This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army National Guard Readiness Center, G-8, Financial OPS Division, in Arlington, Virginia.

Duties

Serve as the primary liaison for Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan (FIAR). Implement Financial Statement Audit (FSA) Readiness controls to ensure compliance. Review key and essential functions to ensure that programs are mission ready and operating in compliance with governing regulations. Review business processes and the programs/systems used to manage and evaluate financial operations. Prepare responses to external assessment findings to ensure the responses correctly identify system operations Advise in the preparation of agenda items; presentations and reports. Perform follow up reviews and/or inspections evaluating the implementation of recommendations. Analyze the effect of remedial measures taken to assure correction of deficiencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certificate position. You will need to obtain the certification within the first 24 months of employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing research and/or analysis of relevant data to ensure the completeness and accuracy of accounting transactions, audit findings, and/or develop remediation plans; reconciling financial statements to audit efficiencies and results to ensure conformity with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) requirements and support management decisions; analyzing and evaluating accounting data and reports using business tools, applications, and/or performance metrics to provide recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W6ZQAA National Guard Bureau DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk