Accountant, Financial Reporting, Public Accounting

About the Position

Serves as accounting technical expert for the Walla Walla District Revolving Fund or Civil Works activity. Advises on specialized Revolving Fund activities such as facility account management, distribution of costs to civil funded projects, labor and payroll accounts.

Only applicants who meet one of the specified employment authority categories are eligible. Applicants must identify which category or categories they meet and provide supporting documentation.

• Current Employees of the Command
• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program
• DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program
• DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in accounting; or a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. Those 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of business law.
• 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.
  • Must also include one of the following:
  • Twenty‑four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (including up to 6 hours of business law).
  • A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination.
  • Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial coursework in accounting or auditing.

• Specialized Experience (GS‑07):
  • One year of specialized experience at the second lower grade/level (GS‑05) that includes performing technical work providing the basic understanding of concepts and principles of accounting, such as organizing or reviewing financial data related to accounting problems.
• Education (GS‑07 Alternative):
  • One full year of graduate‑level education in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this position, such as accounting or finance.
• Superior Academic Achievement (GS‑07):
  • Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement.
  • This could be based on:
  • Class standing – applicant in the upper third of the graduating class.
  • Grade‑Point Average – GPA of 3.0 or higher (B or better) on official transcript, or 3.5 or higher (B+ or better) on required courses.