Vacancy: Financial Officer

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Process all requests for payments to third parties, service providers and study financing recipients;
• Facilitate the timely disbursement of payments to third parties, service providers and study financing recipients;
• Facilitate the bi-annual extension of study financing for eligible recipients;
• Maintain regular contact with Receivers Office, Finance- and Treasury Department;
• Maintaining and updating of the study financing database administration and financial payments system;
• Accurate preparation of advisory documents through research and analysis of case file, applicable legislation and policy;
• Processing of new applications study financing and related services;
• Facilitating the study financing decision making- and issuance process and the collection of outstanding study loans;
• Control and monitoring of the Division Study Financing budget;
• Maintaining an updated and accurate financial administration;
• Preparation of monthly budget realization reports, annual financial reports/audits and annual budget.

Requirements:

• You are:
  • in possession of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or financial control.
  • able to:
    • work under pressure in a high paced, results oriented and demanding environment.
    • maintain a cool head in stressful and hectic situations.
    • work efficiently and within the specified deadlines.
• You have:
  • proven experience with the preparation of financial implementation plans, budgets, the control and monitoring of expenditures and income based on an annual budget, budget control processes and periodic reporting.
  • proven knowledge and expertise with the revision and preparation of financial year reports, financial management, administration and control.
  • proven knowledge of the study financing legislation and policy of the Government of St. Maarten.
  • proven knowledge and expertise with database systems, preparing advices, ministerial decrees and reports.
  • Establishing of financial policy guidelines and procedures 
  • Microsoft Office package
• You have strong communication skills in English and Dutch and skills in the processing of financial administrative information

Salary Indication:

Your salary will be dependent on your qualifications, experience and will range between minimum NAf. 3.240,00 and a maximum of NAf. 6,809.00 per month.

Application Letters:

Interested persons should send application letters with curriculum vitae and copies of diplomas or certificates to email addresses: careers@sintmaartengov.org and antonio.aventurin@sintmaartengov.org 
or send your application to the Government Building, SoualigaRoad #1, Pond Island, Great Bay.

Deadline for all applications is March 18, 2025

A detailed description of the tasks and responsibilities of a Study Financing Officer is available on our website www.studyfinancing.sx on the Downloads page.

More information

For more information, please call telephone number: +1(721) 527-3840 or email: info@studyfinancing.sx.