Accounts Payable Technician / Alternate Cashier at US Embassy

A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation (such as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state. In practice, a diplomatic mission usually denotes the resident mission, namely the office of a country’s diplomatic representatives in the capital city of another country. As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated, it may also be a non-resident permanent mission to one or more other countries. There are thus resident and non-resident embassies.Summary:

The U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for Accounts Payable Technician/Alternate Cashier position in the Financial Management Center.

Duties

The Accounts Payable Technician/Alternate Cashier (APT/Alt Cashier) serves as a member of the Accounts Payable Unit (APU) in the Financial Management Center (FMC) for Mission Nigeria. The APT/Alt. Cashier is responsible for performing the full range of accounts payable and accounts receivable services for all subscribed ICASS Agencies within the Mission. Serves as Financial Advisor to the Accounts Payable Manager (APM) in the Financial Management Center (FMC) and participates in financial operations to ensure payments and receivables are processed in a timely and accurate manner. As an Alternate Cashier, Serves as U.S. Consulate Lagos Principal Class B Cashier (referred to hereto now as Cashier) and accountable officer responsible for managing the U.S. Consulate Lagos Cashier operations within an authorized advance, including cash on hand, cash transactions in transit, replenishments, and cash in local checking accounts. As Alternate Cashier, oversees cash management and cash risk mitigation.

The volume, quality and timeliness of the APT’s work must conform to Appropriation Law, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR), meet ICASS service standards, as well as host government laws and regulations.
The APU manages vendor and employee payments and receivables within the US Embassy Abuja and US Consulate Lagos, 26 agencies, and 27 allotments/appropriations. The payments and collections managed by the APU exceed $15 million. The Financial Specialist (FS) or Accounts Payable Manager (APM) will distribute APU duties among the APTs. Payables and Receivables managed will include resident and non-resident non-serviced and all serviced Agencies which may include (but not limited to): ICASS, U.S. Trade Representative, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) , International Trade Administration (ITA/Commerce) , General Legal Activities (Civil/Criminal) (GLA), US Marshall Service, Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), Department of State, Office of Technical Assistance, DHS – Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), HHS-Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS-Center for Disease Control (CDC), United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and Department of Defense serviced agencies.

Education Requirements:

Minimum of two (2) years of college or university studies (or local equivalent) in finance, accounting, business administration or related field is required. 

Experience:

Minimum of two (2) years' experience in finance, accounts payable/receivable, disbursement, vouchering, and allowances is required.

Skills And Abilities:

Must be flexible and able to work with constant changes in work priorities.
Must be capable of quickly analyzing transactions, documentation, and records.
Must possess a high degree of integrity and the ability to perform fiscal services in a responsible manner.
Must serve the public courteously.
Must be skilled in dealing tactfully with all levels of personnel and external contacts and to manage high volume of correspondence including e-mails, instant messages and other communication platforms.
Must be highly organized and a self-starter.
Must be proficient in MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, PowerAutomate, PowerBI, Excel, and Generative Artificial Intelligence.