Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

This position is located in the Financial Systems and Reporting (FS&R) Branch, Financial Management Division (FMD). The purpose of this position is to serve as a subject matter expert for accounting policy and to assist with financial statement preparation. The work will involve reconciling the agency's general ledger, preparing and reconciling trial balances, assisting with the preparation of financial statements, and assist with ensuring the accuracy of external reporting to Treasury.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT:
Degree: accounting; or a degree 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.

-OR
- 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 oneof 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 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.

AND FOR THE GS-07 LEVEL:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level) that demonstrates: (1) basic knowledge of general ledger accounts and with moderate guidance the ability to execute general accounting transactions and ensuring proper processing by validating the trial balance; (2) With moderate guidance generates a variety of financial reports for examination, analysis and preparing summary entries for processing the core accounting system;

and (3) Ability to document basic accounting processes to assist in the preparation of standard operating procedures.

-OR
- Education Substitution: 1 year of graduate-level education (education must be related and clearly show that it provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work; transcripts must be provided in application documents)
-OR
- Superior Academic Achievement:
To qualify based on superior academic achievement, you must have completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution AND
1) have a class standing in the upper third of the graduating class,
2) membership in a national scholastic honor society (excluding…