This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration.This position is located in Accounting Policy and Operations (XA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (X), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and under the general supervision of the Accounting Officer.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As an Accountant, you will: Evaluate accounting reports and prepare narrative, interpretive, and graphic analysis thereof showing accomplishments, trends and comparison of performance to NARA objectives, programs goals and schedules. Provide accounting policy and direction where necessary and follows-up with NARA's shared service provider and NARA program officials to coordinate accounting policy, accounting program changes and accounting processing requirements training with NARA's users. Work on a variety of financial accounting systems (Oracle, PRISM, OBI, QuickTime, etc.) that require the application of established, and more or less standardized, accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices. Prepare prescribed and special financial reports, exception reports, and answer inquiries requiring management attention, regarding specific data derived from the accounting system.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Examining and interpreting accounting data, records, and reports; AND Operating automated accounting systems. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or Master's or equivalent graduate degree. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. A combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-07, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience applying accounting theory, concepts, principles and practices sufficient to: Demonstrate a basic level understanding of accounting theory and concepts; OR Experience in operating and maintaining automated accounting systems sufficient to: Processing accounting documents and/or performing research and analysis. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: One full year of graduate level education in either accounting or auditing or related fields, such as business administration, finance, or public administration; OR a Bachelor's Degree with Superior Academic Achievement demonstrated through class standing (upper third of the graduating class); grade point average (a GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on 4 years education or courses completed during the final 2 years; or a GPA of 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on required courses in the major field); or election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. A copy of transcript or list of college courses designating semester or quarter hours earned is required. OR A COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Only graduate level education (i.e. education beyond the Bachelor's degree) may be used to combine education and experience. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07level for 52 weeks. For the GS-07, you must have been at the GS-05level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.


Individual Occupational Requirements

A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or 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/auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant/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.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]