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Payments Officer (FMG/AT 3)
Company Information
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
28-01-2025
Job Status
Start Publishing
28-01-2025
Stop Publishing
09-02-2025
Applications are invited for the following vacant post in the Corporate Services Division, Accountant General’s Department (AGD): Payments Officer (FMG/AT 3), salary range $2,190,302 - $2,945,712 per annum.
Job Purpose
The Payments Officer is responsible for processing all accounts payables and effecting of relevant payments to staff, and all suppliers/contractors of the Department.
Summary of the broad purpose of the position in relation to Government’s goals and strategies:
- To prepare Commitment and Payment Vouchers
- To prepare Journal Vouchers
- To maintain Payment Voucher files
- To check Claims for Honorarium, Taxi, Supper, Subsistence, Toll, Mileage, and Refreshment Allowances
- To manage the Petty Cash Imprest
- To generate Tax Certificates for Contractors’ Levy and Withholding Tax for suppliers
Key Responsibilities
Technical:
Technical:
- Creates Commitment and Payment Vouchers for certification of GFMS;
- Assists in the commitment planning process by determining and classifying commitments according to inescapable, priority and other commitments;
- Assists with the updating of a Commitment Control Register for the Department’s
- Recurrent Head, by ensuring that warrant allocations are posted correctly and promptly;
- Clears manual Payments on GFMS;
- Prepares Journal Vouchers are accurately;
- Audits of payment vouchers to ensure they are properly maintained;
- Maintains regular contact with internal and external customers;
- Ensures follow-up action as, and when necessary;
- Generates Tax Certificates;
- Performs any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Core:
Core:
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good customer focus skills
- Result focus
- Integrity
Technical:
- Applies intermediate knowledge of Accounting and Reporting Practices
- Intermediate knowledge of required Legislation, Policies and Procedures
- Applies appropriate accounting reporting treatment of transaction
- Demonstrates general awareness of fraud mitigation actions
- Demonstrates and maintain procedures to meet existing and changing financial operations/regulatory requirements
- Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of auditing requirement
- Monitor various activities and processes and identifies risk for discussion with supervisor and implement agree corrective actions
- Review the accuracy and legitimacy of reports, statements, accounts and related documents to ensure
- conformance with established/agreed standards
- knowledge of Accounting practices and applications
- Comprehensive knowledge of Government Accounting procedures
- Working knowledge of relevant computer systems and applications
- Working knowledge of the Staff Order and the FAA Act
- Knowledge of international Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)
Minimum Required Qualification and Experience
- AAT Level 3; or
- ACCA-CAT Level C/Level 3; or
- ACCA Level 1; or
- NVQJ Level 3, Accounting; or
- Diploma in Accounting from an accredited University or Community College; or
- ASc. Degree in Business Studies/Business Administration from an accredited tertiary Institution; or
- Asc. Degree in Accounting, MIND; or
- Diploma in Government Accounting, MIND, Government Accounting Levels 1, 2 & 3; or
- BSc. Degree in Accounting or Management Studies with Accounting; or
- BBA Degree; or
- Successful completion of three (3) years of any of the Bachelor’s Degree programmes mentioned above.
Special Conditions Associated with the Job
- Required to travel locally and internationally;
- Pressured working conditions with numerous critical deadlines.
Applications accompanied by résumés should be submitted no later than Friday, 7th February, 2025 to:
Director
Human Resource Management and Development
Accountant General's Department
21 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
Email: careers@treasury.gov.jm
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Director
Human Resource Management and Development
Accountant General's Department
21 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
Email: careers@treasury.gov.jm
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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