Accountant
Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Financial Management Group (FMG).
As a Accountant GSyou will serve as a senior accountant providing authoritative and comprehensive technical expertise for accounting work that requires the application of complex accounting principles theories concepts and practices on a range of financial reporting.
- Serve as an expert providing professional accounting services to the assigned area and to other financial managers regarding the accounting function and the application of accounting principles policies and procedures.
- Determine corrective action necessary to resolve complex operational problem conditions. Reviews analyzes and evaluates incoming source documents identifies discrepancies and their sources and prescribes corrective action.
- Review a variety of complex incoming outgoing and summary financial reports to ensure the accuracy reliability and integrity of financial operations and financial reports.
- Serve as the point of contact for the Group or Division translating accounting/audit language for universal understanding. with management and operating officials.
- Monitor complex accounting operations compliance with established internal controls to identify problem areas determine actions required to improve operating program effectiveness ensure and maintain financial integrity.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
- You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
- Selective Service: Males born after December 31 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service -
- One-year probationary period may be required.
- If you are selected for this position the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS E-Verify System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY 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 receiving further consideration.
In order to qualify for the GS-13 you must meet the following: You must 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. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 out of 3 of the following:
1) Performing analysis on accounting transactions to adhere to accounting policies (i.e. Medicaid CHIP state or local national healthcare programs).
2) Developing audit approaches to evaluate financial data and accounting systems (i.e. Medicaid CHIP national state or local healthcare programs).
3) Interpreting or implementing regulations manuals program guidelines program memorandum policy letters and/or reports to communicate financial management policies to Stakeholders for Medicaid CHIP state or local national healthcare programs.
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.
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 Candidates 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.
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.
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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 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; or3. 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.
If you are applying for a position for which a state license is issued (e.g. physician engineer attorney) possession of a valid and current U.S. professional license by a graduate of a foreign professional school or program is sufficient proof that the foreign education has been determined to be equivalent to the requisite U.S. professional education in that occupational field.
TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above. Please see Required Documents section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.
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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 Salary Information:
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