Accountant - GS 13 - Rockville MD - VetJobs

Description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. This role is "on-site".

This is open to Military Spouses who meet the parameters noted below. Veterans may also be considered.
Please do not provide the documents below when you submit initial interest to the role via VetJobs/Military Spouse Jobs. You will be able to submit these documents to the hiring team instead, when completing their application process.

TYPE

DOCUMENTS
Active-Duty Spouse

Active-duty orders for your spouse or other documentation from the military showing that your spouse is on active duty

AND

Documentation verifying marriage.

Based on 100% Disability

Copy of their spouses' Department of Defense (DD) Form 214

AND

Copy of documentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicating the service member has a disability rating of 100 percent due to a service-connected disability.

AND

Documentation verifying marriage

Based on Service Member's Death

Documentation showing the individual was released or discharged from active duty due to his or her death while on active duty (Report of Casualty - DD Form 1300

AND

Documentation verifying marriage to the member of the armed forces

*A statement certifying that he or she is an unmarried widow or widower of the service member. (SF15 Self-certification)

GS-13 $117,962 - $153,354 per year

Duties

1. Serve as an expert on accounting and audit liaison operations.
2. Prepare manuals or operating guides for a program area remote office for program users to address the efficiency and effectiveness of functional and system support requirements in accounting operations and to correct deficiencies in internal controls.
3. Develop specifications for major new automated systems for various accounting functions including fund accounting, comprehensive debt management, all types of disbursements, preparation and management of financial reports and statements, audit support, manual and automated accounting systems, and providing financial policy and operations consultation for program development and management.
4. Identify problem areas and determines actions required to improve operating program effectiveness and maintain the integrity of accounting records and financial information.

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

Basic Requirement: Must meet one of the items listed below (A or B):
A. Have a bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting; or a bachelor's or higher degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing (the 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law). Must submit transcripts with your application.
OR
B. Have 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. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
(1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; OR
(2) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination ; OR
(3) Completion of 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 hours requirement of paragraph A, provided that
(a) the applicant has 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 has determined that the applicant has 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 non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements (must submit transcripts and/or certificate with your application).

AND

Minimum Qualifications: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing at least ALL of the following:

1. Interpreting and analyzing accounting data to determine impact on current operations.
2. Providing technical advice on financial management to program managers.
3. Developing accounting techniques and procedural approaches to meet requirements (i.e. enhancements to management information needs, and improved integrity of financial reporting data).
4. Executing management internal controls over financial operations.