• Job Description

  Req#: 796428300
  You will serve as a ACCOUNTANT in the Accounting Division, Assistant Chief for Resource Management of BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
  
  This announcement uses the Expansion of Direct Hire Authority Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • You will serve as senior accountant responsible for maintaining an entire accounting program characterized by a number of operating accounting systems and related programs.
  • You will lead or conduct complex studies and analyses of accounting operations and furnishes accounting and financial statements, reports, and other accounting information.
  • You will provide expert interpretation of accounting reports, statements, and other accounting data to leadership and/or program managers.
  • You will advise management officials in applying financial data and information derived form sources such as statements, reports and ratios.
  • You will establish and maintain liaison with DFAS operating accountants and management officials.
  • You will develop and monitor general ledger posting logic change requirements for BUMED's operating accounting systems.
  • You will monitor obligations, expenditures, and/or work year limitations for assigned accounts.
  
  
  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.
  • 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 Financial Management Level II 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.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  For the GS-13: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
  • Conducting complex studies and analyses of accounting operations, financial statements, and other accounting information for a command.
  • Identifying accounting and financial statement requirements of stakeholders and present solution alternatives for selection and approval.
  • Managing the implementation of changes to processes and procedures within the financial management system.
  • Utilize data analytics tools/software to track, monitor, and/or build financial dashboards and queries to support financial reporting requirements.
  • Providing expert interpretation of accounting reports, statements, and all other accounting data for a command.
  
  For the GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
  • Conducting special studies and gathering data from field activities to resolve variances or to solve complex problems for a command.
  • Interpreting complex accounting policy and internal control guidance to develop implementation plans for corrective actions.
  • Providing expert interpretation of accounting reports, statements and all other accounting data for a command.
  • Analyzing current business and accounting processes for efficiency, internal control compliance, and compliance with accounting standards using data analytics software/tools.
  • Resolving system accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
  
  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/0500/accounting-series-0510/.
  
  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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