Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (Open to All Interested Applicants/All Sources)

Announcement Number: Monrovia-2026-030R Grade: LE - 0402 11 Salary: USD $46,257 /Per Year Open Period: 07/17/2026 - 07/31/2026 Format MM/DD/YYYY

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About: Announcement Number: Monrovia-2026-030R Hiring Agency: Embassy Monrovia Position Title: Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (Open to All Interested Applicants/All Sources) Open Period: 07/17/2026 - 07/31/2026 Format MM/DD/YYYY Vacancy Time Zone: GMT Series/Grade: LE - 0402 11 Salary: USD $46,257 /Per Year Work Schedule: Full-time - 40-Hour per week. Mondays through Thursdays from 8:00 am to 5:00pm with 1-hour lunch break, and on Fridays from 8:00 to 12:00 noon with no lunch break. Promotion Potential: LE-11 Duty Location(s): 1 Vacancy in Monrovia, LI Telework Eligible: No For More Info: HR Section 0776777119 MonroviaHRO@state.gov

Overview: Hiring Path: • Open to the public Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency: This position is open to: • All Interested Applicants / All Sources For USEFM - FP grade is 4. Actual FP salary authorized by Washington D.C. Security Clearance Required: Public Trust - Background Investigation Appointment Type Permanent Appointment Type Details: Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period. Marketing Statement: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. Summary: The U.S. Mission in Liberia is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Supervisory Financial Management Specialist within the Financial Management Center (FMC). Supervisory Position: Yes Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No Back to top

Duties: The Supervisory Financial Management Specialist (SFMS) serves as the Financial Operations Manager, overseeing all financial planning and budget formulation for the Mission. As Financial Advisor to senior Mission management, the SFMS leads strategic planning to meet the Mission’s financial needs. The SFMS is the primary Locally Employed (LE) Staff supervisor, mentor, and trainer for the Financial Management Center (FMC) workforce. Reporting to the Foreign Service Financial Management Officer (FMO), the SFMS operates with significant independence, consulting the supervisor on policy matters. The jobholder directly supervises eight staff involved in daily financial management operations. Financial Operations Manager The SFMS leads financial planning and budget formulation for State and serviced agencies, aligning with Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) and Mission Resource Request (MRR) objectives. Using tools such as budget instructions, MRR tables, historical funding analysis, inflation and exchange rates, contract pricing, and compensation plans, the SFMS manages complex budgets and follows Project Management protocols. This includes providing guidance, soliciting input, facilitating meetings, and preparing budgets with clear milestones and timelines. The SFMS resolves financial transaction issues, coordinates with EDCS and Regional Bureaus on revenue collections, and oversees the VAT reimbursement program. As alternate billing officer, the SFMS manages purchase and travel card programs, verifies funding sources and agency codes, and prevents duplicate positions in personnel actions. The SFMS oversees $32.4 million in Financial Management and $21.4 million in Financial Operations budgets annually, serving as the Mission’s ICASS Financial Operations Manager. Responsibilities include strategic planning, budgeting, and execution of ICASS requirements, coordinating MOUs, workload counts, and budget formulation in WebICASS, verifying accuracy, preparing for committee presentations, and distributing reports and invoices. The SFMS provides financial oversight for Mission contracts, collaborating with GSO Procurement and Contracting Officer Representatives to support contractor transitions, budgeting, implementation, payment execution, and contract closeouts, managing over $10 million in contracts. For non-operating expenses, the SFMS manages grants and Federal Assistance Awards, supporting program development, financial planning, disbursements, reporting, and closeouts, with annual values of $17.8 million for Budget Management and $3 million for Financial Operations. The SFMS oversees the Vouchering Section, directing voucher examiners in processing payments and reimbursements, improving processes, and resolving rejected transactions. The SFMS manages cashier operations, providing guidance to cashiers accountable for a $250K advance, ensuring compliance with regulations, and performing monthly unannounced verifications. Financial Systems Administration The SFMS coordinates annual security roles reviews for financial systems (RFMS/M, WebRABIT, ICASS, COAST, IBIS), manages internal controls for E2, ILMS, and other systems, and grants system access to eInvoicing. As Alternate Certifying Officer (authority up to $50K), the SFMS ensures payment documents are accurate, compliant, and properly approved, certifies various transactions, and is personally responsible for the legality of certified payments. The SFMS also manages banking contracts, liaising with USDO and banks, and negotiates contract performance. Financial Advisor The SFMS serves as the Mission’s financial advisor, leading strategic planning, ensuring compliance with regulations, and advising on spending legality. The SFMS identifies cost containment initiatives, uses data analytics to compare efficiency, and interprets new policies and system changes. The SFMS advises agencies on financial scenarios, guides service agreement renewals, and provides cost estimates for new operations. The SFMS reports on fund status, advises on funding options, and supports service providers and ICASS Council/Budget Committee with expert analysis and presentations. The SFMS briefs management on financial impacts, prepares projections, identifies savings, and ensures compliance with OIG and COM requirements. Management of Financial Management Staff The SFMS supervises eight staff, ensuring equitable work distribution, productivity, quality, internal controls, and training. The SFMS manages recruitment, development, and oversight of FMC personnel, develops training programs, resolves personnel matters, and serves as rating and reviewing officer for staff. Note: This framework job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by incumbent. Incumbent will be required to perform other duties as assigned by the agency. Back to top

