Budget Officer - NRU

The Budget Officer is responsible for financial planning, evaluation and budget execution of NRU’s budget for effective and efficient financial and budgetary management. The role includes providing advice on financial and budgetary issues and may require working outside normal office hours.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation, execution, monitoring, and review of NRU’s annual budget, Medium Term Financial Plan, mid-year budget review and other expenditure.
• Assist with budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, forecasting inputs, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
• Identify financial discrepancies, pressures, risks, or process gaps and raise them timely to the Head, Finance and Support Services.
• Maintain up to date summaries of spending patterns and budgetary trends for each budget expenditure category.
• Verify purchase requests, mission authorizations and liquidations for staff.
• Prepare correspondence, documents and reports related to overall budget and financial elements of project activities.
• Support development of Financial Indicators as necessary.
• Maintain clear and timely information flow between NRU Staff and Financial stakeholders.
• Carry out planning and evaluation responsibilities within budget framework and conduct cost-effectiveness analyses of NRU activities.
• Analyse and coordinate all accounting work for NRU and drive budget management and related files to completion.
• Manage or participate in project teams as required.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent level of qualification in accounting, economics, business administration or financial management.
• At least 3 years’ relevant professional experience, particularly related to financial management and budgeting.
• Good knowledge of financial software programmes, spreadsheets and databases.
• Clear and efficient communication skills (oral and written) and ability to adapt to various interlocutors (financial experts and non-financial stakeholders).
• Minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; I (“Beginner”) in the other.
• Knowledge of NATO structures, practices and procedures, including NATO’s financial regulations, accounting procedures and budgetary IT systems is an advantage.
• Experience in change, project and programme management in a multinational environment is an advantage.
• Experience in goods and services acquisition is an advantage.

Skills

• Finance Management
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Economics
• Business Administration
• Financial Software
• Spreadsheets
• Databases
• Financial Planning
• Budget execution
• NATO Financial Procedures
• Accounting Procedures
• Budgetary IT Systems
• Change Management
• Project Management
• Programme Management
• Goods and Services Acquisition

Languages

English, French