African Development Bank Job for a Senior Budget Officer & Budget Officer
African Development Bank (AfDB) established to strengthen dialogue
between the Bank and the Government, is recruiting to fill the position
below:
Job Title: Senior Budget Officer & Budget Officer - COPB
Reference: ADB/16/042
Location: Cote d'Ivoire
Grade: PL5 and PL6
Position N°: 50001348 / 50076296
Objectives
- The primary role of the Programming and Budget Department (COPB)
is to assist the development of the Work Programme and associated
financial framework, resource allocation, budget management and
execution, and coordinating corporate performance monitoring.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Under the general supervision of the Director, COPB and
reporting to the Division Managers for the Programming (COPB.1) and the
Budget Execution Coordination (COPB.2), respectively, the Senior Budget
Officer (PL5) and Budget Officer (PL6) will assist in enhancing and
administering budget systems and tools, budgeting, budget management and
coordinating performance monitoring and reporting activities.
His/her Duties include:
- Enhancing budget systems/tools, such as the Strategic Resource
Allocation Software (SRAS), SAP Funds Management, SAP-CO; SAP-BW and the
Cost Account System (CAS);
- Undertaking day to day budget system administration, entailing:
maintenance of master data, trouble shooting of system errors and
timely resolution of any unusual items;
- Executing budgetary control functions, through enforcement of
the budget policies, availability controls, analysis of the budget and
its reconciliation;
- Enhancing budget data quality and integrity through implementing controls that minimize chances of error/mispostings;
- Contributing to the elaboration of 3 year Rolling Plan and
Budget Documents, encompassing: (i) reviewing of the submitted work
program; (ii) proposing sustainable budget baselines; (iii) costing the
work programme and (iv) informing the budget arbitration process, among
others;
- Supporting clients in undertaking budget related transactions,
including budget re-allocations (transfers), in consonance with sound
business case, Bank policy and Financial Regulations;
- Assisting in developing and implementing the Performance
Monitoring and Reporting activities (including KPIs), both for internal
and external circulation;
- Delivering training and elaboration of training materials as
needed, on Planning, Budgeting, Budget System Utilization and
Performance Monitoring matters;
- Proposing and/or conducting independent research and analyses on
Performance and budget issues, identifying problems, proposing
solutions and making recommendations to Management;
- Ensuring the enhancement of the Business Intelligence tool (KPI
Dashboard) and the fine-tuning and improvement of simplified Performance
Monitoring tools; and
- Providing assistance in the Change Management activities related
to implementing a culture of efficiency and effectiveness in a
Development Institution.
- Providing analyses on Performance Monitoring Data for periodic
assessment of resource utilization status (based on Administrative and
Capital Budgets and Performance Reports) and proposing re-prioritization
scenarios to ensure that resources are properly assigned based on
Performance Information;
- Preparing institutional performance reports and proposing corrective measures for variances and discrepancies;
Selection Criteria
Including desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Minimum of a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in IT, economics, Finance, Accounting or related fields.
- High level skills in communication as well as ability to build
partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet
the needs and long-term interests of clients within and outside the
Bank.
- Competence in the use of ERP Systems (preferably SAP, with
emphasis on SAP-CO and Funds Management), Business Intelligence (BI)
tools (preferably Business Information Warehouse (BIW) and Dashboards),
software development tools (MS DotNet, visual basic) and standard MS
office applications (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint), and a good
knowledge of operational and project management systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English
and/or French, with a good working knowledge of the other language.
- At least five (5) years of relevant experience and exposure to international, multicultural contexts.
- Capacity for conceptual and strategic analysis and good command
of budgetary, operational management and performance monitoring matters.
- Capacity to diagnose and solve multiple, concurrent problems as well as conduct independent research and analyses.
- Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous and shifting demands/ priorities under tight deadlines.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 16th March, 2016.