Qualifications and Evaluations: 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 (two weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end. Education Requirements: University degree in finance, accounting, business administration is required. MANDATORY Please address this factor in your ERA application under Education. Evaluations: You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement. You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test. You must complete the application form and provide the required documents. Your application must address all the position qualifications and requirements including education, experience, language, and any knowledge/skills/abilities listed. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position. Qualifications: Experience : NON-SUPERVISORY : At least seven years progressively responsible experience in one or more of the following areas: accounting, budgeting, financial management, vouchering, allowances, and cashiering. MANDATORY SUPERVISORY : At least one year of supervisory or team lead experience is required. MANDATORY Please address these factors in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities. Language: Fluent (Level IV) in speaking, reading, and writing English is required - MANDATORY. Please address this language requirement in your ERA application. Job Knowledge: Must have advanced knowledge or the demonstrated ability to learn this knowledge, cost distribution of administrative shared services, financial application software. Analysis, reporting, management, and financial skills. Abilities to manage, organize, and report large and complex volumes of data to customers with or without financial experience. Must be tech-savvy with the Microsoft suite of cloud-based applications, in particular Excel, Power Automate and Power BI. Must be knowledgeable on applicable Host Country legal and compliance guidelines pertaining to corporate financial procedures and requirements. Able to meet tight deadlines while working on multiple tasks. Strong knowledge of people management including motivation and leadership. Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities. Skills And Abilities: Must demonstrate strong leadership skills, able to think, act, plan, communicate, and write in conformance with American management requirements. Must have ability to foresee financial and budgetary problems and propose solutions. Possesses a high level of interpersonal skills in order to be able to gain acceptance of recommendations relative to financial issues. Must serve the public courteously. Must be skilled in dealing tactfully with all levels of USG personnel and external contacts. Must be highly organized and a self-starter. Possesses high level skills to articulate complex financial issues to mid and senior managers without financial background. Is capable of motivating subordinates and supervise impartially. Able to use fully MS Word, Outlook PowerPoint, and Advanced Excel skills and Outlook and Word. Must possess basic knowledge of host country labor laws, inflation concepts, and exchange rates. Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities. Back to top

Benefits and Other Info: Benefits: Agency Benefits: The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees. For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C. Other Information: HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS: A hiring preference is extended to eligible and qualified applicants in the order listed below. It is essential you accurately describe your status in your application, failure to do so may result in a determination that you are not eligible for a hiring preference. HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran* AEFM / USEFM Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights ** * IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given. ** This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau. For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS The following apply to EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs only: Current employees who used a hiring preference to gain employment who are within their first 90 calendar days of employment are not eligible. This does not apply when the hiring mechanism is TEMP or the work schedule is intermittent or irregular. Candidates with a hiring preference who have already accepted a conditional offer of employment may NOT be extended a second conditional offer of employment unless and until they withdraw their candidacy for the first position in writing. The following apply to Locally Employed (LE) staff only: Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible. Current employees with an Overall MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible. Back to top

How to Apply: How to Apply: To apply for this position click the “Submit Application” button. For more information on how to apply visit the Mission internet site. Also, the link below is a video guide for the use of the new ERA (Electronic Recruitment Application) platform, to apply to Locally Employed Staff vacancies in the United States Diplomatic Missions. How to Apply - YouTube Video IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not cut, copy and paste your current job duties; please describe your daily duties in your own words. You must be able to support all answers with detailed examples. You must address each required qualification listed with specific information supporting each item. HR will shortlist an applicant only on the basis of the information provided within ERA. Additional information provided in a resume or CV uploaded in ERA will not be consider for qualification. When providing information about current/previous jobs, please be sure to list the name of the company or organization you worked for. Do not list the name of the CEO, supervisor or manager as the "Employer." Please address all relevant experience, education, language skills (including English), and job related skills or requirements in your application. You may edit your application any time before the vacancy closing date. If you fail to submit a complete application by the vacancy closing date of this vacancy, then your application may be disqualified for this position. For a copy of the complete position description, please contact the HR Office. HR reserves the right to decline request from a candidate, if there is a reason to do so. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office. Required Documents: Please upload all applicable documents to your application. If you fail to submit a complete application, then your application may be disqualified for this position. All Applicants: Residency Permit (applicants who are non-Liberian and not on the order of a US Diplomat officially assigned at post) Work Permit (applicants who are non-Liberian and not on the order of a US Diplomat officially assigned at post) University Degree and/or transcript showing completion of the full degree program in the required fields listed. In addition, Eligible Family Member (EFM) Applicants must submit: Copy of Sponsor's Travel Orders/Assignment Notification (or equivalent) DD-214 - Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs, or other supporting documentation (if applicable) SF-50 (if applicable) Next Steps: The HR Office will contact successful applicants. For more information on applying for jobs or employment with us, please visit the U.S. Mission website: https://lr.usembassy.gov/jobs/ Thank you for your application and your interest in working with us. Back to top