Accountant

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This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

This position is being filled under AcqDemo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path.

As a Accountant at the NH-0510-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Develops fiscal and financial management policies, standards, and guidelines for the Agency and for
  ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial statements.
• Provides expert advice to management covering a broad range of policies and requirements established by higher authorities.
• Performs studies and analyses of accounting operations, Information Technology business management systems deployment,
  preparation of financial statements, financial reports, audit findings and other fiscal data needed for all phases of the Planning, Programming and Budgeting System.
• Designs, develops, implements, and ensures competent operation of improved financial management systems.
• Works with Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis and other stakeholders to validate integrity of agency financial
  transactions.
• Provides narrative and statistical material and ensures the accuracy and availability of background information.
• Monitors trends in financial performance; identifies deviations from plans and initiates remedial actions.
• Analyzes and evaluates financial transactions for accuracy and timeliness.
• Designs, develops, implements, and ensures competent operation of feeder system reconciliations.
• Performs transaction research and reconciliations.
• Serves as primary audit liaison for financial statement audits performing tasks to support audit readiness, response, and remediation.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Maxi Flex
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is not telework eligible.
• This is a drug testing designated position
• Employee must obtain/maintain Non-Critical Sensitive Secret clearance.
• This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NOAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle. F-Financial Management, Section 1599d.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH -04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 3 of the 5 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Experience with utilizing the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) financial system to conduct complex
  financial analysis, including multi-year fund reconciliation, trend analysis, and performance measurement.
• Experience with DAI during financial statement audits, including leading efforts to provide evidence, validating data integrity, developing corrective action plans, and performing root cause analysis on accounting discrepancies.
• Experience managing the complete financial lifecycle of complex, high-value, and sensitive Foreign Military Sales cases, including performing intricate financial reconciliations between funding, obligations, and expenditures using systems like the Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS).
• Experience with serving as the primary point of contact for independent public auditors and government oversight bodies (e.g., DoD Inspector General), including developing the overall audit response strategy and managing the submission of audit evidence.
• Experience with directing the evaluation and testing of internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with OMB Circular A-123,
  including identifying control deficiencies and overseeing the implementation of Corrective Action Plans (CAPs); applying expert knowledge of Federal accounting standards (e.g., SFFAS) and GAAP to analyze complex accounting issues and lead the preparation of audited year-end financial statements

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.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0510, series as listed below:

A. Degree: accounting; or a degree 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

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B. Combination of education and experience: 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:

Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;

A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or

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-hour 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 nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

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Other Notes:

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Selectee or incumbent must be able to obtain the appropriate certification level for their position. This is a Financial Management Level 3 Certified position. IAW Public Law 112-81 and DoD Policy the incumbent shall comply with the requirements of DoD FM Certification program within the allotted timeframe. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf .

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov) )