This vacancy is for a GS - 0525 - 6, Accounting Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN CAPE MAY COMPTROLLER BRANCHin CAPE MAY, New Jersey.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you MUST meet all of the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. To qualify at the GS-06: In order to qualify for this position at the GS-06 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of the minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-05 level in the federal service. Examples of the minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-05 level include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Reviewing and verifying financial source documents; entering and correcting accounting data in automated systems; processing a variety of transactions such as accounts payable/receivable, credit card charges, and cash receipts and deposits; reconciling accounts and researching routine discrepancies; preparing standard financial reports and resolving routine issues with vendors or program staff. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
You will serve as an Accounting Technician and be responsible for classification, maintenance, and reconciliation of accounts controlled by the unit and for entering transactions into a financial management system Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Collecting, reviewing, and filing all procurement source documentation for the MWR program.. Monitoring and processing credit card transactions from several credit card terminals. Monitoring a variety of transactions, including: undelivered orders, accounts payable and receivable, expenditures, disbursements, payroll, employee benefits, inventory changes, cash sales, and other various transactions.. Researching unresolved transactions with the bank and/or credit card processing vendor. Preparing monthly and quarterly non-appropriated fund reports to cognizant program managers and financial personnel for review. Making recommendations to improve MWR program operations by increasing revenue and decreasing expenditures. Performing other administrative duties as needed, to include, but not limited to: mail management, customer service, answering phones, taking guest quarters reservations, conducting sales transactions, event planning and execution. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information