Accountant (Staff), GS-0560-07/09/11 (46974)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hiring a Staff Accountant for the South Atlantic Division’s Charleston District Resource Management Division. The role provides professional accounting services, including fund management, financial transactions, certifications, audit support, transfers, and accruals, while progressing through a training program.

What you'll do:

• Military Fund Management
• Certifications
• Monthly Financial transactions
• CFO Test Plans and Audit Samples
• Transfers and Accruals

What they're looking for:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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
• Must include 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
• Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law
• A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination
• 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 of paragraph A, 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 in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements
• One year of specialized experience which includes: Reviewing accounting documents such as travel orders, requisitions, contracts, to determine whether accounts are in conformance with uniform accounting classifications
• One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position
• Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled
• Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision
• Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum
• Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies(https://www.achsnatl.org/)
• A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages

Benefits:

• Hiring incentives such as a relocation bonus, service credit for leave, and student loan repayment may be authorized (subject to available budget).
• PCS expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
• This position may be eligible for situational telework.