Pay Assistant - US Embassy Bangkok

LOCATION: Bangkok

SALARY: Starting from TH฿ 673,146 per annum

WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week

CLOSING DATE: May 14, 2026

The incumbent of this position serves as a Financial Management Specialist (FMS) in the Locally Employed (LE) Staff Payroll Division of the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services regional office in Bangkok (CGFS/B). The Payroll Division is responsible for managing the bi-weekly payroll and benefits to about 30,000 LE Staff in 76 U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world. This includes LE Staff from the Department of State and 50 other U.S. Government (USG) agencies. LE Staff Payroll is critical to the Department’s Mission and the well-being of the Locally Employed Staff customers it serves. The FMS work with senior American staff in all 76 Missions and with the senior staff in the geographic bureaus of East Asia/Pacific (EAP), Near East Asia (NEA), South Central Asia (SCA), Europe (EUR) and Africa (AF). The average value of the payroll FMS process bi-weekly is $35 million, or about $900 million annually.

(1) Education: Completion of two years of college or university studies is required.

(2) Experience: At least two (2) years prior experience working in a business or management related area, in a governmental institution, international agency or a multinational company is required.

(3) Language: (This may be tested.)

• Good working knowledge (Reading/Writing/Speaking) of Thai is required.

• Good working knowledge (Reading/Writing/Speaking) of English is required. You can submit a copy of valid TOEIC score (Listening and Reading Section) of at least 600, or pass the English Placement Test (EPT) that is conducted by the Human Resources Office.

(4) Skills: (This may be tested.)

• Must be highly skilled in using advance spreadsheet features, word processing software.

(5) Knowledge: (This may be tested.)

• Knowledge in compensation and benefits, basic accounting, and international banking systems.

Please follow the checklists and submission guidelines, posted on the official website carefully. You have to create an online account on the U.S. Embassy, Bangkok website to apply for jobs (https://th.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulate/jobs/job-vacancies/). Failure to follow the instructions will invalidate your application.