Accountant Job Posting
This vacancy is for a GS-0510-7/9/11, Accountant located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, USCG Finance Center Chesapeake, Virginia. Responsibilities include performing a variety of accounting duties, utilizing a professional knowledge of accounting principles and procedures in carrying out assignments. Typical work assignments include formulating a variety of financial reports, devising accounting structures and procedures to satisfy regulatory or legislative changes, assisting management in applying financial data and recommending alternatives to resolve difficult problems, and advising management on regulatory requirements and changing program operations. Additionally, the role involves reconciling cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other general ledger accounts, providing accounting information and guidance to program officials, developing a segment of an automated accounting system, and preparing procedural instructions for the development or implementation of automated accounting systems. The role also requires reviewing, analyzing, and validating domestic and/or foreign business industry financial and statistical data.
Requirements include meeting all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Do not include the following types of information in your resume: Social Security Number (SSN), Date of Birth (DOB), photos of yourself, personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Key requirements include being a U.S. Citizen or National, and being registered or exempt from the Selective Service. A one-year probationary period may be required, and suitability for federal employment will be determined by a background investigation. This position is not a Bargaining Unit position. All federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
Qualifications include meeting the basic education requirement, which is a degree in accounting or a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that includes or is supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. Alternatively, a combination of education and experience may be used to qualify. At the GS-07 grade level, applicants must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience includes use of automated accounting systems to find, review, or change accounting data in automated files of transactions, ledgers, accounts, summary reports, and financial statements. At the GS-9 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level, or meet the education requirements. At the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level, or meet the education requirements. Combining experience and education can also be used to qualify.
National Service Experience (volunteer experience) can be credited towards qualifying experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education from foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet qualification requirements if it is comparable to education received in accredited U.S. institutions. It is your responsibility to provide evidence of comparability with your application. Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, and U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance. E-Verify is used to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before receiving a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance Act, you may submit a written complaint to If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Shared Certificates Statement: Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Special Employment Consideration: The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Recruitment incentives may be authorized. If selection is made below the full performance level, the incumbent may be promoted up to the target grade without further competition, if all legal and regulatory requirements are met and when recommended by the supervisor. However, promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed and is dependent on successful performance at the lower grade level(s). All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.