Budget Officer; Budget and Resource Management - LEGRI

Job Overview

Work for the IMF. Work for the World. Participates in the resource planning and budgeting process for their assigned department. Develops budgetary policy and the strategic planning framework, and substantially contributes to appropriate sections of the associated papers or management of departmental resources. Additionally, the Budget Officer provides dedicated life cycle support for major information systems development projects.

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates departmental or field office work programs and budget proposals considering the Fund’s overall direction and identified priorities. Analyzes resource planning and allocation issues and makes recommendations based on feasibility, cost-benefit analysis, overall strategy, and business impact. Conducts special analyses of the budget performance of departments and projects, including preparing both strategic and operational budget reports for management.

Participates in meetings and makes presentations to senior budget managers or other senior department staff. Coordinates with the budget office representative; advises field office representatives; contributes to interdepartmental committees, task forces, and working groups. Develops recommendations for departments, and contributes to the planning, budgeting, and coordination of departmental reorganizations. Evaluates budget requests and develops annual budget estimates for administrative and capital budgets.

Develops and, at times, assists in assessing Fund-wide analytical models of expenditure patterns and other tools used for budget monitoring and control. Authorizes departmental budget requests such as invoices, purchases, vendor contracts, and travel expenditures. Assists in the development of indicators and reporting processes to monitor outputs, inputs, and cost-effectiveness of Fund programs and activities. Identifies inefficiencies in work practices or existing policies/procedures and provides suggestions for improvement and streamlining to optimize the allocations of resources.

Collaborates with departmental HR team on budget issues related to the staffing process. Advises OBP and their relevant department in the design, development, testing, training, and maintenance of budgetary systems, including data consolidation, analysis, manipulation, and management. Serves as alternate leader for dollar appropriations and departmental staff teams to formulate budget proposals and conduct reviews. Conducts research, analysis, and evaluation of various planning and budgeting issues, and makes recommendations based on feasibility, cost-benefit, strategic direction, business and institutional impact, and industry trends.

Contributes to departmental strategy on the Accountability Framework scorecard through providing budget outturn projections and workload indicators such as travel and overtime analyses.

Educational development, typically acquired by the completion of an advanced university degree, or equivalent, in business, finance, budgeting, accounting, statistics, computer science, or related field, or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar professional certification, supplemented by a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience, is required. Alternatively, a minimum of two (2) years of experience in a related position at Grade A10, or equivalent, is required.

Advanced data analysis and visualization skills are also essential. Department: LEGRI Legal Department Resource and Information Management Division Hiring For: A11, A12.

The IMF is guided by the principle that the employment, classification, promotion, and assignment of staff shall be made without discrimination against any person. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process. Information on how to request accommodations will be provided during the application process.