Accountant

Federal Aviation Administration •

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Position Type: Contractor

Job Description:

The incumbent serves as an Accountant responsible for ensuring specific modal administrations receive professional accounting and financial reporting services. Accounting operations are maintained and monitored in accordance with current accounting policies and standards prescribed by government regulations.

Duties

Incumbent utilizes knowledge of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB). Treasury Financial Management (TFM), and 0MB Circulars A-136 and A-I I in performing position duties. Performs multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team and may perform some leadership functions for small projects/programs or other work activities.

Applies experience and advanced knowledge to plan and conduct functional activities for projects and programs. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Analyzes and reconciles transactional data within the financial accounting system and external source systems to ensure proper accounting now and financial reporting. May prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports on a national level, which arc submitted directly to DOT OMB, and OFM.

Resolves problems relating to all aspects of accounting by adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other guidance received from Treasury, OMB, and OFM. May analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts for accurate reporting involving the resolution of problems relating to all aspects of accounting; i.e., based on the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and guidance received from Treasury, OMB, and OFM. Must interpret regulations and adapt regulations to meet reporting requirements and the various system limitations. Provides explanation to management, team lead and others reviewing the statements concerning the complex data contained in the reports.

Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and helping a manager, project/program manager, and/or team leader to plan and use assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities. May identify and request additional resources, as needed.

Identifies, analyzes, and proposes solutions to accounting problems or new requirements, which occur in the ongoing processing of da1a to the accounting system. Helps provide requirements for processing complicated financial transactions, which relate to all aspects of the general ledger accounts.

Plans and organizes the necessary steps or methods used to report financial information needed for the monthly, quarterly, and annual statements. Identifies methods to improve cost, quality and timeliness of organizational activities through business process re engineering.

Contacts typically are internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and LOB/SOs, customers, and other external parties to share information about the FAA and explain the applications of policies and procedures. Contacts include employees in the DOT Operational administrations, other ESC customers, policy officials, managers, and professionals, us well us the same level of contact with personnel in other Government agencies such as Treasury, 0MB, OPM, and GSA.

Resolves most problems and work issues without the assistance of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects and/or activities for one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOBs/SOs.

Work is reviewed periodically, typically at major milestones and at completion, for policy compliance and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities.

Job Requirements:
Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
One year probationary period may be required.
Please refer to Required Documents Section in announcement.

Qualifications

Reference OPMs Individual Occupational Requirements for Accounting positions in conjunction with the Group Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/

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: 1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate types and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; 2) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3) 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 as stated above, 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 above; and (c) except for literal non conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENT you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the next lower level FV-G(FG/GS-10/11).

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE may include but is not limited to: applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), regulations and policies - Examining, analyzing, and interpreting accounting data, records, and reports; Advising or assisting management on accounting and financial management matters; Designing, developing, operating, or inspecting accounting systems etc.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or submit to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: DAPIP | Homepage (ed.gov)

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalency to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

Information Regarding KSA’s:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and Selective Factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Quality Ranking Factor (QRF), if applicable, and the KSA’s listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Supplemental documentation, e.g. Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) and Transcripts etc. will be accepted in combination with your on-line application. These documents must be uploaded to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All submitted documents should reference the announcement number.

Please note the following as you may be disqualified if you do not provide required documentation:

This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 510 series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 510 series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying a 510 series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Salary Range: $73,137 - $113,369

Job Ident #: 794539700

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