This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a heightened security clearance, application of security policies/procedures, working full-time in a secure environment, and with limited situational telework availability. Additional selections may be made by other mission areas and at lower security designations.
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-6) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: examining and maintaining accounts or financial ledgers; posting financial transactions; verifying entitlement documents; generating problem resolutions; preparing financial reports; reconciling accounts; and working with a variety of accounting and automated financial systems. 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-6 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.
Perform technical accounting work including the maintenance, validation, and reconciliation of accounting records for multiple accounts.
Researches and reconciles discrepancies for multiple accounts involving a variety of transactions and multiple systems and/or subsystems to include enterprise resource planning systems (ERPs).
Interprets data, identifies related transactions and determines root causes/source of problem identifying trends and workable/corrective solutions.
Researches and processes a variety of recurring standard and nonstandard accounting transactions for adequacy, legality, and propriety.
Prepares correspondence responding to inquiries of a non-routine nature explaining various aspects of accounting and providing detailed and technical explanations of accounting discrepancies or procedural and reporting requirements.