Accountant, Auditor Accountant, Public Accounting

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.205) for this occupation.

The Accountant will function within Fiscal Service. The position has primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining a complex integrated system of financial system and services which contributes to the effective management control over the facility operations.

• Time-In-Grade Requirement:
  Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.
  
  An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
  
  Note:
  
  Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
• Applicants must be eligible under the VA Interchange Agreement, having served continuously for at least one year in the other merit system under this interchange agreement. For more information regarding the VA Interchange Agreement, please see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..
• All Title 38 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) employees must have served in their Excepted Service position for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for a position within the Competitive Service.
• Applicants who were previously selected under a Competitive Delegating Examining Office (DEO) announcement must have served in their position for at least 90 days prior to being eligible for other positions within the Competitive Service.

In order to meet the IOR, you must meet the following:

• Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree in 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") Transcripts Required.

• Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 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 one of the following: