Finance and Budget Officer

at RSCE - Regional Service Centre Entebbe
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted March 14, 2024
Category Accounting & Finance
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

Prepare cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of the Centre's resourcing requirements such as staff and non-staff requirements, including programmatic aspects; review, analyse and revise data with respect to the finalization of the budget proposals as well as Result Based Budgeting inputs.
Provide support to programme/fund centre managers (Substantive and Support Sections) with respect to the elaboration of resource requirements for budget submissions.
Administer and monitor extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
Administrate the Centre's allotments in accordance with the established procedures including redeployment/reallocation of funds.
Ensure the efficient and effective use of budgetary resources through robust monitoring of budget utilization to the approved budget and timely provision of information to senior management for decision making; Provide support and guidance to fund centre/programme managers on budget implementation and corrective actions where necessary.
Analyse complex/unusual accounting transactions and open items in the accounting system and implement corrective actions.
Prepare the budget performance report of the mission and ensure that correct and accurate data and information are provided by the various programme /fund centre managers in compliance with the Controller’s instructions. Review and finalise the performance reports ensuring valid and adequate variance explanations between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
Review and reconciles various clearing accounts, investigate erroneous/invalid entries and take appropriate corrective accounting action.
Process incoming/outgoing interoffice vouchers (IOVs), interoffice billings (IOBs) and intermission billings (IMBs) from/to HQs, agencies, funds, programs and other field missions. eGy4Cm3 B2LsSA
Advise and ensure that only valid year-end budget commitments confirming with established criteria are valid for carrying forward.

Review and verifies that appropriate relevant supporting documents have been provided for the processing of payments for goods and services received;
Supervise the disbursement of payments and monitor transactions.
Manage cash flow requirements of the Centre; Verify imprest documentation and prepare imprest statements.
Act as a Certifying Officer under Financial Rule 105.5 or Approving Officer under Financial Rule 105.4 in adherence with the UN Regulations and Rules; Act as Bank Signatory under financial rule 104.5.

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