Financial Assistant (Dutch- and French-speaking)

Announcement Number: Brussels-2026-044

Hiring Agency: Embassy Brussels

Position Title: Financial Assistant (open to all)

Open Period: 09/09/2026 - 10/07/2026

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): Brussels, BE

Telework Eligible: No

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

Duties

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.

Requirements:

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

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 (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.

*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.

Experience:

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

*Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.*

Language:

Fluency in English.

Fluency in Dutch or French with good working knowledge in the other language.

(This may be tested.)

*Please address this language requirement in your ERA application.*

Job Knowledge:

Must quickly become knowledgeable of 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.

*Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.*

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.)

*Please address this factor in your ERA application under Major Duties and Responsibilities.*

Agency Benefits:

The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees that may include: life insurance, hospitalization insurance (family included), meal tickets, transportation reimbursements, seniority leave, special holidays, training, Employee Assistance Program, etc.

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.

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

1. Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
2. AEFM / USEFM
3. 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 Summary Rating of Needs Improvement, Unsatisfactory, or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report are not eligible.

How to Apply:

Click the “Apply to This Vacancy” button at the top of the page to begin your application. For an instructional video on how to apply click here.

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.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the HR Office.