Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Accountant position is located Chief Finance Office, Financial Management Division, Accounting Branch, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Coordinates and prepare complex accounting analysis and reconciliations, prepares journal vouchers and other related general ledger reporting entries for the monthly reporting to Treasury, and present results to senior accountants and Manager with recommendations to internal and external stakeholders for accurate reporting and other tasks as required. Establish and update policies/procedures as required. Examines sub-ledgers against reports and automated databases for unreconciled transactions, identifies discrepancies in the posting of current and past transactions, records and proposes corrections for supervisor approval, enters corrections for erroneous postings and accounting classifications, and balances, reconciles and adjusts accounts and records to produce periodic financial reports and analyses. Recommends corrective actions as appropriate. Monitors and clear daily suspense items promptly for monthly and quarterly reporting to Treasury. Prepares monthly and quarterly suspense reports per DHS, Treasury, and other policy standards, using applied accounting principles. Work is rarely reviewed, typically through status reports and at project completion to ensure policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Independently perform analysis and is expected to meet mandatory reporting deadlines, establish priorities, identify projects, make or carry out assignments, resolve conflicts and problem areas, and interpret policy and regulatory requirements. Ensure the supervisor is informed of controversial issues. Identifies, researches, evaluates and recommends modifications or improvements to financial/accounting procedures, policies, and financial systems that can be identified as more efficient and accurate for processing recorded transactions.

Requirements

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirements, to qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H Pay Band or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience applying the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) to perform, reconcile, analyze and monitor the full scope of financial activities (i.e. reviewing system posting logic models, identifying abnormal general ledgers balances, analyzing budgetary vs proprietary balance relationships, reconciling subsidiary balances to the general ledger in the financial system) in compliance with Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), the U.S. Treasury, Office of Management and Budget, and other accounting standard-setting organizations. Applying FASAB standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to analyze, reconcile, and report on intergovernmental transactions; prepare necessary financial schedules related to elimination entries and trading partner discrepancies; and prepare appropriate journal entries that comply with USSGL. Experience contributing to development of new or existing policies or procedures to improve accounting processes. The candidates should possess the skills listed above and one or more of the following: Reviewing payroll accounting transactions prior to posting; prepare payroll accruals; reconcile payroll disbursements from multiple sources to Treasury disbursements; identifying and resolving discrepancies; and preparing any necessary corrections to ensure accurate financial reporting. Reconciling Fund Balance with Treasury to agency financial reporting, identify discrepancies, document corrective actions, and prepare appropriate journal entries that comply with USSGL. Experience administering, monitoring, and reporting on emergency debit cards and purchase cards in accordance with Treasury, DHS, and TSA regulations. Experience preparing the Treasury Report on Receivables (TROR) in accordance with Treasury and with the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA). Experience analyzing transactional data to prepare manual journal entries to record the establishment and liquidation of advances. Experience managing and/or reviewing settlement payments. Experience analyzing, reconciling, and reporting on intergovernmental transactions; preparing necessary financial schedules related to elimination entries and trading partner discrepancies; and preparing the appropriate journal entries that comply with USSGL. Experience preparing monthly journal entries for revenue accruals, accounts receivable, and related allowances for uncollectible accounts in accordance with revenue recognition and debt collection standards. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. 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 5 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. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Education

In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position:
Basic Education Requirements

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.

NOTE: (You MUST submit copies of your proof of education as described in the vacancy announcement; failure to submit required documents by the close of the announcement may result in an Ineligible rating.)

For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses from an accredited college or university, which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. The information must be provided with the application by the closing date of the announcement. If selected, the applicant must supply a transcript or certification of degree.

Contacts

• Address DR - Chief Finance Office DO NOT MAIL Springfield, VA 22150 US
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• Email: [email protected]