Assistant Auditor (FMG/AS 1)

About the role

The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change is seeking an Assistant Auditor (FMG/AS 1) for its Audit and Finance Division in Kingston. This on-site, full-time role supports the audit team by gathering records, checking documents and helping to test controls and transactions. A typical day will involve sorting and reviewing files, tracing figures to source documents, noting any gaps or errors, and preparing clear working papers for senior auditors to review. You will learn how audits are planned and reported, work with the teams being audited, and help follow up simple agreed actions. The post is offered at J$3,676,602 per annum. Applications are invited from suitably qualified officers in their Ministries/Departments/Agencies, as stated in Office of the Services Commissions Circular 199 dated 27 October 2026. Applications should be sent to the Director, Human Resource Management and Development Division, 16A Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica, by 6 November 2026.

Responsibilities

- Gather and organise audit records and documents - Check figures against source documents - Help test controls and transactions - Prepare working papers for review - Support senior auditors during fieldwork

Requirements

Applicants must meet the qualifications and experience set out for this post in Office of the Services Commissions Circular 199 dated 27 October 2026. Applications are invited from suitably qualified officers in their Ministries/Departments/Agencies. Careful, organised and numerate candidates with good communication skills are required.

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