This position is located in the Office of Finance, Financial Management Division (FMD). The Office of Finance leads and promotes sound FSA financial management and decision-making to support FSA strategic objectives and ensure compliance with Federal financial requirements. The Office of Finance is comprised of the following two divisions:
APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 100 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 100 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Accountant GS-0510-13, you will be responsible for Ensures implementation internal control program(s): identifies problem areas and develops solutions to improve operating program effectiveness. Generates a variety of financial reports; recommends the establishment of policies and procedures affecting the accounting system or accounting policies. Assists management in applying financial data and recommends alternatives to resolve difficult problems.
Develops and updates procedural instructions to support the development or implementation of accounting policies, reviews, analyzes, and validates financial and statistical data. Reconciles cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other general ledger accounts; corrects all differences between the subsidiary ledger balances and the control account balances in the general ledger.
As a Accountant GS-0510-14, you will be responsible for Develops and monitors accounting internal control program(s): identifies problem areas, and develops solutions to improve operating program effectiveness. Formulates a variety of financial reports; develops the establishment of policies and procedures affecting the accounting system or accounting policies. Advises management on applying financial data and recommends alternatives to resolve difficult problems.
Prepares procedural instructions for the development or implementation of accounting policies, reviews, analyzes, and validates financial and statistical data. Reconciles cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other general ledger accounts; corrects all differences between the subsidiary ledger balances and the control account balances in the general ledger.
This position has a positive education requirement Accounting GS-0510 Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. Basic Requirements: Degree: 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.
(The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") or Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge.
The applicant's background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality.
This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.
As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.
To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
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corey.anderson@ed.gov · (202) 987-1313
This position is with Department of Education Headquarters, Department of Education.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $187093/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-08-30.
There are 4 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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