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Defense Finance & Accounting Service |
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Kansas City, MO
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| JOB DESCRIPTION |
Defense Finance & Accounting Service
Sub Agency: Operations Directorate, Accounting Operations
Job Announcement Number:
CL-0015-08
Accountant
SALARY RANGE: 67,248.00 - 87,427.00 USD per year
The General Schedule (GS) basic pay schedule may vary by geographic locality. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the Office of Personnel Management pay tables at http://www.opm.gov/oca/07tables/OPEN PERIOD: Thursday, January 03, 2008
to Friday, January 11, 2008
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0510-12/12POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time
Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 12DUTY LOCATIONS: Few vacancies - Kansas City, MO Few vacancies - Cleveland, OH
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
DFAS Wide
JOB SUMMARY:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is the world's largest finance and accounting organization with over a billion dollars in disbursements a day. DFAS provides the financial and accounting services for the Department of Defense: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and other Defense agencies. We're a multi-national organization, with offices in Germany, Japan and throughout the United States. Although we specialize in providing accounting and finance services, career opportunities are available in information systems, computer technology, human resources, clerical work, and other areas typically found in large organizations. Join the Department of Defense's financial partner @ work! Competitive wages, flexible schedules and one of the best benefit packages around. To find out more, visit our Work life Web Site
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
Federal employees must achieve time in grade to qualifyU.S. Citizenship
Send Mail to:
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Human Resources, Shared Services - Attn: DHFOR
8899 EAST 56TH STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46249
US
For questions about this job:
Human Resources Contact Center
Phone: 317-510-0454
TDD: 317-510-6579
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CL-0015-08
Accountant
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In addition to meeting the basic requirement, 52 weeks of professional accounting experience as a GS-11 in the Federal service, or comparable in level of difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service is required to meet the specialized experience requirement. Examples of specialized experience include: providing professional accounting services, management advice and assistance to customers, reviewing and analyzing a wide variety of accounting documents, reports, policies, and procedures pertaining to multiple appropriation accounts, within one or more accounting systems or subsystems. Experience may have included tasks such as the preparation, examination, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of accounting data, records, and reports, analyzing accounting systems, or modify existing systems, and resolving a variety of accounting problems.
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level.
In addition to the having specialized experience and basic requirement, this position has a positive education requirement.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
Background Investigation This is a non-critical sensitive position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation which may delay your starting date. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable adjudication within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn.
Candidates must have served three (3) months after initial competitive appointment and meet the following time in grade restrictions: Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service.
The travel requirement for this position is Frequent. You may be requiredLong Term TDY to DFAS Kansas City, MO.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of experience and/or education described in your resume. You will be given credit only for the information provided in your resume and supplemental information that relates to the position being filled. Eligible competitive candidates meeting the minimum qualification requirements, will be further evaluated to determine who will be referred to the selecting official. Applications from qualified candidates who are eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstatement will be referred to the selecting official without further competition.
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CL-0015-08
Accountant
Additional Duty Location Info:Few vacancies - Kansas City, MOFew vacancies - Cleveland, OH
MAJOR DUTIES:
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Provides professional accounting advice and assistance to supported organizations and lower graded accountants and/or accounting technicians in the resolution of diverse, complex, or controversial accounting problems. Serves as a staff expert regarding the operational accounting functions and the application of generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and procedures. Reviews and analyzes operating programs, practices, and procedures related to receiving, controlling, validating, recording, and reporting accounting transactions affecting the asset, liability, revenue, expense, and budgetary accounts of supported organizations to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting policies, new operating procedures, and revised regulations. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates a variety of incoming accounting reports used by supported organizations to interpret results of operations, track financial trends and events, and resolve complex and diverse fiduciary and/or financial management problems. Analyzes reports for data integrity, completeness, consistency, and conformance with regulatory directives/procedures and correction of errors prior to final reports release. Establishes and monitors internal control systems. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the status of performance measurement and financial management information indicators for assessing the health and effectiveness of accounting operations. Maintains contact with operating and program officials at all management levels. Responds to questions from customers and subordinates regarding accounting data discrepancies. Coordinates with budget personnel regarding actions required to identify, track, research, liquidate/cancel unliquidated balances in expiring and closing appropriations. Participates in conferences and meetings with management and operating officials regarding accounting operations and to mutually assess the effectiveness of accounting services provided.Assists customers with accounting data interpretation, applies financial data to management problems, and develops extracts of accounting systems data for use in financial program execution analysis. As directed by management or on own initiative, performs special audits, studies, or reviews to determine reliability and accuracy of accounting reports and financial statements produced. Compiles statistical data from a wide variety of accounting reports and financial statements tomake comparisons against DoD policies, efficiency criteria, etc., to verify/validate results of performance/efficiency ratings assessed to all reporting activities.
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CL-0015-08
Accountant
BENEFITS:
Our complete benefits package is one of the most comprehensive found in either government or private sector. These extraordinary benefits encompass health, pay, work/life balance, growth & learning, and particularly financial management career development.
OTHER INFORMATION:
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Permanent-Change-of-Station (PCS) costs will be paid for the relocation to Cleveland, OH.PCS costs incurred to relocate to DFAS-Kansas City, MO will not be paid.
Selectees will be administratively assigned to DFAS Cleveland.Current DFAS Kansas City employees selected will remain in Kansas City, but will be required to sign a mobility agreement to relocate to DFAS Cleveland upon transfer of workload.If a new hire, will work in Kansas City and will be required to sign a mobility agreement to relocate to DFAS Cleveland upon transfer of workload.If a DFAS employee from another site is selected, will be required to perform long-term TDY to DFAS Kansas City, and will be required to sign a mobility agreement to relocate to DFAS Cleveland upon transfer of workload.
Fair Labor Standards Act ? Exempt.
This position is in a bargaining unit represented by a Union.
We may use the referral lists developed from this announcement for up to 120 days from the closing date of the vacancy announcement to fill similar jobs.
We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from DOD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. It is applicable to former Federal civilian employees receiving a retirement annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund that are hired within the DoD on or after November 24, 2003. The policy also applies to annuitants (appointed in DoD on/or after November 24, 2003) who move from one position to another within DoD through voluntary reassignment, promotion, change to lower grade or transfer between military departments.
In addition to the information outlined under the section relating to veterans under the section heading?Veterans Information? of this job announcement, any veteran whose duty military service began on or after September 11, 2001 and ending as of the closing date of Operation Iraqi Freedom, regardless of location where the service occurred may also be entitled to veterans preference.? For additional information on veteran?s preference, see the VetGuide at http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp
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