Summary
This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent will support Accounting in executing long-range tactical plans and accomplishing the organization's mission to provide world-class financial services support to develop and implement the best standard accounting, finance practices, processes, and procedures.
Duties
As a ACCOUNTANT at the GS-0510-14 some of your typical work assignments may include: Performs Financial Reporting and Overview of DHRA's reports submitted by Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) system which includes ensuring financial transactions are processed timely and accurately, reviewed and reconciled to coincide with the DoD accounting metric standards. Performs feeder system reconciliations of discrepancies and ensures timely correction to produce accurate financial statements. Serves as the primary technical interface between external auditors (including Independent Public Accounting (IPA) firms and the DoW Office of the Inspector General) and Personnel Readiness Management Agency operational leadership. Carries absolute responsibility for interfacing directly with auditors through all exam phases (planning, internal controls testing, substantive testing, and reporting). Develops and certifies the agency's annual Assertion Package for Reporting Entity assessable units, formally documenting that internal controls over financial reporting are suitably designed and operating effectively. Manages the life cycle of auditor inquiries and provided by client (PBC) requests. Coordinates formal management responses to Notifications of Finding and Recommendation (NFRs). Serves as the authoritative expert responsible for ensuring absolute independence and segregation of duties across organizational financial operations. Establishes, maintains, and executes robust internal controls testing and audit liaison functions strictly independent of the core accounting division, in full compliance with GAO Green Book standards and federal audit guidelines. Identifies, mitigates, and resolves structural deficiencies to safeguard internal control integrity and prevent conflicts of interest. Serves as a senior technical authority within the Risk and Compliance Division, executing the agency's comprehensive internal controls testing program in strict alignment with Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) directives, OMB Circular A-123, and the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA), while overseeing systematic control evaluations across all assessable unit (i.e., Hire-to-Retire, Order-to-Cash, Property in the Possession of Contractors (PiPoC), Procure-to-Pay, Acquire-to-Retire, and Budget-to-Report) and enterprise-wide control (i.e., Entity Level Controls, Information Technology General Controls (ITGC), and Fraud Controls) pillars to safeguard organizational financial integrity. Identifies, analyzes, and documents systemic control gaps and deficiencies across all audited areas, provides strategic compliance recommendations to executive leadership, and validates the completion of corrective action plans to ensure absolute compliance with the CFO Act of 1990 and FFMIA standards. Performs mandatory civil service oversight, technical quality reviews, and formal fiduciary acceptance of all third-party commercial contractor deliverables, methodologies, and testing workpapers across all nine assessable unit and enterprise-wide control pillars; serves as the government's validating authority to ensure contractor execution complies with federal acquisition guidelines, inherent governmental responsibilities, and agency performance standards. Designs, establishes, and executes the agency's in-house fraud prevention program and forensic detection architecture, leveraging advanced forensic accounting acumen and fraud examination methodologies, to proactively identify high-risk financial anomalies and strengthen internal control structures against institutional fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that 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 may be qualifying if a private organization specializing in interpreting foreign education programs has deemed the foreign education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program or a U.S. accredited college or university has given full credit for the foreign courses. Unofficial transcripts from U.S. Department of Education accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions listing your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned are acceptable for the application process. If selected, official transcripts are required before a firm job offer is made. A photocopy of your degree/diploma is not acceptable. When relying on foreign education, submit transcripts and a copy of the equivalency evaluation results letter with a course-by-course listing. Documents must be in English or include an English translation. The hiring employer for this position does not evaluate degrees from foreign colleges or universities. For further information, visit: Foreign Education
How you will be evaluated
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13082234. To review the status of an application through USAJOBS: 1. Log into your USAJOBS account 2. Click Application Status within your profile to expand your application 3. Locate the job announcement and click the more information link under the Status column for this position. You will be routed to Application Manager. The Details tab displays by default. The Details tab displays comprehensive information about the selected Application Package including: assessment(s) and the status, supporting documents and their status, correspondence sent to you by the hiring agency, and your application processing status. To fax supporting documents you are unable to upload, complete this cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf . Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144. You are highly encouraged to submit your application package and complete your assessment questionnaire on-line. Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d