REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
NOTE:  All applicants are instructed to address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each criterion.

1. A. minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or any other relevant field is required. 
2. A minimum of (4) years progressively responsible experience is required in professional accounting, auditing, or other financial management activity.
3. Strong written and oral proficiency in English is required – Level IV.
4. Thorough knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices and terminology is required.  An in-depth working knowledge of general accounting, budgeting, reporting, and prevailing customs and accounting practices and/or local laws is required.
5. The employee must have strong writing skills and must be able to collect and present facts and recommendations in a clear, concise manner – both verbally and in writing – to accounting and non-accounting individuals.  Incumbent must be extremely proficient in the design and use of spreadsheets, (Microsoft Excel) and in the use of word processing software.  The employee must be innovative and have the ability to exercise independent judgment where financial and/or accounting matters are concerned.  The incumbent must be able to analyze accounting processes and identify practices and procedures that require correction or modification, must be able to formulate recommendations for maintaining specialized segments of accounting systems in a high state of efficiency, and must possess the ability to perform as an effective member of a team.
6. Must be able to multi-task, have good interpersonal skills and be able to effectively interact with partners and Embassy officials.  Must also have sound judgment and the ability to work independently.
 

ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Management will consider nepotism/conflict of interest, budget, and residency status in determining successful candidacy.

2. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.

3. Current Ordinarily Resident employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible to apply.

 

TO APPLY
Interested applicants for this position must submit the following or the application will not be considered:

Application packages must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Wednesday January 28th, 2015, applicants may use one of the submission method below. 

 

Via hard copy:                                                                                        
EXO USAID/Jamaica
ATTN: Vilma Keane
142 Old Hope Road
Kingston 6

Via E-mail:

Application packages may be sent in PDF form to jmjobs@usaid.gov.

Note: Emails not properly titled may be incorrectly routed.
The title of the email should read "Application Accounting Specialist - <Your Name>" , without the quotation marks.

 

 

• Applications with insufficient information to make a determination will not be considered.
• Only persons who have been shortlisted by the Selection Committee will be contacted, either by phone or e-mail.
• No in-person appointments or telephone calls will be granted.

 

The US Mission in Jamaica provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.  The Department of State also strives to achieve equal employment opportunity in all personnel operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs.
 

EEO complaint procedure is not available to individuals who believe they have been denied equal opportunity based upon marital status or political affiliation.  Individuals with such complaints should avail themselves of the appropriate grievance procedures, remedies for prohibited personnel practices, and/or courts for relief.