Accountant

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as an accountant responsible for the day-to-day accounting operations. Provides management officials professional accounting advice and assistance related to travel, reimbursements and the impact of financial transactions on program operations.

Duties

• Assist senior specialists and supervisors in conducting accounting functions.
• Interpret data base input/output listings and reconciles accounts.
• Responsible for the collection and processing of incoming funds from sponsors and/or partners.
• Complete on-site inspections of accounting procedures, document files and reports, as well as interviews with supervisors to determine compliance with instructions and regulations concerning areas applicable to financial management.
• Devise methods and procedures for providing adequate internal controls to secure and demonstrate accuracy of results where the variety and types of transactions vary greatly.
• Research legal and regulatory material to obtain factual information and/or interpretation for use by the supervisor or co-workers.
• Assure that computer output of expenses charged to serviced activities is submitted to the activities on a timely basis.
• Develop formal reports for submission to command.
• Resolve accounting system problems with programmers and system accountants.

Requirements

• USACE New York District will be relocating from 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY to Three 2nd Street, Jersey City, NJ in March 2027. You will be required to work from this location at the time of move.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• This is a Financial Management Level II Certified position in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d.