Budget analyst, fsn-8; fp-6*

U.S. MISSION CHISINAU, MOLDOVA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 17-007

OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources

POSITION: Budget Analyst, FSN-8; FP-6*

OPENING DATE: May 3, 2017

CLOSING DATE: May 17, 2017

WORK HOURS: Full-time; 40 hours/week

SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-8
Not-Ordinarily-Resident (NOR): FP-6*
*Final grade/step for NORs will be determined by Washington.

ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT (OR) APPLICANTS (See Appendix for definition) MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

The U.S. Mission in Chisinau, Moldova is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Budget Analyst in the Financial Management Office.
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are being considered. Thank you for your understanding.

BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Incumbent is located at the Embassy as part of the Financial Management Office, and reports to Financial Specialist. Incumbent is a Budget Analyst, responsible for the entire spectrum of accounting duties for several Department of State allotments as well as some other serviced agency appropriations held at post.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.

1. EDUCATION: University degree in accounting, finance, banking, economics, mathematics or business administration is required.

2. EXPERIENCE: At least three years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, voucher examining, or auditing are required.

3. LANGUAGE: Level IV (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing of English, Romanian and Russian are required. This will be tested.

4. The incumbent must be a problem solver with strong analytical, writing and interpersonal skills in order to communicate with different agencies and offices, and develop and implement solutions for problems that occur.

5. Must possess solid skills in MS Word, Excel, Explorer, and Outlook, and have mathematical skills to learn State Department specific software.

6. Must have thorough knowledge of the major economic indicators that have an effect on the budget, as well as social security and payroll-related issues. Must have sound knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting procedures related to maintaining, reconciling, and closing accounts and analyses to explain changes from previous reporting periods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: The complete position description listing all of the duties and responsibilities may be obtained on our website.