Edmond Jackson

Edmond Jackson

Senior Finance Officer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director General Finance and Planning

  • Education

    • St. Vincent Grammar School

      1977 - 1984
      O Levels

      Activities and Societies: Played cricket for Grammar School in 2nd Division, National Cricket Competition.

    • SOAS University of London

      1997 - 1998
      MSc Financial Economics
    • The University of the West Indies, Mona

      1990 - 1992
      BSc. Economics and Management
  • Experience

    • Ministry of Finance and Planning

      Jun 1999 - Jun 2002
      Senior Finance Officer

      As head of the Financial Management Unit, Ministry of Finance, I was responsible for annual expenditure budget preparation, execution and control, and monitoring. This role included actively participating in the budget negotiation meetings, review of Line department in-year spending plans, pre-audit of expenditures above a certain amount, fiscal reporting actual against budget and year to date comparisons.

    • Ministry of Finance

      Jun 2002 - Jun 2017
      Budget Director

      Responsible for preparing the budget for the Central Government, budget execution and control, monitoring and reporting; capacity building in Ministries, PFM reform, policy analysis and advice;

    • Invest SVG

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2010
      Chairman

      As Chairman of Invest SVG I was responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the company whose mandate is investment and export promotion for St. Vincent and the Grenadines.As an IPA, Invest SVG is tasked with increasing the flow of direct invest into the key strategic sectors of Tourism, ICT, Creative Industries, Agriculture (mainly through agro processing),Light Manufacturing and Financial services, and providing export facilitation services to local producers and service providers..Learn more at www.investsvg.com Show less

    • Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology

      Jun 2017 - now
      Director General Finance and Planning

      Senior public policy and financial management advisor with experience spanning fiscal and macroeconomic policy, public procurement, financial sector regulation and digital transformation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Audit Committee Certified

      Caribbean Governance Training Institute
      Oct 2020
    • Chartered Director

      Caribbean Governance Training Institute
      May 2019