FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER (Cost Recovery)

Org. Setting and Reporting

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 Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, Uganda (RSCE), was established in July 2010, following the adoption of General Assembly resolution 64/269. The Centre provides efficient, client-oriented and scalable services with the goal of moving transactional, non-location dependent administrative functions to the Centre from its client entities. This includes transactional elements of human resources, finance, multimodal movement and control, personnel and cargo transport and information and communications technology (ICT) support. The Office of the Director RSCE and support offices through the Deputy Director RSCE provides overall guidance on the operations of the RSCE including budgeting, human resources management, property management, quality assurance and business intelligence, conference services, and record keeping and archive management. For more information, please visit https://rsce.unmissions.org. This position is located in the front office of the Deputy Director RSCE working closely with the Budget Unit and other key stakeholders and reports directly to the Deputy Director. The United Nations Regional Service Centre is located in Entebbe (Uganda).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Finance and Budget Officer (Cost Recovery) will be responsible for the following duties: BUDGET PREPARATION:

• Reviews, analyses and supports the finalization of cost estimates and budget proposals for cost recovery, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements; and ensures compliance with legislative mandates.
• Provides input and coordinates responses for Director, RSCE on cost recovery related queries to respond to relevant intergovernmental and expert bodies during the budget review. COST RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION:
• Supports the implementation of a comprehensive cost recovery mechanism at the RSCE providing guidance and advice on policies, processes, procedures, systems, billing and supporting the change management process at the Centre.
• Manages, supervises and carries out the implementation of an end-to-end cost recovery mechanism at the Centre by maintaining and documenting detailed processes and procedures; guiding individual responsibilities of key stakeholders; developing needed expertise and knowledge; evaluating performance; and identifying opportunities for improvement. COST PLANNING AND ALLOCATION / ALLOTMENT ISSUANCE
• Coordinates and develops cost recovery plans inclusive of related requirements for staff and non-staff costs and liquidity forecasts for approval by the Office of the Controller.
• Coordinates the annual review and update of rate cards an...