ACCOUNTANT

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

GS 12: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of the theory, concepts, and practices of accounting and the skill in applying this expert knowledge to broad assignments.

Experience interpreting and issuing authoritative directives and developing new, innovative accounting techniques and procedural approaches.

Experience applying knowledge of financial management and audit theory, concepts, principles, and practices. Experience analyzing and solving complex problems and developing proposals for resolution.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Accounting Series 0510 (opm.gov) General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will serve as an ACCOUNTANT in the FM SYSTEMS DIVISION (N84) of the NAVY RESERVE FORCE (NAVRESFOR) located in NORFOLK, VA.
• You will apply knowledge of accounting principles, methods, techniques, and financial management/automated accounting systems to perform a variety of fiscal, accounting, audit and financial management assignments.
• You will review or evaluate new information such as policy statements, regulatory directives, and legislation to identify their effect on execution of financial accounting systems and the need to establish new systems or modify existing ones.
• You will participate in the developing, debugging or improving of automated financial data and reporting.
• You will plan, develop, and coordinate financial management system improvements.