Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees. Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees. Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard Area 4 - All current and former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility. Area 5 - All U.S. Citizens. PDCN: T5141P01 (GS-09) / T5136P01 (GS-11) Selecting Supervisor: Michael Pharo

Duties

GS-11 - T5136P01 Serves as the technical expert for governmental accounting principles, policy, concepts, and management. Advises and trains program managers and staff regarding changing accounting operations. Creates reports to satisfy management information requirements. Implements new account structures and procedures to comply with regulatory or legislative changes. Analyzes accounting documents, records, reports, and processes to ensure conformance with governmental accounting principles, operating procedures, and regulations; in a constantly changing environment. Produces accounting information such as financial statements, reports, and other information for state National Guard Bureau (NGB), and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) managers. Identifies trends, abnormalities, and deviations from standards or plans. Prepares impact statements to determine the effect of proposed financial changes on program management. Reviews new and revised processes for the impact on the accounting system and advises management on compliance and effect of the changes. Analyzes accounting systems. Develops and implements on-site adaptations to the accounting system to allow more effective interface with other automated systems. Problems may be related to accuracy of data collection, improvement or design of reporting systems, or design of subsystems. Analyzes new and modified interface systems for impact upon the accounting system and data. Reviews accounting and feeder system performance and recommends changes to NGB and DFAS. Directly or indirectly provides the USPFO, NGB, DFAS, Department of the Treasury and senior level management with accurate and timely financial data tailored to meet program and information requirements concerned with force structure, mission, and troop strength. Ensures financial data meets requirements for inclusion in financial reports. Designs database queries written for a variety of software applications and automated systems (i.e., Standard Query Language). Plans and schedules work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution. Coordinates plans and schedules with other organization managers and customers as appropriate. Identifies need for changes in priorities and takes action to implement such changes. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules. Assigns work to subordinate employees based on organization priorities and consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs. Balances workload and provides advice, guidance, and direction on a wide range of policy, investigative, inspection/exercise, strategic planning, and administrative issues. Structures assignments to create effective and economical positions. Coordinates with other organization managers and customers as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned. GS-09 - T5141P01 Cost Accounting: The incumbent will analyze, examine, and interpret accounting data, records, and reports to determine past costs, identify improperly recorded costs, and reallocate cost to ensure they are recorded in proper cost structure. Incumbent will utilize GFEBS to inform managers of the cost of performing various functions associate with Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Service Support Programs (SSP) and assist them in using their funds in a more cost efficient and cost-effective manner in support of their goals. Incumbent furnishes advice and assistance to management on accounting and financial management matters, analyzes information, resolves conflicting data, and formulates recommendations for management decisions. Coordinates and integrates analytical activities related to cost accounting and management. Managerial Accounting: Provides accounting advice and recommendations to program managers and the installation staff. Determines, selects, organizes, and analyzes appropriate data for the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations for use in executing performance measurements. Interprets financial management policy and provides guidance to staff elements. Identifies, monitors and reports trends and performance measurements that will aid managers in making financial management decisions. Plans, coordinates, and performs comprehensive reviews, special studies, and selective internal examinations of USPFO functions pertaining to cost management environment under the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and its interfacing feeder systems (STANFINS/AFCOS, SPS, DTS, DCPS, GCSS-A, ODS, FCM, IATS). Conducts detailed analysis on Interfacing System Information Documents (IDOCs) and takes corrective action to ensure proper system master data allows for proper interfacing. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Bargaining Unit: Non- Bargaining.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a satisfactory security clearance.
• APPOINTMENT FACTORS: T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This will not exceed 14 days per year unless approved in advance by the TAG.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE - Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material; skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; ability to prepare reports and presentation formats. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION is experience/education which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. GS-09 - Specialized Experience - Must have at least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-07. Examples of specialized experience includes: Analyze, examine, and interpret accounting data, records, and reports to determine past costs, identify improperly recorded costs, and reallocate cost to ensure they are recorded in proper cost structure. Determines, selects, organizes, and analyzes appropriate data for the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations for use in executing performance measurements. Interprets financial management policy and provides guidance to staff elements. Applies a knowledge of military and civilian pay entitlements and allowances and military and civilian travel entitlements; knowledge of the USPFO organization, mission, and functions; a thorough understanding of management, organization, and resources utilization policies and principles, and knowledge of review and analysis techniques including statistical sampling techniques and procedures. OR Education - Possess a master's, an equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. NOTE: In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination - A combination of Specialized Experience and Education as described above. Only graduate education in excess to 1 full year of graduate level education may be used when combining education and experience to meet the total qualification requirements. NOTE: In order to qualify for this position using a combination of experience and education, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. GS-11 - Specialized Experience - Must have at least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-09. Examples of specialized experience includes: Serves as the technical expert for governmental accounting principles, policy, concepts, and management. Advises and trains program managers and staff regarding changing accounting operations. Creates reports to satisfy management information requirements. Implements new account structures and procedures to comply with regulatory or legislative changes. Analyzes accounting documents, records, reports, and processes to ensure conformance with governmental accounting principles, operating procedures, and regulations; in a constantly changing environment. Develops and implements on-site adaptations to the accounting system to allow more effective interface with other automated systems. Ensures financial data meets requirements for inclusion in financial reports. Plans and schedules work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution. Identifies need for changes in priorities and takes action to implement such changes. OR Education - Possess a Ph.D, an equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. NOTE: In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. OR Combination - A combination of Specialized Experience and Education as described above. Only graduate education in excess of that required for a Master's degree or equivalent may be used when combining education and experience to meet the total qualification requirements. NOTE: In order to qualify for this position using a combination of experience and education, you must submit a copy of your transcripts. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Resume must have complete dates and hours worked per week for each occurrence of both civilian and military employment (Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only will result in disqualification. The duties listed must fully substantiate -in your own words- that you meet the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above, in detail; otherwise, you will not be considered qualified for this position. Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Your experience will be evaluated on the basis of duties performed. Your record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position: -A professional and comprehensive knowledge of accounting theories, practices, methods, and techniques is required to analyze accounting and feeder systems. The ability to adapt current systems is required to solve discrepancies and adjust current data to more accurately reflect the usage of funding resources at the state level. The ability to correct errors created at the national level (i.e., inaccurate tables and system problems) is required, along with the ability to ensure that accounting data is accurate. The ability to perform extensive research is required in order to ensure that proper funds are charged for expenditures. Ability to devise methodologies to ensure that data received is either correct or is modified to comply or fit into the accounting system is required for various system changes. Must possess the ability, as the single individual in the state, to deal with a multitude of issues raised in a given accounting cycle.

Education

BASIC REQUIREMENTS - 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

Contacts

• Address Alaska Army National Guard P.O Box 5800 JBER, AK 99505 US
• Name: Lester Nathaniel Tuazon
• Phone: 907-428-6351
• Email: [email protected]