ACCOUNTANT.

About the role

This announcement is open to current, permanent DFAS employees in the competitive service and current DFAS VRA employees and eligible DoD PPP Military Spouse preference applicants.

Responsibilities

• Develops, analyzes and interprets DoD financial management policies and procedures, to include developing, coordinating, and publishing updates to the DoDFMR.
• Performs policy analysis on proposed and existing policies, provides policy interpretations to internal and external customers, and coordinates and reviews proposed policy updates from external sources.
• Analyzes financial management procedures and systems, to determine the need for standardization of financial management policy and procedures.
• Participates in standardization initiatives and workgroups, in support of DoD’s efforts to improve financial management systems, policies and procedures.

Requirements

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

• Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; 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.
• At least 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses, which may include up to 6 hours of business law, OR a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

Additional Information

• Moving expenses may be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• Travel requirement is seldom 1-24%.

Benefits

• Details on benefits are available in the Benefits section of the announcement.

How you will be evaluated

• You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests

• If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.