Budget:

• Undertakes reviews, analyses and preparation of the medium-term plan and its revisions.

• Reviews, analyses and assists in the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements, including programmatic aspects; ensures compliance with the medium-term plan and other legislative mandates.

• Assists managers in the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.

• Undertakes research and provides support to higher level Finance & Budget Officers with respect to budget reviews of relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies.

• Provides input into the preparation of allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.

• Monitors budget implementation/expenditures and recommends reallocation of funds as necessary. • Reviews requisitions for goods and services to ensure (a) correct objects of expenditure have been charged, and (b) availability of funds.

• Monitors extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.

• Assists in the preparation of budget performance submissions.

• Assists in finalization of budget performance reports, analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.

• Monitors integrity of various financial databases.

• Verifies accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued.

• Co-ordinates with other finance and budget staff on related issues during preparation of budget reports. Claims:

• Reviews, analyses and processes payments to third-parties, commercial entities, and individuals. Treasury Related:

• Reviews incoming payment instructions with regard to banking details and sources of funds.

• Prepares payments for final disbursement by Cashier.

• Dispatches payment instructions.

• Creates receipts and deposits for all incoming funds.

• Notifies payees of status of payments.

• Assists staff members, Fund Management Officers and donors regarding queries on payment and deposit-related issues.

• Investigates complaints on non-receipts. • Follows-up on audit recommendations.

• Follows-up on fraud cases. General:

• Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme and/or peacekeeping budgets, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures.

• Drafts or prepares correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant financial and budget matters.

• Provides guidance, training and daily supervision to other general service staff in the area of responsibility.

• Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making.

• Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned.