This position is located on USDA-Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Associate Chief Financial Officer for Shared Services, Financial Management Service, Reporting, Reconciliation, and Analysis Division, Asset Reconciliation Branch in New Orleans, LA.

Duties

Duties listed below are at the GS-11 level. Analyzes a variety of reports and/or data produced by a financial system to ensure that the desired objectives are accomplished. Evaluates standardized and centralized functions and systems for departmental accounting and reporting Participates in staff and stakeholder meetings and contributes recommendations concerning financial management projects. Prepares agency financial statements in compliance with government-wide reporting requirements.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including basic requirements, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. The following link provides more information on the qualifications for this position: Accounting 0510 Series Basic Requirements- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification- standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/Professional and Scientific Positions- Group Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards This position has a positive education requirement; therefore, a legible copy of your college transcripts is required to be attached to your application prior to the closing date of the announcement; applicants who fail to submit their transcripts will not be given credit for their education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate specialized experience requirements. Basic 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 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.") OR 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 applicant's background must also includeone of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 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 applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must meet the following: Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-11: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal Service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform as an Accountant (Systems). Such experience includes: Experience applying conventional accounting principles and procedures in the review and analysis of accounting systems data; Performing reconciliation of day-to-day accounts; Assisting in the determination of required adjustments to accounting records and determining the accuracy of accounting transactions; Recognizing trends or anomalies in accounting systems transactions and recommending solutions to resolve issues. OR Have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Combination of specialized experience and graduate education: Have an equivalent combination of successfully completed specialized experience and graduate education described above that makes up 100% of the qualifications required for the position. Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. To qualify for the GS-12: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal Service or equivalent responsibility in the private sector/pay systems equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform as an Accountant (Systems). Such experience includes: Researches analyzes and applies corrective action to financial data and the financial system while applying general accepted accounting principles and standards outlined by FASB, GASB, GAO, Treasury, OMB and other authoritative regulations or bodies; recommends improvements and devises innovative solutions to challenging problems and process flows through the ERP SAP financial system modules and the results of external interfaces, including agency systems and U.S. Department of Treasury system; provides expert advice on the interpretation of new legislation and/or laws affecting the accounting system. 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 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

Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Chief Financial Officer 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Amy Bedford
• Phone: 5042263716
• Email: [email protected]