Staff Officer; Treasury & Accounting Operations

Position: Staff Officer (Treasury & Accounting Operations)
Description Post ContextACT contributes to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading, at Strategic Command level, Warfare Development required to enhance NATO’s posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines.

The Command Group provides general support, coordination, management, administrative service and specialist advice to SACT, DSACT and COS.Chief of Staff (COS) is responsible to SACT and DSACT for the staff activity necessary to execute ACT’s mission. It is the focal point for the implementation of the Commander’s direction and guidance as well as the initiation and co-ordination of all ACT staff efforts.

The Staff Advisory Group (SAG) is comprised of different competencies grouped into several offices (Political Advisor, Legal Advisor, Gender Advisor, Financial Controller, Command Auditor, Communication Branch and Pentagon Liaison). It works under the direction and guidance of COS and provides general staff support, coordination, management, administrative service, and specialists’ advice to SACT.As part of the Staff Advisory Group, the Office of Budget and Finance (BUDFIN) is the executive agent for ACT in all matters of budget and finance policy and execution.

Responsibility includes all matters pertaining to Budget and Finance at HQ SACT, JALLC, JWC, JFTC and subordinate SACT elements (STRE and SEE).Principal Duties:

The incumbent's duties are:

Manages directly the daily operations related to the HQ SACT finance and accounting team.

Primary Deputy to the ACT Section Head (Treasury and Accounting)/ACT Chief Accountant).Is the primary contributor to the ACT Chief Accountant  on developing ACT-wide financial management policy, contributing specific expertise in the areas of reimbursable activities, infrastructure transactions and travel.

Deputizes for the ACT Chief Accountant in the NATO Accounting Working Group to ensure that ACT accounting issues are represented in the development of NATO Strategic level accounting policy.

Is the principal contributor to the technical accounting work required to support the ACT Chief Accountant in the production of the ACT Consolidated Financial Statements.

Provides strategic level functional guidance to all subordinate Command Heads of Accounting & Treasury (up to A-3 level) and their staff on a range of accounting matters.

Provides direction and advice to separate budget holders, fund managers and programme holders on the status of accounting records, ensuring credits committed and paid accurately reflect the legal status of their accounts and are consistent with NATO and ACT guidance.

Manages NSIP funds and ensures they are committed and expended in accordance with the ACT Host Nation contract and are accounted for in accordance with NSIP procedures.

Supervises the in-year control of all commitments and payments, which directly influence strategic level financial reports.

Supervises and coordinates the End of Year close out process with both the Budget and Purchasing & Contracting sections in HQ SACT to ensure a timely and accurate close out of the financial year.

Oversees the coordination and preparation of the consolidated commitment reports for all funding sources, including supplemental and special ACT budgets.

Supervises the process that ensures HQ SACT inputs to the ACT consolidated financial statements are produced in a timely and accurate manner. This includes managing staff involved in complex accounting work on accruals, commitments, budget carry forwards, and as asset data in accordance with IPSAS, the NATO Accounting Framework, and internal ACT guidance.

Manages the production of the final ACT Budget Execution Report, which covers all ACT budgets. This is a key component…