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Assistant Commissioner, Compliance and Accountability (RMG/TA 8)
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Job Information
Description
Company
Government of Jamaica
Website
http://bit.ly/GOJJobListing
Contact Name
Office of the Services Commission
Contact Email
communications@osc.gov.jm
Job Type
Full-time
Department
Executive Agency
Category
Accounting
Posted
25-01-2023
Job Status
Start Publishing
25-01-2023
Stop Publishing
07-02-2023
Applications are invited to fill the following vacant posts in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS): Assistant Commissioner, Compliance and Accountability (RMG/TA 8), salary range $4,947,565 $6,653,925 per annum post.
Job Purpose
To conduct investigations/inspections of public offices including the implementation of project/programmes for the purpose of ensuring that public funds and assets are being expended and utilized in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act, the Public Bodies Management (PMBA) Act and the wishes of Parliament.
Key Responsibilities;
- Conducts investigations and inspections either individually or as a member of a team;
- Analyzes requests, complaints or allegations in relation to appropriate laws and regulations of the Government;
- Collects information through questioning of principals and witnesses, taking statements, securing related documents and other materials as well as performing extensive record searches and analysis;
- Receives and reviews the following reports:
- The Auditor General’s reports and queries
- The Internal Auditor’s reports and queries
- Audit Committee’s reports and queries
- All reports relating to any of the following;
- Incidence of fraud and irregularities
- Incidence of losses and defalcations
- Incidence of financial indiscipline
- Waste and extravagance
- Overpayment of public funds
- Unauthorized expenditures
- Breaches of the FAA Act and other laws
- Late presentations of Financial Statements and accounts
- Expenditure in excess of sums approved by parliament
- Inadequacies in the management of properties and absence of control over furniture, motor vehicle equipment and machinery
- Improper management of stores and supplies
- Carelessness and neglect in the preparation of accounting records and general absence or unreliability of control procedures.
- Prepares clear, concise and comprehensive reports of investigations utilizing all pertinent field notes and other data;
- Testifies on behalf of the Government in criminal, civil and administrative hearings;
- Determines if value for money has been achievable by: Examining the Financial Management Act
- Examining (MDAs) financial management and accounting for public money
- Safeguarding and control over public property
- Ensuring compliance with authority
- Investigating waste and extravagance
- Examining the maintenance of inventories and other non-accounting records which are basic to the proper management of assets such as motor vehicles, equipment, lands and buildings
- Determining whether or not there are appropriate procedures in place for measuring and reporting programme effectiveness
- Determining whether or not officials issued with credit cards are authorized by the competent authorities and whether items/services purchased by the credit cards are in keeping with Government’s business or personal
- Examining the pattern of credit cards purchases over time to determine evidence of waste/extravagance, if any.
- Undertakes variance analysis of expenditure against Budget and against prior period(s) analyzing causes for variances;
- Undertakes analysis of expenditure with a view to determine potential sources of cost savings and efficiencies;
- Recommends how future budgets can reflect savings;
- Examines methods of costing actual outputs compared with those estimated in the Corporate Plan;
- Conducts all levels of investigations relating to Public Sector Capital Projects and joint ventures;
- Advises of the capacity and capabilities of any Public Sector Entity or project in undertaking large outlay of public funds;
- Examines project documents prepared by Project Managers;
- Undertakes complex and sensitive investigations including fieldwork such as visiting worksites to observe progress on capital projects and discussing related issues;
- Investigates cases which show actual expenditures exceed budgeted expenditures;
- Determines reasons for variances as appropriate and makes recommendations for corrective actions in the case of poor project management;
- Conduct Interim Evaluation of projects;
- Provides key stakeholders with adequate information which seeks to counteract corruption, extravagance and waste of Government’s resources;
- Provides technical data, financial information and any analysis of such financial information which may be used in the development of policy guidelines;
- Identifies high risk integrity areas that has the potential for corruption, extravagance and waste of Government’s resources and alert managers and employees to potential pitfalls;
- Collaborates closely with key stakeholders so as to improve the rate of compliance and accountability;
- Provides advice to Government’s functionaries, Agencies, Companies and Statutory Bodies as well as holders of constitutionally established posts;
- Assists the Head of the Branch in developing workload and staff assignment plans and making preparations for inspections and investigations to be conducted;
- Reviews investigative evidence before submission to ensure that they adequately support investigative findings and are in compliance with investigative standards;
- Maintains effective working relationship with internal and external stakeholders and ensures that the Branch provides a consistently high level of service to them.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Good knowledge of administrative and financial management functions, including internal fiscal control in order to review and analyze Financial Records and transactions
- Expert knowledge of investigative policies, intelligence gathering and investigative techniques
- Comprehensive knowledge of Accounting principles and techniques
- Comprehensive knowledge of judicial process and laws of evidence
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of management, administration, planning and resource utilization
- Working knowledge of relevant computer systems and applications
- Good job knowledge
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Sound judgment
- Integrity and ethics
- Initiative
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
Minimum Required Qualification and Experience
- B.Sc Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification;
- Advanced specialist training in Tax Fraud Investigation, Intelligence Gathering and Analysis;
- Three (3) years related work experience.
Special Conditions Associated with the Job
- Pressured working conditions with numerous critical deadlines;
- Required to work abnormal working hours;
- May be required to travel both locally and overseas on official work related business;
- Frequent meetings.
Applications accompanied by Résumés should be submitted no later than Monday, 6th February, 2023 to:
Senior Director, Human Resource Management and Development
Ministry of Finance and Public Service
30 National Heroes Circle Kingston 4
Email: hrapplications@mof.gov.jm
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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