Accountant

Analyze financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, and accounting issues.

Review invoices and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Audit invoice transactions to verify proper accounting and payment processing.

Reconcile accounts payable transactions to resolve discrepancies.

Prepare financial reports to support management decisions and financial planning.

Evaluate accounting processes and internal controls to identify weaknesses and improve accuracy.

Research financial transactions on invoices, certify vendor payments.

Monitor accounts payable reports to ensure accurate payable balances and timely resolution of open items.

Recommend corrective actions to improve accounting operations, data integrity, and financial reporting.

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 Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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.

Qualifications for the GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes: (1) Reviewing invoices and accounts payable records to identify errors and ensure complete documentation; (2) Applying accounting principles to analyze financial data, reports, and internal controls; and (3) Providing accounting guidance to resolve invoice, billing, and payment issues.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position.ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Qualifications for the GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes: (1) Analyzing complex invoices and accounts payable records to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate financial postings; (2) Reconciling accounts payable and accounts receivable accounts to resolve billing and payment issues; (3)Evaluating financial reports and accounting processes to identify trends, control weaknesses, and needed corrective actions.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using the basic education requirement and experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-11: 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-09.

Time in Grade Requirement for the GS-12: 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-11.