Voucher Examiner job at U.S. Mission | Apply Now

Qualifications and Evaluations

EDUCATION:

• Completion of two years of general college or university studies is required.

Requirements:

EXPERIENCE:

• Two years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, auditing, cashiering, bookkeeping, or voucher examining is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and concepts, financial management and reporting as well as office operations is mandatory.

• Familiarity with handling vouchers, VAT and/or cashiering transactions with public offices/large government institutions is required.

LANGUAGE:

• Good English working knowledge; written and spoken.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must possess considerable skills in articulating complex issues orally and in writing, (e.g., to explain disallowance of claims or deductions in vendor invoices) through comprehending and properly applying technical regulations and requirements to the voucher examining process.

• Must be skilled in using the computer (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Access) to process transactions in a financial data base.

• Must possess considerable skill (tact and diplomacy) in interacting with customers, vendors and host government officials as it relates to processing various types of vouchers and backing up the cashier. Incumbent must have ability to establish priorities, organize a large and varied workload in an efficient and timely fashion, and develop procedures for the successful implementation of work assignments.