U.S. Department of Defense
Accountant
Pay$89128.00 - $153354.00 / year
LocationColorado Springs/Colorado
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 777180500
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Occasional Travel
- Work Schedule: Full-time
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Required
- Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
- Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Pre-employment urinalysis testing and random testing required
- Positive Education Requirement IA W OPM Qualifications Standards -24 semester hours of accounting required
- This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position. Incumbent shall comply with the requirements of this certification program.
- Experience with property, general ledger accounting, and associated internal controls.
- Experience utilizing principles, methods, techniques, and systems of financial management.
- Experience in interpreting financial reports, schedules, and statements including financial reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Experience utilizing accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices to resolve process and systems problems.
- You have a 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."), OR
- You have 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. My background also includes Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law., OR
- I have 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. My background also includes a certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination., OR
- You have 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. My background also includes 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.
This position is part of the Missile Defense Agency, Missile Defense Agency. The incumbent will serve as an accountant responsible for supporting property accounting, including capitalization determination, asset valuation, depreciation and analysis to ensure Property, Plant and Equipment and Inventory and Related Property balances are properly reflected in accordance with Federal Financial Accounting Standards.Duties
This position is being filled under AcqDemo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path.
As a Accountant at the NH-0510-3 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:Requirements
Qualifications
You may qualify at the NH03, if you fulfill the following qualifications:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13/NH-02 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the Accounting Series, 0510: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.About the company
The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".