Financial Specialist (Financial Analyst) - Employees of Mission - All/or USEFMs EFMs or MOHs at U.S. Embassy South Africa

Duties

• The position provides specialist financial advice to Mission leadership in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of foreign assistance programs.  This role includes leading the team of financial staff and overseeing all aspects of financial management, preparing and presenting Financial Reviews for 54 billion portfolio, managing accounting systems for the Department of State's Foreign Assistance Regional  Financial Hub across the Bureau of Africa, and overseeing yearly budgets exceeding 54 billion and pipeline of $100 million in previously obligated funds. 
• The position involves reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling accounting records for the Bureau of Africa countries, and preparing management reports. 
• The role also includes conducting pre-award surveys and financial reviews of implementing partners, evaluating their financial management capacity, enterprise risk management, and internal controls, providing recommendations, and ensuring implementation.  The work must confirm to Appropriations Law, GAAP, FAM, DSSR, 2 CFR Part 200, and host government laws and regulations.  The job may require  travel.

Qualifications and Evaluations

Requirements:

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a: 

• security certificate; or 
• Background Investigation security clearance. All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.  
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time [12 weeks] upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

• University degree in accounting, business administration, economics, or finance is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in professional accounting or auditing is required.