Accountant (Staff)
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Job Location:
Woodlawn, MD - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 121785 - 158322
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Financial Management (OFM) Accounting Management Group (AMG) Division of Financial Reporting & Policy (DFRP).
As a Accountant (Staff) GSyou will provide accounting expertise and comprehensive analysis in all matters involving fiscal and accounting operations.
The open period for this vacancy announcement has been extended through February 3 2026.
- Evaluation processing and validation of transactions related to appropriation funding payments grant awards receivables and collections.
- Journal vouchers and various agency-related administrative activities.
- Perform continuing operational review to ensure the accuracy of fiscal processes and accounting activity the completeness of accounting reports and the general adherence to prescribed accounting principles theories and techniques.
- Perform reconciliations of financial and accounting activities that support the subsidiary ledger and general ledger balances and corrects all differences.
Conditions of employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
- You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
- Time-in-Grade restrictions apply.
Qualifications
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.
In order to qualify for this GS-13 position you must clearly demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government obtained in either the private or public sector to include:
- Applying Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act requirements to support accounting AND financial reporting AND internal control activities; and
- Leading projects by developing written reports (e.g. issue papers reporting guidance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)); and
- Identifying technical accounting or systems-related issues (e.g. US Standard General Ledger (USSGL) usage trading partner inconsistencies or funds control errors) to recommend operational and process improvements; and
- Conducting Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS) reporting reviews to analyze results AND identify deficiencies AND present corrective recommendations.
Time-in-Grade: To be eligible current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.
Education
Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements all candidates must have the following educational requirements: Bargaining Unit Position: Yes-American Federation of Government Employees Local 1923 A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
TRANSCRIPTS (official or unofficial) are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above. If selected official transcripts will be required. Please see Required Documents section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.
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.)--TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION.
OR
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 applicants 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--TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination--CERTIFICATE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION; 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-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 applicants education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
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Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required
Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the managers discretion.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Key Skills
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Pivot tables
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
