• Job Description

  Req#: 769365100
  You will serve as an Accountant, within Code 3305 of NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
  
  This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • You will review and analyze accounting and financial management transactions and/or key supporting documents for compliance with federal and local policies and guidance.
  • You will conduct testing of internal controls and quality control reviews for compliancy, improvements, and efficiencies.
  • You will compile key supporting documents and submit documentation for formal responses to audit requests.
  • You will provide advice and guidance to personnel regarding accounting practices and financial management policies and procedures for which there are established methods for solution.
  • You will attend financial management meetings, focus groups, and similar events convened by various DoD and DON authorities.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This is a Financial Management Level 01 certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. You must achieve this level within prescribed timelines. Certification requirements are in DoD Instruction 1300.26.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: Ability to analyze accounting and financial management business processes/issues to recommend improvements and solutions for operational inefficiencies, inaccurate data, and noncompliance with regulations based on established standard operating procedures.
  
  In addition to the Selective Placement Factor your resume must demonstrate at least three years of general experience that includes one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-01/04) or pay band (NO-01) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. General experience shows the ability to 1) apply accounting and financial management procedures, regulations and policies; 2) analyze accounting and financial management business processes/issues to recommend improvements; 3) Utilize financial systems to generate key supporting documents; 4) Utilize software repositories; 5) use Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat; and 6) communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  
  Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
  
  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

• About the company

  The United States Department of the Navy is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and, when directed by the President, the United States Coast Guard, as a service within the Department of the Navy, though each remain independent service branches.

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