Lead Accounting Technician (2024)

Full-Time, Part-Time

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Apply online through 8/15/2024 at: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/803046200

This is NOT a remote work opportunity. The position is located in Rome, NY.

Summary

Open to United States Citizens

Position Location(s): Rome, NY

This announcement will be used to fill positions at entry grade level of GS-07. Full Performance Level GS-07. To view pay rates in a specific location visit the OPM pay tables at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/

Duties

• Distributes and balances workload; ensures timely accomplishment of assigned work; monitors status and progress of work on a daily basis; maintains records of work accomplishments.
• Reviews, amends, or rejects the work not meeting established standards. Accomplishes the most complex work referred by others.
• Responds to complex questions from customers or lower-level technicians regarding accounting data, discrepancies, and procedures. Researches the most complex problems covering all aspects of processing or technical accounting data.
• Ensures that work is accomplished in accordance with applicable directions for normal, day-to-day operations.
• Provides interpretation to lower graded inexperienced personnel on and ensures compliance with applicable regulations, directives and manuals including changes, updates, and automated data processing systems.
• Research current accounts, historical data, source documents to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available.
• Reconciles subsidiary ledgers to control/summary accounts. Prepares account status reports performing monthly reconciliation of the general and subsidiary accounts to assure balancing with computerized reports and/or manual records.
• Reviews and processes unusual or difficult accounting transactions ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing.

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Background or Security Investigation – Position Sensitivity and Security Levels may vary and is dependent upon position being filled – see the Additional Information field below for more details.
• Suitable for Federal Employment
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Obtain/MaintainFinancial Management Certification
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.

Qualifications

This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via delegated authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as appropriate, based upon the needs of the Agency. Qualified application packages may be referred to management at various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applications received. Selections may be made at any point during the announcement open period..

Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification requirements. Substitution of combination of education and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally satisfy the DHA qualification requirement.

To be hired at the GS-7 entry grade level, applicants must minimally have:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-06 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

GS-07 Specialized Experience is defined as: maintaining accounting or financial ledgers; posting financial transactions; preparing accounting reports; reconciling accounts and working with a variety of accounting and financial automated systems.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-7 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience required when it is directly related to the work of the position being filled. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html).

Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

Education requirements are listed in the Qualifications section above.

For more information or to apply online visit: https://dfas.usajobs.gov/job/803046200