We do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.