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Qualifications**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions. Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient.. One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-04 for GS-05 and GS-05 for GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-05: Specialized Experience Is Defined As: Performing financial duties that support the processing of financial/accounting transactions using standardized procedures to include reviewing documents for accuracy and inputting financial/accounting information into an automated system and correcting invalid/incorrect transactions. GS-06: Specialized Experience Is Defined As: Reviews documents to ensure the information is accurate and complete IAW FAR and Accounts Payable policy. Provides status reports on over-aged accounts payable and validates and processes the clearing of overaged accounts payable. Validating, monitoring and maintaining accounting transactions and accounting records; entering accounting data into an automated financial system to process a wide variety of account transactions; identifying and researching discrepancies in account transactions and making adjustments; reconciling subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers for accounts; Researching discrepancies and making adjustments. You may qualify for consideration if meeting 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.
Major DutiesIAW, DoD7400.14R, DoDFMR Volume5, Chapter 5, incumbent of this position will be required to serve as a certifying official and is subject to pecuniary liability for illegal, improper, or incorrect payments made by DoD.Serves as a Certifying Official responsible for verifying, balancing, and reconciling supporting documentation files with listings and reports. Identifies discrepancies among accounts and makes necessary adjustments.Serves as a Lead Accounting Technician responsible for distributing and balancing workload, ensuring timely accomplishment of work and reviewing, amending or rejecting work not meeting established standards.Instructs employees on tasks and job requirements; develops written instructions as necessary; answers questions, regarding procedures policies, and directives.Provides interpretation to lower graded inexperienced personnel on compliance with applicable regulations, directives and manuals including changes, updates, and automated data processing systems.Enters data into an accounting system, compares transactions entered to those intended, and corrects invalid/incorrect entries. Receives, extracts, records, and balances data in assigned accounts in automated systems.Analyzes and researches accounting data to prepare recurring and special reports for submission to higher levels authorities and use in analyzing and projecting expenditures and monitoring funds.Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.