This position is located within the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG), ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR RESOURCES (CG-8), DIRECTORATE OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS/COMPTROLLER (CG-8C), OFFICE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS (CG-85), Washington, DC.

Duties

You will serve as an Accountant with responsibility for coordinating, directing, and reviewing internal controls test work by verifying and validating Coast Guard (CG) wide business processes, control deficiency remediation and corrective action plans related to material weaknesses and significant deficiencies under the Chief Financial Officers Act and the DHS Security Accountability Act. Additionally, you will directly support the CG’s Statement of Assurance under the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required
• Unofficial Transcripts must be submitted at the time of application
• This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

To meet the Basic Requirements, you must meet one of the following:  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.") OR 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 applicant's 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; 2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3. 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 Requirement, you must meet the following Specialized Experience: To be considered at the GS-12 level:  Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes reviewing, analyzing, and auditing a wide variety of accounting documents, reports, policies and procedures; validating accounting data and preparing reports; enhancing the validity, accuracy, and integrity of accounting processes.   To be considered at the GS-13 level:  Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal service. For this position, specialized experience includes accounting, managing the activities of financial analysis on-site reviews, validating accounting data and reports for one or more complete accounting programs, ensuring accuracy and conformance with government-wide accounting principles, requirements, and internal agency controls and providing timely and accurate financial management records for reducing errors and reconciling reports. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. If selection is made below the full performance level, the incumbent may be promoted up to the target grade without further competition, if all legal and regulatory requirements are met and when recommended by the supervisor. However, promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed and is dependent on successful performance at the lower grade level(s).National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last five years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]