Staff Accountant (Accelerated Hire Title 5)

As a STAFF ACCOUNTANT GS you will be responsible for establishing and designing methods and tools to effectively monitor and assist the operation of National Guard Bureau finance and accounting operations at the state level to include General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS); plan coordinate and conduct an annual written Quality Assurance Program (QAP); act as an advisor while providing technical advice and assistance to the FM and the USPFO on matters involving statutory provisions regulatory requirements procedures systems or problems arising from changes in the mission programs and / or organizational structure; coordinate with other organizations such as the OSD Pentagons HQDA-ASA-FM DOAs Division IG NGB Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) Team and Operational Team (ORP) on matters pertaining to Audits inspections (IG & ORP) and Financial Management (FM) Certification program; perform other duties as assigned.

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• You may be required to successfully complete a 1- or 2- year probation/trail period to assess performance conduct agency needs public interest and efficiency. Employment ends unless certified in writing that it advances the agencies interest.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must complete the FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 2 certification within 24 months of appointment to the position

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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 six hours of credit in business law.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: At least four 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 six hours of business law;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination;
3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing. For example completed 15 semester hours however the school course work does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour degree requirement as defined above in paragraph one (subject: Degree) provided that:
(a) The applicant successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting auditing or a related field for example valuation engineering or financial institution examining;
(b) A panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors determined that the applicant demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth depth currency and advancement levels that are normally associated with successful completion of the four-year course of study degree as described above in Paragraph One; 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must be eligible for entry into the positions financial management certification career program based on the positions GS-grade before the appointment is processed. Applicant must have at least 36 months of financial accounting and/or performance accounting experiences that led to objective and systemic examinations and resulted in assessments of the finance programs performance efficiency organization program activity or function. Applicants experiences and competencies provided an in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and procedures. Applicant must have experiences in accounting preparation and planning with a full range of competencies in the accounting business that successfully accomplished intended purposes; met or exceeded operational efficiency; provided accurate reliable timely and useful financial audit data; or demonstrated experiences in conducting financial reviews that involved evaluating programs in terms of economical use of property and personnel. Other accounting experiences may have included adherence to prescribed policies; effective control over expenditures liabilities revenues and assets; proper accounting for resources and financial transactions; compliance with applicable laws regulations and precedent decisions; and compliance of agency accounting systems with generally accepted accounting principles and standards. Applicants specialized accounting or audit program experiences must include report preparations and oral presentations that involved financial findings or discovered conditions with cause and effect factors. The applicant must have demonstrated experiences that involved presenting researched recommendations for remedial actions such as methods for improving the use of funds and the identification of questionable costs. An applicant must have a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the National Guard accounting business program requirements. An applicant must have accounting or audit experiences and training that demonstrates his or her abilities to lead train subordinates follow directions read retain and comply with instructions regulations policies and procedures. As a condition of continued employment in the GS non-supervisory position dependent on the positions certification level the employee must complete the higher financial management certification within 24 months of appointment to the position.

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