This position is located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Financial Management Directorate, Accounting Division. This division is responsible for providing financial reporting for allocations.. The Accounting Division performs field level accounting; financial management and reporting to Support CFO financial statements; and managerial accounting and reporting.
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection.
This position is being filled under Direct Hire Authority (DHA) in accordance with Section 5 U.S.C. 9905, as amended by P.L. 116-92, SEC 1109, further amended by P.L. 116-283, SEC 1117 and further amended by P.L.118-31, SEC 1104 and SEC 1250B. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Analyzes and evaluates financial data and reports. Resolves complex financial management issues for WHS and WHS supported organizations. Analyzes and reconciles all accounts maintained for OSD, WHS, and other DoW agencies, identifying problem areas. Makes appropriate entries in the accounting systems and other financial systems to resolve issues.
Serves as a point of contact for WHS used financial systems, which involves coordination with DFAS, DLA, and other organizations as needed. Provides full range of financial functions for accounting data for prior and current fiscal years. Train customers, responds to data calls and requests from customers, and works to identify accounting or system errors.
Contacts reporting components as needed to obtain explanation of unusual deviations and variations in reporting data, particularly expenditures which must be reconciled to the Fund Balance with Treasury at the transaction level.
Qualifying Based on Education: GS-07: One full year of graduate level education or Superior Academic Achievement (Grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or class standing in the upper third of the graduating class or major subdivision) or membership in a national scholastic honor society may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
(NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript.) GS-09: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or LL.B. or J.D. which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript.) GS-11: Have a Ph.D.
or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcript.) ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE? You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume.
You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package. It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
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This position is with Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense.
The posted pay range is $57736 – $75059/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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