Associate Performance and Budget Analyst in Genf

The Associate Performance and Budget Analyst supports the preparation, analysis and monitoring of programmatic, budgetary and financial information, contributing to planning and reporting outputs under senior guidance.

The role involves preparing financial and programmatic reports, maintaining documentation, supporting planning and budget monitoring, and participating in ERP system improvements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, compile, and analyze assigned sections of financial and programmatic information for planning and reporting cycles, including the Program of Work and Budget, WIPO Performance Reports, Annual Financial Statements (Statement V and Segment Report), and other management reports.
• Conduct preliminary reviews to verify accuracy and consistency, cross-check data against source documents, identify discrepancies or inconsistencies, and elevate issues to senior staff.
• Ensure that all deliverables comply with WIPO's Financial Regulations and Rules and relevant policies.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial monitoring reports by extracting, transforming, validating, and reconciling data from multiple ERP systems, ensuring completeness, data integrity, and timely delivery of information to support informed decision-making.
• Maintain financial reporting-related documentation and internal controls to ensure audit readiness, transparency, and the availability of up-to-date supporting documentation.
• Provide substantive and operational support to Sectors for biennial and annual planning.
• Review recruitment and contract-extension requests by verifying budget availability, assessing cost implications and preparing recommendations for senior review.
• Prepare and process budget journals across the regular budget, reserves and funds-in-trust in accordance with established procedures.
• Review financial-resource requests against annual workplans and organizational results, identify inconsistencies or gaps, and propose options under senior staff guidance.
• Process authorized administrative actions in ERP systems, including We Perform (WIPO's Enterprise Planning system), such as budget journal and position-management entries, following established procedures and approval workflows.
• Serve as backup to the Associate ERP Business Administrator for routine PPBS operational tasks (e. g. monthly PSHR - We Perform reconciliations; daily data checks), including investigating, analyzing and documenting budgetary and actual expenditure issues and discrepancies between ERP systems in a systematic, readily available manner, leveraging automation and AI-enabled analytics to increase accuracy and efficiency where feasible.
• Contribute to the definition of business requirements for process improvements and participate in user-acceptance testing for We Perform enhancements and the ERP transformation project, including documenting test results and identified issues.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• First-level university degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience in results-based management, finance or budgeting.
• Proven experience working with an ERP system, e. g. Oracle Fusion, Board or People Soft.
• Excellent (written and spoken) knowledge of English.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, validate, analyze, and present programmatic, budgetary and performance information clearly and accurately, in line with administrative, financial, and budgetary policies and procedures and in support of the Organization's results.
• Knowledge of Results-Based Management and/or budgetary practices.
• Strong investigative mindset and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency in digital productivity and data-analysis tools, such as advanced spreadsheet functionalities, Share Point, etc.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to work efficiently, systematically and accurately under pressure and to meet deadlines and a high degree of flexibility, responsibility, and independence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Knowledge of or interest in applying AI-enabled tools or data science techniques to improve reporting and monitoring.
• Commitment to continuous learning and the adoption of emerging technologies

Skills

• Result-Based Management
• Budgeting
• Financial Analysis
• ERP Systems
• Oracle Fusion Financials
• Board
• People Soft
• Data Analysis
• Advanced Excel Functions
• Share Point Development
• Programmatic Reporting
• Budget Monitoring
• Performance Monitoring
• Investigative Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Organizational Skills
• AI-enabled Tools Deployment
• Data Science Techniques
• Languages
• English