U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is hiring: Accountant in Washington

Duties

As an Accountant, GS-11 you will perform the following duties:

• The incumbent is responsible for carrying out professional accounting responsibilities in accordance with guidelines established by DHS/ICE.
• The incumbent performs activities that enable the agency to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
• Take action to achieve organizational financial and accounting objectives.
• Assist in determining the propriety of accounting transactions from federal funds.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications.

For GS-09 Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Reviewing automated and/or manual accounting and financial management systems to find, review, or change accounting data in transactions files, ledgers, accounts, summary reports and financial statements
• Interpreting financial and accounting data to provide appropriate analysis for management's use in decision making.
• Reviewing guidance, memoranda, procedures, and instructions that cover the full spectrum of accounting and financial management issues.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

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). If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine eligibility for non-competitive appointment and the required documentation, contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Education

*A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications.*

*For GS-09 Specialized Experience:

Two (2) full years of progressively higher-level related graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.

Additional information

Promotion Potential: When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

E-Verify: DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Suitability: If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete a suitability review, 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.

Background Investigation: All selected applicants must undergo and maintain a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Benefits: DHS offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; and fitness centers. For more information, go to the website and select "Benefits."

Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position and will be based on locality pay. General Schedule locality pay tables can be found on the official website.

A student loan repayment incentive may be available, with a service agreement required.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of three categories based on your experience, education and training. The competencies needed to perform this job are:

• Accounting
• Arithmetic
• Attention to Detail
• Economics and Accounting
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving

If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:

1. Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and QRFs as determined by the job analysis.
2. Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and QRFs as determined by the job analysis.
3. Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates basic proficiency in most of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and QRFs as determined by the job analysis.

If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. Interviews may be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category. Other 10-point and 5-point preference eligible veterans are placed above non-preference eligible within the category in which they qualify.

ICTAP: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. See ICTAP eligibility resources for details.

Drug Testing and Eligibility: Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan, ICE is committed to a drug-free workplace. All applicants tentatively selected for employment are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a final offer is contingent upon a negative test.

Other: A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position and employment status. Contact the hiring agency for specifics.