Supervisory Voucher Examiner (Certifying) at U.S. Embassy

The U.S. Mission to Nigeria comprises of the Embassy in Abuja, FCT, and the Consulate General in Lagos. U.S. Consulate General Lagos is the Mission’s representative to the Nigerian people in the southern region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supervisory Voucher Examiner (Certifying) - All Interested Candidates

Announcement Number: Abuja-2024-036
Location: Abuja
Work Schedule: Full-time - 40 hours per week
Promotion Potential: LE-NA
Series/Grade: LE - 0420 9

Summary

• The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Supervisory Voucher Examiner position in the Financial Management Office.

Duties

• The position supervises the day to day operation of the vouchering and payroll units of the Financial Management Office, Embassy Abuja (6 staff) and provides guidance and assigns work to the vouchering staff in Lagos (3 staff). 
• The position reports to the LE Staff Certifying Officer.  This position further trains, manages and develops voucher examiners for the section.
• The vouchering unit examines and processes all payment requests presented by vendors, employees, agency representatives, utility companies, other USG Departments/Agencies.
• The payroll unit coordinates the payroll activities for all Mission employees.  
• The position is responsible for mentoring, managing and preparing employees’ performance statement.  It reviews the work performed by the Vouchering staff including the Designated Billing Officer/Admin.

Qualifications:
Option 1:

• Education Qualification: University Degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration is required. NYSC Certificate/Exclusion/Exemption document is required.
• Experience: Three (3) years work experience in finance is required.

Option 2:

• Experience: Five (5) years of experience in finance is required.
• Education Qualification: Two (2) years of university studies in any field is required.

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a Public Trust 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 (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Salary
USD 30,488 / Per Year

Application Closing Date
18th April, 2024