Financial Assistant at the U.S. Embassy in Belgium M/V/X

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Brussels, Brussels, Belgique U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France Temps plein

Announcement Number: Brussels-2026-044 Hiring Agency: Embassy Brussels Position Title: Financial Assistant (open to all) Open Period: 09/09/2026 -10/07/2026 Format MM/DD/YYYY Vacancy Time Zone: GMT+1 Series/Grade: LE - 0420 7 Salary: EUR €4,466/Per Month Work Schedule: Full-time - 38 hours per week Promotion Potential: LE-NA

Duty Location(s): 1 in Brussels, BE Telework Eligible: No For More Info: HR Section
000-000-0000
jobs.usembassy.be@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 FP-07. 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 initial one-year contract. 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 Belgium is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Financial Assistant in the Financial Management Center (FMC).

Supervisory Position: No Relocation Expenses Reimbursed: No

The function of this position is to enable FMC to maintain its level of financial services to the Brussels Tri-Missions and to other serviced agencies in Belgium. Incumbent provides management the flexibility necessary to effectively use staff resources by covering extended absences and vacancies, and temporarily workload increases in various FMC branches. Incumbent is the key point of contact for all official VAT related privileges and immunities for the Tri-Mission regarding ongoing services (utilities, telephones, etc.) and maintains close communication with the Belgian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance. Incumbent serves also as Alternate class B cashier.

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold aSensitive But Unclassified (SBU) certification.

All selected candidates will be subject to a backgroundinvestigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (15 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Requirements

All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold aSensitive But Unclassified (SBU) certification.

All selected candidates will be subject to a backgroundinvestigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.

Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (15 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements

Two years of post-secondary education is required.

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:

Minimum two (2) years progressively responsible work in accounting or in an administrative environment is required.

Language:

Fluency in English.

Fluency in Dutch or French with good working knowledge in the other language. (This may be tested.)

Job Knowledge: Must quickly become knowledgeableof 3 FAM, 4 FAM and 6 FAM, Standardized Regulations, RFMS & COAST Manuals and Serviced post user manual (SPUM), Cashier User Guide (CAG), GFS Knowledge Base, ILMS (Ariba) and post policies and SOPs.

Skills And Abilities: Must be proficient in office applications such as Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Must understand and be able to operate the Department’s computer-based Regional Financial Management System and Integrated Logistics Management System. Incumbent must have a good knowledge and interpretation of privileges and immunities for Diplomatic Missions under the local Belgian VAT laws and regulations. Must be able to communicate orally and in writing with external (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, contractors) and internal customers.

(This may be tested.)

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package