Thursday, November 5, 2015

Financial Specialist

POSITION: Financial Specialist (Cooperative Agreements), FSN 10; FP-5*
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 26/15
OPENING DATE: May 4, 2015
CLOSING DATE: May 18, 2015
WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week
SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): ZK 198,868.22 p.a. (Starting salary) (Position Grade: FSN-10); Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): $ 49,311 USD p.a. (Starting salary determined by Washington) (Position Grade: FP-5 steps 5 through 14)
The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is seeking to hire an individual for the Financial Specialist (Cooperative Agreements) position in the Mission’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Incumbent provides financial, accounting, budgetary, procurement and reconciliation activities for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) cooperative agreement budgets for Zambia. The position provides key financial technical support to CDC cooperative management teams. The position also works in collaboration with Program Management Specialists and CDC Provincial Managers in managing the CDC cooperative agreements. The incumbent assists in determining the adequacy of partners’ accounting systems and internal controls, as well as their institutional capability to implement USG funding agreements, ensuring timely submission of financial reports , tracking budget expenditures and balances, maintaining and updating budget tracking files, application budget reviews, financial reports, reprogramming requests and other supplemental documentation associated with the cooperative agreement process.
A copy of the complete position description listing all duties and responsibilities is available in the Human Resources Office. To request a copy of the position description, send an email to HR_Lusaka@state.gov.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
  1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or public administration and a CPA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent are required.
  2. Five (5) years progressively responsible experience in financial management and procurement is required. Two of these years must be working with USG financial management and/or auditing standards and at least one year must be in a managerial position.
  3. Fluent (Level IV) English and limited knowledge (level II) of two local languages is required. Language proficiency will be tested.
  4. Expert knowledge and understanding of professional accounting and auditing principles, theories, practices and terminology as well as the principles and accepted practice of governmental and business financial accounting, budgeting and reporting is required.
  5. Detailed knowledge of Zambia’s financial management policies and procedures including legislation such as value added tax (VAT), income tax, and non-governmental organization (NGO) legislation is required.
  6. Strong analytical and conceptual skills are required.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates for this position must submit the following for consideration of the application:
  1. Universal Application for Employment (UAE) as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member (DS-174); or
  2. A current resume or curriculum vitae that provides the same information found on the UAE; or
  3. A combination of both; i.e. Sections 1 -24 of the UAE along with a listing of the applicant’s work experience attached as a separate sheet; plus
  4. Candidates who claim U.S. Veterans preference must provide a copy of their Form DD-214 with their application. Candidates who claim conditional U.S. Veterans preference must submit documentation confirming eligibility for a conditional preference in hiring with their application.
  5. Any other documentation (e.g., essays, certificates, awards) that addresses the qualification requirements of the position as listed above.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
The Human Resources Office American Embassy Subdivision 694/Stand 100, Ibex Hill Road, Lusaka District, P.O. Box 320065, Lusaka. HR_Lusaka@state.gov (Emailed applications preferred, but not required.)
POINT OF CONTACT Email: HR_Lusaka@state.gov
CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION: MAY 18, 2015
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