Job opening: ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Salary: $39 375 - 51 193 per year
Published at: Oct 05 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the DoD in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information.
Duties
Perform various duties involving the maintenance of ledgers or accounting data.
Balancing, reconciling and researching discrepancies; assisting higher graded technicians in maintaining more complex accounts; receiving a limited variety of accounting documents and/or transactions.
Reviewing and examining accounting documents verifying the mathematical accuracy and completeness of data and determining necessary processing actions.
Reviewing documents for correct authorizations and validity of accounting classifications; classification of a group of related transactions to proper account codes.
Work involving maintaining or reconciling accounts and accounting records.
Posting and inputting data verified against source documents into automated accounting systems.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S Citizen or National
- Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
- Suitable for federal employment
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination
- Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
Qualifications
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-04) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as:
Specialized experience is defined as: Performing duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures that may include reviewing financial/accounting systems information/documents for accuracy/completeness, inputting financial/accounting information into automated systems, or correcting invalid financial/accounting transactions.
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) is qualifying. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience.
Education
Four years of education above high school may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to substitute for the specialized experience requirement.
Contacts
- Address DFAS - FINANCE OPERATIONS - CLEVELAND
1240 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44199
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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