Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Reporting

Summary

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• As an Accountant you will be responsible for the following duties:
• If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
• Performs accounting and financial program analysis work including the maintenance of accounting records and preparation, analysis, and interpretation of financial statement and reports.
• Develops modifications and enhancements of systems to meet local needs.
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of daily accounting operations and existing procedures.
• Provides interpretations of accounting and financial data reflecting the interrelationships between accounting, budgeting, and other management data.
• Serves as a functional expert who facilitates the end-to-end business cycle design as fully synchronized with DLA's continually evolving strategic direction and transformational programs.
• Performs a continuing review and analysis of processes, records, reports, user comments and audit results to identify process, system, and regulatory problems affecting accounting and financial operations.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty:
  Flexible (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): GS-09:
  Non-Exempt; GS-11:
  Non-Exempt; GS-12:
  Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL  other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https:// more information.
• This position requires DoD Financial Management Level 2 certification within 2 years in accordance with DoD Instruction 1300.26, DoD Directive 5118.03 and section 1599d of Title 10, U.S.C. Once obtained, you must maintain and improve proficiency.

• Basic Requirement: A bachelor's degree or higher 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. Applicants MUST submit a copy of their college transcripts from an accredited educational institution which reflects that an accounting or equivalent degree was conferred, and the date conferred.
  
  Failure to submit your transcripts may result in lost consideration.

A 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. Applicants MUST submit a copy of their college transcripts from an accredited educational institution. Failure to submit your transcripts may result in lost consideration. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

• Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
• A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
• 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…