The Section for Administrative and Financial Affairs and Equipment (SAAFM) is responsible for:
- managing the human resources of the Embassy;
- monitoring career management for the civil servants posted to the Embassy;
- ensuring administrative management of “Local Recruited” staff (French-Danish interpreter and translator, secretaries, drivers, usher, receptionist, concierge and housekeeper);
- ensuring reception and dispatch of diplomatic bags together with the Head of Mission;
- collecting and liquidating the revenue;
- engaging and liquidating the Embassy’s spending;
- negotiating and managing leases for staff apartments;
- negotiating and managing maintenance contracts;
- negotiating labour contracts with locally recruited staff;
- keeping administrative accounts on behalf of the Authorizing Officer retracing commitments, authorizations of expenditures and issuing of receipts;
- managing material resources owned by the Embassy and keeping stock accounts;
- performing all other duties assigned.
The Financial Attaché shall carry out his/her duties as Accountant within SAAFM while ensuring compliance with rules and principles of public finances. As such, he/she is responsible for:
- cashing or collecting income of all kinds;
- paying the expenses of the Embassy;
- keeping the accounts of the Diplomatic Post in accordance with Government chart of accounts;
- keeping sub-ledger accounting on revenue and expenditure under the budget nomenclature;
- assuming the role of Financial Controller Delegate in connection with the execution of expenditure;
- performing all other duties assigned.