Job opening: Accounting Technician (12 Month Register)
Salary: $39 576 - 63 733 per year
Published at: Oct 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: These positions are located in The Chief Financial Officer, Deputy CFO, Senior ACFO Financial
Management, ACFO Corporate Accounting.
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
-Reviews complex accounting documents and transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
with IRS, Treasury, GAO and GSA regulations; processes transactions related to these accounting
documents, computing changes to the automated financial system and determining whether transactions
are legitimate and authorized; and codes or verifies coding of such documents to assure proper
accounting classification.
-Maintains proper controls to monitor and reconcile automated accounting system reports and ensures that
all transactions utilized in the accounting system abide by standardized procedures or exception reports
are prepared noting transactions that deviate from any standardized procedures.
-Responsible for specific, ongoing programs that require special skills, i.e., balancing and reconciliation,
coding, contract interpretation, and tax processing, etc.
-Prepares or assists in the preparation of the more difficult financial reports.
-Responsible for the reconciliation or assists in the reconciliation of the more difficult transactions to
balances in the related control accounts; and identifies any discrepancies and initiates corrective action,
including preparation of accounting code changes, payment corrections, or document reversals.
This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-05: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience performing a variety of basic tasks involving reviewing and processing documents and utilizing automated systems to correct and adjust accounts.
OR
EDUCATION: A bachelor's degree or four (4) years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience equivalent to combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-06: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience with automated accounting systems; preparation of ledger sheets for business purposes; balancing and reconciling financial records for a business or organization; creating written responses to requests for information from financial institutions, private vendors, or Federal agencies; Experience applying standard accounting codes and terminology; application of various general accounting procedures, forms, and techniques; research and compilation of financial data for written reports; processing invoices, obligations, and reports to meet established timeframes.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-07: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal Service. Examples of specialized experience includes: Experience with automated accounting systems; preparation of ledger sheets for business purposes; balancing and reconciling financial records for a business or organization; creating written responses to requests for information from financial institutions, private vendors, or Federal agencies; Experience applying standard accounting codes and terminology; application of various general accounting procedures, forms and techniques; research and compilation of financial data for written reports; processing invoices, obligations and reports to meet established timeframes. Research and correct transaction errors and provide written documentation that outline the data used and actions taken.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address CFO - Deputy CFO
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: IRS Memphis External
- Email: [email protected]
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