This vacancy is for a GS-0525-8, Accounting Technician located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, FINCEN ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS DIVISION. Duty location will be determined upon selection.

Duties

You will serve as an Accounting Technician and be responsible for providing accounting support for the more complex accounts which may involve a large number of organizations and programs, and/or which require analyses and accounting determinations within a complete accounting system.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-08 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Specialized experience must include the following: Distributing and balancing the workload and maintaining awareness of work status, progress, and priorities; Keeping required work records and production reports, instructing employees in specific tasks, and providing on-the-job training when needed; Providing input to the supervisor on employee performance, training needs, and disciplinary problems. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Alfreda Jefferson
• Phone: 571-608-6427
• Email: [email protected]