Job opening: Accountant
Salary: $94 199 - 145 617 per year
Published at: Sep 13 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This notice is issued under direct-hire authority in response to the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022 for which NIST has a critical hiring need.
Duties
This position will:
Plan, manage, and execute the billing, collection, and financing functions/activities of the team.
Assure the financial viability of NIST and its customer bureaus, the integrity of accounting data, and the proper source and use of funds.
Independently coordinate and prepare reviews of Prompt Pay metrics, UDO's, IPA's, and Payment Run transactions.
Analyze program/process effectiveness and recommends improvement of NIST's internal financial management policies and procedures.
Use initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods to research data included on the Unpaid Invoice Report and prepare solutions for erroneous payments.
Support the CHIPS ACT implementation.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
Qualifications
To qualify, applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least a GS-11 (or ZA-II at NIST). Specialized experience must include the following activities: (1) reconciliation and reporting financial data by utilizing various software applications; (2) applies federal government financial management and reporting regulations and standards; (3) communicates with customers regarding issues, decisions or recommendations for business process improvement or problem resolution to achieve administrative or program objectives.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application.
The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
If requesting reconsideration of your qualification determination, please refer to the following site: Applicant Reconsideration
Education
Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
Contacts
- Address Financial Operations Division
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
US
- Name: Susan Engle
- Phone: 301-975-3000
- Email: [email protected]
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