ACCOUNTANT

Full Job Description

This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. This position has a positive education requirement.

To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below: (1) Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.

The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.

OR (2) Candidates may also qualify through a combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses, which may include up to 6 hours of business law, OR a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

You need to send proof of education or of certification to be considered for this position.

Click here for more information on who must submit documentation at the time of application and what documentation is acceptable: Transcripts and Certifications.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as: Performing professional accounting work that ensures the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the accounting and audit operations in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS); Independently applying analytical methods and techniques to evaluate and interpret accounting and audit data, financial statements and reports, processes, accounting/financial systems, or effectiveness of internal controls.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Interprets, develops, adapts, modifies, or integrates accounting, audit, and financial policies and procedures.
• Reviews and analyzes operating programs and procedures for receiving, controlling, validating, recording, and reporting accounting transactions and internal controls to ensure compliance with accounting and auditing policies and regulations.
• Reviews, analyzes accounting reports to interpret operational results, track financial trends, and resolve complex financial management problems for supported organizations.
• Examines internal controls systems and analyzes/evaluates effectiveness, adequacy, and interrelationships within/among segments of the system and other segments within the organization.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the status of performance measurement, internal control, and financial management information indicators for assessing the health and effectiveness of accounting and audit operations.
• Compiles statistical data from accounting reports and financial statements to make comparisons against DoD policies, efficiency criteria, etc., to verify/validate results of performance/efficiency ratings assessed to all reporting activities.