Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: to serve as a first level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to 82d FSS, NAF Accounting Office. About the position: This position is an internal recruitment and limited to the AET command.
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Clerical and Administrative Support Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-08, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes administrative, technical, complex clerical, or comparable-in-nature work. The services or products support and significantly affect installation level, area office level, or field office operations and objectives, or comparable program segments; in addition to planning work to be completed by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work; responsible for assigning work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of the subordinates. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-08 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of an extensive body of accounting procedures to understand and work with an identifiable segment of an integrated double entry accounting system. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures. Knowledge of account codes related to an automated system and the requirements for processing transaction in multiple automated systems. Knowledge of accounting files, listings, and document control systems as well as the relationships between accounts and effect of debit/credit entries on the system of accounts. Knowledge of the Prompt Payment Act as it affects accounts. Skill in planning, organizing, and directing the functions and staff of a small to medium sized organization. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of 82d FSS NAF Accounting, ensuring that 82d FSS NAF Accounting complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Develop goals and objectives that integrate organization and 82d FSS objectives Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignment in consideration of skills, qualifications, and mission requirements Represents FSS with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with FSS Resource Advisor, all FSS MWR and Lodging Activities, AFSVA functional SMEs, Base Legal and Contracting Offices as well as AAFES and DeCA personnel Receives, reviews, and classifies complex transactions where guidelines lack specificity to requirements, circumstances, or problems and/or frequently change. Utilizes experienced judgment and conducts extensive research to review and process a wide variety of nonstandard transactions for multiple accounts Prepares reports and performs or oversees other miscellaneous technical tasks in support of the accounting function. Periodically prepares a wide variety of specialized reports. Provides detailed interpretations, suggestions for action, and recommendations for improvement. Research and devises more efficient methods for procedural processing. Analyzes results of applying guidelines and recommends changes, such as suggesting specific guidance related to the procedural handling of documents and information