Hiring Now: Budget Analyst - Embassy of the United States of America - Kuwait Visit Middle East Jobs >> bit.ly/midejobs Please Follow >> bit.ly/mideastjobs Duties Include - Perform independently, budget formulation/coordination, financial planning, allotment accounting and budget execution functions for International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) and the Local Guard Program (LGP) budgets. This involves coordination with ICASS service providers, Mission’s Senior Staff in preparation of annual and mid-year budgets. Responsible for collecting ICASS workload counts from all ICASS service providers, consolidate them, enter the data in the ICASS software and circulate workload counts and time distribution sheets to subscribing agencies for their approval. Complete ICASS traditional and LGP budget data calls, prepare initial and final budgets, explain to agencies’ staff the reason behind any increase and/or decrease in the ICASS invoices and obtain agencies’ concurrence on the ICASS invoices. Maintain ICASS reference files which contain official ICASS documents such as the ICASS Charter, MOU and annual subscriptions of services. Assists FMO section in preparing D&CP, Public Diplomacy, Machine Readable Visa, etc., initial and mid-year budgets. Manage ICASS employees’ annual time allocation and workload counts; review workload counts and timesheets submitted by service providers. Manage relationships with ICASS subscribing agencies and Budget Committee members. Prepare charts, reports, what-if-scenarios, etc. for both Budget Committee and ICASS Council and Embassy’s Senior Officers. Incumbent corresponds with Washington officials and agency staff on any agency disputes pertaining to ICASS bills. Inputs estimated distribution data and costs by object and by cost center in the ICASS software to generate temporary duty invoices for TDY personnel. - Control all of the ICASS Traditional and DS/Local Guard Program (LGP) funds, which include verifying the accuracy of ICASS obligating documents, allotment accounting, assign correct ICASS strip code, establishing obligations by inputting the data in the Department provided software, and reconcile any financial discrepancies with GFSC. Constantly monitor and track funds availability and expenditures. Review un-liquidated obligations and adjust them as needed in accordance with Department of State standards and guidance. Annually, prepare the ICASS financials of the Mission Resource Request (MRR) data. As a pre-certification process, review, analyze, and clear State - ICASS payment vouchers. - Prepare spending plans, track expenditures, ensure funds are not overspent, . no violation of anti-deficiency Law. Prepare periodic funds status report for ICASS traditional and LGP accounts. Conduct funds variance analysis, advise Financial Management Officer and Financial Specialist on any deviation from budget vs. actual amounts. - Make suggestions, recommendations, and advises the Financial Management Officer and Supervisory Financial Specialist on the general financial feasibility of proposed procurement plans and adequacy of financial plans and budget target. - Review FS-477 charges to ensure transactions are legitimate for payroll and other disbursements and provide appropriate fiscal data. Obligate funds as needed to clear 477 charges. - In the absence of the Financial Management Specialist, is responsible for the daily operation of the Financial Management Section. Job Details Date Posted: 2014-03-13 Job Location: Kuwait Job Role: Accounting/Banking/Finance Company Industry: Government Sector; Accounting/Auditing Preferred Candidate Career Level: Mid Career Degree: Bachelors degree / higher diploma Apply Now - Jobs in Kuwait - Accounting/Banking/Finance Jobs in Kuwait - Search All Jobs Apply here >> ift.tt/O5wGXb
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:04:34 +0000
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