Accountant @ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Job Summary

About the Position

This is an Accountant, GS-0510-11/12 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Little Rock District, Resource Management Office. This position is located in Little Rock, AR. For additional information on USACE Little Rock District click Here Management may select at the GS-11 or the GS-12 grade level. Full performance is at the GS-12. Promotion is at discretion of management.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
• You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
• See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below.
• 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).
• You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
• Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: For GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• 1) Applying accounting principles and/or regulations to provide financial information and advice to managers;
• 2) Performing accounting and financial system transactions related to assigned programs; AND
• 3) Assisting with audit activities by gathering and preparing financial documentation.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

• OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: 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.
• OR Combination of

Education and Experience

• A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
• To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
• Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18.
• Add the two percentages.

For GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• 1) Analyzing accounting principles, regulations, and/or policies to resolve complex financial issues;
• 2) Managing accounting functions for programs such as asset management, systems accounting, or revolving funds; AND
• 3) Coordinating audit-related activities to ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

• Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
• For the GS-12 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
• Time in Grade Requirement: For GS-11: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
• For GS-12: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic education requirement listed below:

Major Duties

• Incumbent serves as a senior accountant with accounting technical expertise in the Accounting Systems, Civil Works, Military and/or Revolving Fund Programs.
• Provide program anddistrict managers, along with program and budget analysts, accurate and timely accounting regulations, financial information, and advice.
• Analyze accounting input generated by other organizational elements for propriety and ensures compliance with allgoverning regulations, policies, and related laws.
• Initiate and recommend procedures and policies to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of resources.
• Certify funds upon validation of compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.