Job opening: Accountant
Salary: $81 345 - 98 418 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jun 27 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Located XVIII ABN CORPS SENIOR CDR AUG Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Fort Bragg is a culturally diverse area with rural and city populations, co-located at Fayetteville, NC centrally located in the beautiful state of North Carolina, which enjoys a temperate year-round climate and world-renowned colleges and universities. Fayetteville is centrally located between the beautiful beaches of North Carolina and the scenic Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains.
Duties
Reconciles and analyzes the status of funds reports and related subsidiary reports and general ledger balances for fund holders.
Researches, analyzes, and maintains the actual expense to forecasted expense for assigned cost collectors.
Researches, reconciles, and correct errors identified in the edit and reviews installation generated status of allotment, reimbursement, and supplies.
Provides management accounting reports as a part of total accounting analysis and evaluation.
Identifies procedural problems and exception trends that do not support established objectives.
Resolves discrepancies between unit accounting and financial managers records resolving any issues.
Advise financial managers and management on satisfying regulatory requirements, fiscal responsibility, reprogramming of funds and unmatched transactions
Incumbent analyzes systems to resolve the impact of program operations on accounting problems of above-average difficulty.
Manages internal controls, corrects errors and maintains documentation.
Provides professional accounting advice and assistance to unit fund holders and financial managers on status of funds and accounting trends.
Maintains and controls accounting system edit files.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Basic Requirement for Accountant:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: Must include 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;
OR (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; AND (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 meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes 1s locating and resolving accounting transaction problems in accounting systems; compiling and verifying the accuracy of accounting data to prepare statements and reports, schedules, and comparative analyses of accounting transactions; and using accounting and auditing skills to maintain oversight for implementation of appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Accounting.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Continue for GS-11 qualifications below this text:
GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes applying knowledge of accounting principles, theories concepts and practices as well as related financial accounting regulations, policies and procedures to ensure the effective operation of source document processing.Analyzing accounting data to identify problem areas and provide advice. Developing and/or modifying accounting methods and techniques to devise solutions to problems and using accounting and auditing skills to maintain oversight for implementation of appropriate laws, directives, and regulations of internal control programs and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Accounting. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
For GS-09This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).For GS-11 This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Accounting AnalysisFinancial Concepts, Policies, and PrinciplesFundamentals & Operations of Accounting
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address DN-APF-WAUK95 XVIII ABN CORPS SENIOR CDR AUG TDA
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Liberty, NC 28310
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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