This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. This position serves as an Accountant responsible for formulating accounting and financial management policy, managing financial operations and financial reporting, providing financial analysis, assuring internal controls, and providing guidance and financial advice to other staff offices.

Duties

As an Accountant, you will: Maintain financial systems and interfaces with the general ledger, including the accounting, budget, capitalization/operation system, and procurement system. Plan, develop, coordinate, and implement manual and automated system changes to correct operational deficiencies, and conduct studies for the modification and enhancement of financial systems. Assure the integrity of internal controls in developing and maintaining financial systems to include monthly and year-to-date reconciliations between subsidiary accounts and the general ledger. Recommend improvements in internal controls and procedures to ensure that data is accurate and reliable. Provide expert and authoritative advice to management on the application of accounting principles, including the design and development of accounting systems for specialized agency missions and programs. Research and analyze data to develop and prepare a variety of financial documents, management reports and presentations to a broad range of audiences. Perform analyses and responds to report requests made by agency management. Identify trends and inconsistencies and corrects as necessary for assigned program areas.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required.
• A probationary/trial period may be required.
• Must complete initial online questionnaire.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. CU-13 All applicants applying for the CU-13 grade level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-12 grade level obtained in the private or public sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: Preparing and correcting accounting records and financial statements to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Developing financial documents and reports; and Providing guidance to customers on an organization's accounting activities. CU-12 All applicants applying for the CU-12 grade level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-11 grade level obtained in the private or public sector. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: Preparing accounting records and financial statements to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); and Developing financial documents and/or reports In addition to meeting specialized experience requirements, applicants must also meet basic education requirements. Basic Education Requirements are as follows: (A) Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting (means accounting and/or auditing); or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in accounting. The 24 semester hours may include up to 6 semester or 9 quarter hours of credit in business law; OR (B) Combination of education and experience, at least 4 full years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. Your background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester or 36 quarter hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 semester or 9 quarter hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through a written examination; OR Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semesters hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24 semester or 36 quarter hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that: (a) you have 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 you have 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 or 36 quarter hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meets the specified requirements. Transcripts that verify the education requirement, or a CPA certificate, are required and must be submitted at the time of application. You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement. Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.

Education

All education must be received by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with an education requirement) therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees received from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website: ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for federal employment. A third party equivalency evaluation must be submitted at the time of application for all foreign education to receive consideration.

For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Contacts

• Address National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US
• Name: Jasmin Sneed
• Phone: (703) 548-2799
• Email: [email protected]