• Job Description

  Req#: 820395800

  Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

  Our highly skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • U.S. Citizenship is Required.
  • See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
  • Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:
  
  Basic Requirements:
  
  A. Degree: 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
  
  B. 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. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

  1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law.
  2. Certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination, OR
  3. 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

  AND
  
  In addition to the above basic requirement:
  
  Education:
  
  GL-07: You must have 1 year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement.
  
  GL-09: You must have 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
  
  Graduate education must provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
  
  OR
  
  Experience:
  
  GL-07 and GL-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.
  
  Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
  
  GL-07:

  • Experience in managing operating programs by supplying accurate financial statements, reports and other information of a factual nature to appropriate sources.
  • Experience in ensuring funds is efficiently controlled, obligated, paid and reported.
  • Experience updating and maintaining automated accounting system.
  • Experience assisting with reconciling and balancing general ledger accounts and making adjustments for prior year appropriations.

  GL-09:

  • Experience providing expertise on operating, maintaining and modifying accounting systems.
  • Experience in providing interpretations of accounting reports, statements and data which points out trends, estimates the effect of proposed changes in operating programs on income, expenditures, obligation and costs.
  • Experience reviewing and resolving accounting discrepancies and using accounting information to recommend solutions to management.

  OR
  
  Combination of Education and Experience:
  
  GL-07 and GL-09: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the major duties of this position as described above.
  
  If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.
  
  **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

• About the company

  The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DOJ is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the U.S. government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

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