About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Lead Accountant for the Resources and Analysis Directorate in the Financial Management and Comptroller Division in Miami, Florida.

Duties

Conduct formal joint review(s) for analyses with budget analysts to determine status of funds. Identify the effectiveness and/or efficiency of accounting operations throughout the organization. Assign work based on priority to ensure organizational deadlines are met. Generate reports using multiple financial web-based applications to compare historical funding information to current financial situations. As a DoD (Department of Defense) Accounting SME (Subject Matter Expert) audit financial transactions to ensure compliance with regulatory policies and procedures. Lead Accounting operations for US SOUTHERN COMMAND for the HQ (Headquarters) and throughout the region and security cooperation offices. Lead and conduct the review and analysis required to identify the effective and/or efficient operations. Perform system queries in ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems to include contract analysis. Prepare, validate, and consolidate month-end, quarterly, and year-end reports for HQ SOUTHCOM certifications. Review and analyze new legislation and proposed OSD (Operational Service Division), DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DFAS (Defense Finance Accounting Service), and HQDA (US Army Headquarters) financial management policy changes. Determine impact(s) on current operations and provide guidance to HQ (Headquarters) staff elements and subordinate commands, to include developing and publishing financial management directives and procedures.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 2 Certified position designated as such IAW the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 USC, section 1599d.
• Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program.
• This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position.
• Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
• Occupant of the position is limited to the return of former incumbent with statutory return rights under 10 USC Section 1586.

Qualifications

***NOTE: If you are a current Army employee and want to be considered for this position, you must apply to Announcement Number SDSE249169434054. 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 VeteransInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People 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 EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 Lead Accountant must be met first: 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 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1). Provide professional managerial accounting advice and business process training to develop the accounting data structure in ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems; 2). Develop an analyzing data metrics to support the Command Audit and Execution Review (CAER); 3). Process various types of transactions to balance funding pertaining to cost management, contracting, payments, queries, etc. using financial web-based applications such as GFEBS (General Fund Enterprise Business System); 4). Conduct formal joint reviews of dormant transactions to validate and analyze with personnel; and 5). Assign work to personnel based on priority level to meet organizational deadlines. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Concepts, Policies and Principles of AccountingFinancial Management SystemsManaging Human Resources Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). 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.

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 FR-APF-W096AA HQ USSOUTHCOM DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk