Accountant

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: -Assume responsibility for specific reconcilements, reports, or audits to ensure proper accountability, proper payment of periodic interest and principal through the Bureau's systems, and to provide accurate reporting to Fiscal Accounting Office -Prepare daily customer payments originating from various savings instrument systems. -Perform mandated internal audits to ensure proper internal controls. -Perform analyses and develop comprehensive reports to provide recommendations to Bureau management concerning current and future problems on the financial implications of proposed actions. -Develop and implement new accounting procedures and operating manuals, based upon approved changes.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience for the GS-12 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-11 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience for this grade must include ALL of the following: - Operating, maintaining, or monitoring financial management systems; AND - Interpreting and applying accounting policies and procedures to independently conduct special studies, projects, or assignments, with the objective of providing recommendations to management for decision-making purposes.

Specialized experience for the GS-11 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-09 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience for this grade must include ALL of the following: - Operating, maintaining, or monitoring financial management systems; AND - Interpreting and applying accounting policies and procedures to address and resolve specific problems.

OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Specialized experience for the GS-09 is defined as one year of experience at the GS-07 level, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience for this grade must include ALL of the following: - Operating, maintaining, or monitoring financial management systems; AND - Researching and analyzing accounting documents and problems.

OR You may substitute education for 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 You may qualify on a combination of education and experience.

To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent.

Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.