Summary
This position is located at Departmental Offices, Management CFO-Deputy CFO. This position serves as a Staff Accountant, responsible for interpreting, establishing, and implementing accounting standards and policies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including accounting standards established by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) with a very high level of expertise.
Duties
As an Accountant (Staff), you will:
- Serve as a key financial advisor; provide leadership, policy direction, and technical expertise in matters of high complexity related to financial management, accounting, and financial reporting.
- Provide analysis and advice on new accounting standards as developed by the FASAB; develop department accounting policies; and provide advice on the effects of new laws, regulations, or requirements set by the Treasury Department and OMB.
- Understand and interpret written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, or reports; and apply what is learned from written material to develop an approach to an accurate but practical financial management solution to address new transactions or new accounting/reporting standards.
- Analyze complex FASB commercial accounting practices and concepts; develop and communicate Treasury's opinion; and provide recommendations on the implementation and execution of the accounting and reporting within Treasury's Federal accounting framework.
- Review, analyze, and interpret applicable legislation, appropriation language, OMB directives, Treasury, and Departmental guidelines; develop specific regulatory and/or procedural guidance for implementation and maintenance; make recommendations impacting financial management/accounting procedures and policy to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
This opportunity is also open to under Announcement 24-DO-1040. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Key Requirements:
- Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- All new hires will be required to comply with federal ethics laws. A review of financial or other interests may be conducted to determine if they create any real or apparent conflict of interests with official Treasury duties.
- Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- Please refer to the "Additional Information" section for additional Conditions of Employment.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.Specialized experience for the GS-14 is defined as one year at the GS-13, or equivalent that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as:
- Interpreting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) issued by authoritative sources; AND
- Independently developing or approving technical accounting position papers, policies and procedural instructions for financial reporting; AND
- Independently applying financial reporting requirements in the preparation and issuance of annual audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your resumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Analytical, Communication, and Technical
Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A (highest quality category), B (middle quality category), or C (minimally qualified category) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application. Your application may be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the ) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
Required Documents
It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the announcement. As a result, the announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date of receipt of the 50th application or at 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/02/2024; whichever occurs first. Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.
A complete application includes:
1. A resume: All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.)
- Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, your resume will still be accepted, however only the first 5 pages will be reviewed and considered for qualifications and eligibility determination in whether or not the minimum qualifications for the position have been met.
- To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume.
- It is suggested that you preview the online assessment questionnaire, to ensure that your resume thoroughly describes how your skills and experience align to the criteria defined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and support your responses to the online assessment questionnaire.
- For resume writing guidance, please visit .
3. Submission of any required documents identified below, if applicable: Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
- VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.
- CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
- EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION:
- You are not required to submit transcripts for this initial phase of the application process. Candidates will be referred for consideration based on their self-certification. If you are selected for a position which has a positive education requirement (as described in the vacancy announcement) and/or you are qualifying solely on your education, you will be required to submit official transcripts verifying your qualifications prior to a job offer being issued.
- A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the .
