Accountant

**Duties**:
**This series covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and/or performing administrative and management work.**

**As a **Accountant** you may**:

- Provide expert technical guidance in the analysis and reconciliation of a wide variety of integrated accounts.
- Work with selectees and recipients to evaluate and establish fringe and indirect cost/rate agreements that comply with 2 CFR Part 200 and/or Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
- Review recipient policies, procedures, practices and internal controls for compliance and adherence.
- Review OCED operational and financial internal controls form compliance consistent with OMG Circular A-123 guidance.
- Review recipient costs for allowability and allocability.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- These positions are to be filled under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act or Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) direct hire authority.
- Positions may be covered by a bargaining unit. Bargaining unit will vary by departmental element, grade, and/or location.
- This position is eligible for remote work. If selected, it is required to sign a remote work agreement detailing remote working conditions and expectations for position. Work may only be performed from a location in the U.S.
- You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of entering the position and annually.

**Qualifications**:
**You must meet the Basic Education Requirement listed in the "Education Requirements" section and the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this series as described below.**

**SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR** GS-12**:You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. **Specialized experience for this position includes**:

- Performing a variety of accounting and financial systems assignments to resolve accounting problems to support the production of consistent, quality financial statement information and reports that may be ad hoc in nature to meet management needs and requirements.; AND
- Identifying and analyzing emerging budgetary issues and recommending appropriate courses of action.; AND
- Preparing statistical summaries including numerical tables and graphs.

**NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.**
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**SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR** GS-13**:You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. **Specialized experience for this position includes**:

- Performing a variety of accounting and financial system assignments to resolve accounting problems to support the production of consistent, quality financial statement information and reports that may be ad hoc in nature to meet management needs and requirements.; **AND**:

- Addressing policy issues that have a major impact on the Department, contractors, community, or the public.; **AND**:

- Preparing statistical summaries including numerical tables and graphs used by senior management for periodic and ad hoc budget reviews and decisions.

**NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-13 level.**

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-510 series can be found at the following website**:Accounting Series 0510 (opm.gov)

**Education**:
**All grades for the 0510 series have a positive education requirement that must be met.**

**You MUST submit at least one of the following**:

- Copy of your Transcripts or equivalent; **OR**:

- Certificate as Certified Public Accountant (CPA); **OR**:

- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

**Position/Series Education Requirements is**:
**A.** Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was