Chief Accountant – Administrative-Legal, Financial-Economic and Information Services, RED Smolyan (Smolyan)

About the role

The Regional Education Directorate in Smolyan is looking for a Chief Accountant to lead the financial and accounting work of the directorate. The main purpose of the post is to be responsible for the organisation of the financial-accounting activity of the directorate. You will help control the spending of the directorate's budget funds in line with the current normative framework, ensure the financial-accounting servicing of the directorate, and answer for the correct accounting reflection of economic operations and the cash activity of the directorate. Day to day you will carry out current control over primary accounting documents, create the conditions for chronological analytical and synthetic accounting reporting, and make sure financial and economic operations are reflected on time. You will analyse and control the movement of long-term tangible assets and prepare the directorate's quarterly reports and annual financial report. The post is a high-corruption-risk post under Article 7a of the Civil Servant Act, designated as such by Order No. RD09-3324 of 31 August 2026 of the Minister of Education and Science. The individual basic monthly salary is set at appointment under the salary regulation, according to the post level, qualifications and professional experience, starting from a minimum basic monthly salary of 1,064.00 €. Documents are submitted in Smolyan, or at the Ministry of Education and Science in Sofia, or electronically, by the deadline stated on this page, and the competition is run by a test and an interview.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of professional experience in accounting, external and internal financial audit, or audit revisions as a teacher in accounting and control, or rank IV junior. Higher-education area: Social, economic and legal sciences, professional direction Economics. This is a high-corruption-risk post under Article 7a of the Civil Servant Act, designated by Order No. RD09-3324 of 31 August 2026 of the Minister of Education and Science. Candidates must meet the eligibility conditions of the Civil Servant Act. Under Article 14(4) of the competition rules, Bulgarian citizens who have completed voluntary reserve service under Article 59(1) of the Reserve of the Armed Forces Act enjoy a preference when applying for work in the state administration if they achieve equal final results in the competition procedure. Selection: test on the professional field of the post and on the administration, followed by an interview.

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