Accountant

Full Job Description

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is looking for an accounting professional to join their office to serve as an essential partner providing effective and efficient accounting and financial management services to support the NIH's scientific and biomedical research communities.

In order to qualify for an Accountant, GS-0510 position, you must have: A.

successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in accounting, or 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 B.

a combination of education and experience with at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND includes 24 semester hours in either accounting or auditing courses; OR C.

a combination of education and experience with at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND you must be a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor; OR D.

a combination of education and experience with at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND have completed the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement, provided that I meet (a) you have successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors have determined that you have demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

Minimum Qualification Requirements: In addition, in order to qualify for an Accountant position at the GS-12 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: analyzing and reviewing new or proposed revisions to accounting policies and procedures; providing financial operating plan data to program managers for use in decision-making; conducting research into significant accounting issues within an organization; providing advice and resolution to complex accounting situations.

In addition, in order to qualify for an Accountant position at the GS-13 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: planning and conducting studies to improve and implement the accumulation, processing and reporting of accounting and financial data and systems; examining, analyzing and interpreting accounting data, records and reports; advising management on accounting and financial management matters; reviewing and implementing new or revised accounting policies and procedures.

A combination of education and specialized experience that meets the qualification requirements for this position.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire.

Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time.

Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy.

Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time.

Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12921333 Major Duties:

Serve as a staff accountant working with senior staff in planning, organizing, and implementing critical accounting projects, functions and activities.

Advise and assist management in order to correct deficiencies, resolve and improve weaknesses in accounting functions and to implement revised and/or improved accounting policies and procedures.

Provide interpretation of accounting regulations, policies and procedures.

Work with senior accounting, budget and IT staff in providing accounting and financial advice and technical assistance to management.

Conduct research into significant accounting issues and work with senior staff in providing advice and resolution to complex accounting situations.

Provide analyses of current policies and procedures; identify areas that need modification including new or improved technology and methods for producing work.

As a member of a work group, perform continual reviews of existing systems to determine adequacy in meeting the needs of the organization.

Ensure that proper internal controls exist in all manual and automated financial systems to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of program resources.

Analyze, develop and write documents such as position papers, proposals, justifications, and memoranda on numerous subjects.