财务与预算科长

The Department of Operational Support (DOS) was established to provide end-to-end operational support, advisory services, and other solutions to operating entities across the Secretariat, including departments, offices away from headquarters, peace operations, and regional commissions.

The Division of Administration (DOA) in New York provides administrative support functions (human resources, budget, finance and general administration) and facility management and commercial services to entities at United Nations Headquarters.

It also provides financial operational services to entities across the globe.

As Common Administrative Platform, the Division comprises the OneEO, the Financial Operations Service (including OnePayroll), and the Facilities and Commercial Activities Service.

The CAP started its transition phase on 1 January 2026 as part of the UN80 reform initiative, which aims to consolidate common administrative functions across Secretariat entities into unified service platforms.

This position is located within the Financial Operations Service of the Common Administrative Platform (CAP) at United Nations Headquarters, under the Division of Administration (DOA) in the Department of Operational Support (DOS).

The Chief of Section, Finance and Budget, will report to the Chief of the Financial Operations Service.

Within delegated authority, the Chief of Section, Finance and Budget, will serve as the Chief of the Accounts Payable Section.

Programme plan: • Plans, organizes and manages the preparation of the programme plan and its revisions on the basis of departmental submissions, taking into account recommendations and decisions of specialized intergovernmental bodies.

• Proactively supports relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in the review of the programme plan and its revisions;

secures approval from the General Assembly.

• Ensures legislative mandates are accurately translated into programme budgets.

Budget preparation: • Plans and coordinates review of budget submissions.

• Reviews, analyses and finalizes cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements from (a) Departments/offices at Headquarters and in the field, including programmatic aspects;

ensures compliance with the programme plan and other legislative mandates.

• Coordinates the preparation of budget submissions from managers.

• Reviews, analyses and finalizes programme budget/financial implications to the Security Council statements in light of additional mandates.

• Provides substantive support and guidance to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in their budget review;

secures approval from the General Assembly.

Budget administration: • Manages/issues allotments, authorizes sub-allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures.

• Monitors expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels.

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

• Authorizes payment to Governments for settlement of certified death and disability, contingent-owned equipment and letters-of-assist claims;

determines average monthly troop strengths, establishing amounts reimbursable and initiating payments for reimbursement to troop-contributing countries.

monitors variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.

• Provides advice and support to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies in the review of budget performance reports;

secures approval from the General Assembly.

• Administers and approves payments relating to staff advances (training and travel), contractual workers and compensation claims, medical, dental, and group life insurance premiums, third-party payments, Troops and COE reimbursements.

• Evaluates existing methods and introduces new measures as required to ensure effective and efficient accounts payable operations.

Undertakes special reviews of operational objectives and related financial policies and procedures affecting the Organization’s financial systems.

Takes the lead in designing and implementing required changes.

• Plans, integrates, and coordinates the work of supervisors responsible for portions of the finance programme;

monitors achievement of objectives.

• Provides compliance with Financial Regulations and Rules as regards established disbursement procedures and the timely reconciliation of expense and balance sheet accounts.

• Provides authoritative advice, financial interpretations, adaptations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries to ensure adherence to UN Financial Regulations and Rules, Staff Regulations and Rules, Administrative Instructions, Bulletins, and Circulars.

• Leads business process re-engineering, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, including optimization of ERP systems and workflows, specifically the Accounts Payable (AP) module and its integration with other Umoja modules such as Supply Relationship Management (SRM), Asset Accounting (AA), General Ledger (GL), Cash Management and Treasury, and Travel Management (TM).

• Participates in inter-departmental meetings and/or technical survey missions on matters related to resource requirements, programming and budgetary issues.

• 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.

• Provides accurate documentation and document retention related to staff members’ salary records and finance files.

Delivers excellent client service.

• Prepares/finalizes reports for intergovernmental bodies and for management on budgetary issues, and correspondence, including guidelines and instructions.

• Prepares official documentation to troop-contributing countries concerning reimbursements from the United Nations.

• Reviews and analyses financial policies and procedures, makes recommendations for changes and/or modifications.

• Exercises delegated financial authority and ensures compliance with UN Financial Regulations and Rules, IPSAS, and internal control frameworks.

• Ensures that verification, checking, and control routines are always enforced and that their integrity is upheld.

OPPFB or Division in inter- and intra-departmental meetings.

plans and discusses individual work programmes with staff and evaluates their performance.

• Leads team members’ efforts to collect and analyze data and provides insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.

Ensures that everyone can discover, access, integrate, and share the data they need.

• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Proven analytical skills and ability to provide technical advice in budget management to managers.

Ability to manage a programme in a field operation and formulate new strategies and approaches to budget management issues.

is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;

remains calm in stressful situations.

Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Able to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and convey resulting information to management.

demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards;

supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments;

takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support;

shows the courage to take unpopular stands.

Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work;

demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing.

determines the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision;

makes tough decisions when necessary.

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field is required.

A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, budget, or business administration is required.

At least 5 years of experience with business development and enhancement of the finance and budget modules including Accounts Payable and payroll accounting of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is required.

At least 5 years of experience with data analytics and building complex financial data models is required.

Experience working with the United Nations or a large global organization’s systems and procedures, Staff and Financial Regulations, and Rules and procedures is desirable.

Experience providing advice to senior leadership, including in supporting business process improvements, is desirable.

Experience in coordinating with internal and external auditors is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

For this job opening, English is required.

The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult htt

Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field.

A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.