INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISOR BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY - PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTOR

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISOR

BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance (OTA), is recruiting individuals on a competitive basis to serve as technical Advisors for its Budget and Financial Accountability (BFA) program.

The BFA program provides technical assistance to counterpart governments in developing and transitional countries to strengthen public financial management (PFM) systems and improve the effectiveness of Ministries of Finance and related institutions. Through resident (long-term) and intermittent (short-term) engagements, advisors work directly with counterpart officials to promote fiscal reforms characterized by informed budget decision-making, strong fiscal discipline, transparent financial operations, and greater accountability in the management of public resources.

Advisors are individuals hired under personal services contracts. This recruitment is for assignments worldwide, requiring living overseas (Resident Advisor) or significant international travel (Intermittent Advisor).

BFA projects support reforms to improve all aspects of the government budget cycle and may focus on one or more of the following areas:

• Budget formulation
• Budget execution
• Treasury management
• Accounting, reporting, and internal audit

Responsibilities and Duties

Advisors are expected to:

• Provide technical advice: Deliver strategic and technical guidance to strengthen public financial management systems and institutions.
• Design reforms: Collaborate with counterpart officials to develop reform concepts, strategies, and actionable implementation plans.
• Facilitate institutional change: Assist governments in designing and implementing policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms.
• Optimize operations: Review and improve business processes and organizational structures, and financial management practices.
• Build capacity: Design and deliver formal training and on-the-job mentoring to promote sustainable reforms and skills transfer.
• Develop tools: Collaborate with counterparts to create analytical tools that support improved decision-making and transparency.
• Report progress: Prepare written reports and other documentation to communicate project progress, results, and recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, accounting, finance, public administration, or a related field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least five years of senior-level experience, preferably within state, county, or large municipal government institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Budget policy, planning, formulation, and fiscal frameworks;
  • Budget execution regulation, policies, and reporting;
  • Treasury management and operations, including cash forecasting and liquidity management;
  • Government accounting and financial reporting frameworks;
  • Internal audit functions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present complex information clearly to varied audiences.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in team environments, exercise sound judgment, and provide effective leadership in complex and fluid environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus, establish productive relationships with senior officials, and facilitate institutional change.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability to work successfully in diverse cultural and operating environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Spanish or French is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of public financial management principles and practices.
• Prior international experience, particularly in developing or transitional environments, is strongly preferred.
• Experience developing or implementing government policies, frameworks, standards, or institutional reforms.
• Familiarity with international financial institutions and development partner practices.
• Professional certification(s) such as CPA, CIA, CGFM, CPFO, or similar credentials is desirable.

Background checks and Security Clearance: Secret.

The advisor will work in developing and transitional countries worldwide to support U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government economic and national security objectives. The advisor may be deployed to countries with elevated threat levels, including potentially high/critical threat posts, as determined by the U.S. Government.  Candidates must be U.S. citizens.

Successful applicants must be able to obtain State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel. If selected, the applicant will be required to fulfill Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure requirements.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salaries will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations prescribed by the Office of Technical Assistance not to exceed the Senior Executive Service EX-III hourly equivalent. The current starting hourly rate is from $81.11 to $100.38 per hour. Overseas benefits are provided as allowed by federal regulations.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants (individuals) should submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to: recruitment@ota.treas.gov. Companies should not submit resumes on behalf of individuals. For consideration, emailed applications should not be sent, or contain a cc, to any OTA, IRS, or other government personnel or email address.

Please reference Solicitation 2032K826R00016 on your cover letter and resume. When emailing, the subject line must contain the following: Solicitation 2032K826R00016 – Budget Advisor - Applicant’s Last Name, First Name. Emails received not containing this subject line will be deemed non-responsive, and thus, will not be forwarded to the program office/selection official(s) for consideration.

No phone calls please and no hand carries. This announcement is open and continuous until December 31, 2026, although selections may be made in advance of that date.

Please be advised that all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier.

The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer