This vacancy is for a GS-0510-12, ACCOUNTANT located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, PPC FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING and REPORTING BRANCH in TOPEKA, Kansas.
You will serve as an ACCOUNTANT and be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, reconciling, and performing quality checks on accounting documents, military personnel and payroll records, and financial accounts. In this role, you will apply professional accounting principles and appropriation law to ensure accurate financial reporting, system compliance, and successful audit outcomes. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
Typical work assignments include: Examining, analyzing, researching, and reconciling a wide variety of complex payroll accounting transactions, adjustments, and associated law and policy to ensure accurate recording and reporting of payroll activities. Identifying and establishing payroll and financial accounting process improvements, which includes the analysis of current processes, developing of improvements, implementing new and revised procedures and monitoring results.
Applying accounting knowledge and understanding of accounting principles, appropriation law, procedures, and other regulatory guidance to assure accuracy of financial reporting and payments to and on behalf of military members. Designing and/or refining various components of a complex accounting system to fit local and changing needs or conditions. Preparing complex financial reports and information for submission to the U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and audit organizations. Identifying and implementing payroll and financial accounting process improvements, and developing clear standard operating procedures and desk guides. Performing peer reviews of accounting staff work papers and documenting review findings, recommendations, and follow-up actions in official correspondence and memorandums.
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.
If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information
This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.
Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).
College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.
Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.
Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.
See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
christopher.n.james@uscg.mil · 785-339-2200
This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $90968 – $118261/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-20 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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