ACCOUNTANT with Security Clearance

Location: Redstone Arsenal

Duties This position is being filled under Acq Demo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path. As a ACCOUNTANT at the NH-0510-3 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

- Analyze and evaluate financial and accounting plans, proposals, and system changes to assess their impact on agency financial systems and ensure financial system integrity.

- Assists in defining, establishing, and coordinating organizational focus on complex projects and programs.

- Identifies and resolves problems that cross organizational boundaries that contribute to new approaches.

- Provides guidance and direction in resolving problems and policy issues.

- Provides input into the development of fiscal and financial management policies, standards, and guidelines for the Agency and for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of Agency financial statements.

- Interprets financial policies and provides guidance on a broad range of policies and requirements established by higher authorities.

- Performs studies and analyses of accounting operations, Information Technology business management systems deployment, preparation of financial statements, financial reports, audit findings, and other fiscal data needed for all phases of the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System.

- Provides narrative and statistical material, and ensures the accuracy and availability of background information.

- Monitors trends in financial performance; identifies deviations from plans and initiates remedial actions.

- Track and report on audit performance goals.

- Works with team and senior management to establish new fundamental concepts and criteria and stimulate the development of new policies, methodologies, and techniques. Converts strategic goals into programs or policies.

- Maintains accounting records, furnishes accounting data, and prepares, reviews, and analyzes accounting reports. Provides input used in the development of budgets, reports, testimony, congressional committee hearings, etc.

- Identifies, develops, and negotiates necessary changes to policies and regulations that impact other Defense Organization policies through meetings and correspondence. Communicates such changes with internal and external stakeholders.

- Works with the internal/external stakeholders to establish and improve Financial Improvement Plans (FOPs) and material weakness corrective action plans (CAPs), improves understanding of accounting and audit requirements, and executes Financial Improvement Plans (FIPs/CAPs).

- Develops, promulgates, interprets, and implements Federal, DoD-wide, and assigned ODO's policies related to financial reporting, financial management, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards. Coordinates best practices with the FIAR Office for use across the DoD.

- Promotes and facilitates improvements to financial management processes, systems, and organization to improve financial management and the auditability of DoD Component financial statements.

- Directs, develops, monitors, and presents analyses of financial management data and trends, and performs other in-depth professional analyses or special projects as required to advance the TI-97 effort. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a U.S. Citizen
* Occasional Travel

* Work Schedule:

Full-time
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
* Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
* May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
* Overtime:
Occasionally
* Tour of Duty:
Maxi Flex
* Recruitment

Incentives:

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
Exempt
* Financial Disclosure:
Not Required
* Telework Eligibility:
This position is not telework eligible.
* This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.
* This is a Mission Essential Function position.
* This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program. Qualifications You may qualify at the NH 03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 2 of 3 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:
* Experience reconciling accounting transactions within General Ledger Systems to feeder systems.
* Experience coordinating with stakeholders to ensure accounting transactions are appropriately recorded and reported.
* Experience…