STAFF ACCOUNTANT

This is a Washington Air National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Bargaining Unit Technician position:
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Location: 141st Air Refueling Wing
Fairchild AFB, Washington 99011-9413
Air National Guard Units
Appointment Type: Permanent, excepted service
Advertised as: ENLISTED

Your resume must contain your own words. Resumes that are verbatim, from this announcement, will not be considered.

Education Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED.

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:
Not Applicable.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide transcripts or other documentation of proof to support your Educational claims.

A GS-0510-11, STAFF ACCOUNTANT:

• Oversees, establishes, and maintains self-inspection programs and a comprehensive quality assurance plan.
• Examines financial management functions to ensure internal accounting systems and administrative controls are sufficient to confirm that obligations and disbursements comply with applicable laws, and that funds are safeguarded against waste, loss, and misappropriation.
• Reviews accounting and pay documents, travel vouchers, and vendor payments to ensure supporting documentation is proper and valid.
• Performs post-audit voucher reviews.
• Provides administrative oversight, and carries out the requirements of a quality assurance and internal review program.
• Provides technical assistance and advice to the Financial Manager, staff, and other interested parties. Independently conducts various internal control reviews to assess organizational performance.
• Serves as the primary source of expertise on matters regarding automated financial systems.
• Interfaces with various on-base and off-base personnel regarding financial systems.
• Examines all functional areas and determines the effectiveness of procedures, the integrity of financial and accounting data, and other decision-support criteria used by management.
• Ensures quality assurance standards and internal controls are in place within the FM.
• Analyzes and measures the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations; reliability of financial reporting; compliance with policies, regulations, applicable laws and guidance; and ensures that internal controls are in place.
• Researches, develops, modifies, and maintains qualitative and quantitative standards for use in evaluating and monitoring performance indicators.
• Develops statistically reliable and valid metrics using verifiable and objective data.
• Works closely with the FM staff to target areas for study and review.
• Identifies existing and potential material weaknesses and works with affected personnel to develop a process of corrections.
• Material weaknesses in this context relate to both the monetary value and the perceived command, public, or political sensitivity associated with a particular function.
• Maintains a schedule of all reports, audits, inspections, and internal control reviews.
  Serves as focal point for fraud prevention within the FM.
• Reviews data to screen for any unauthorized access level or “dual access” between the pay systems and the General Accounting and Finance System.
• Reports discrepancies to upper level management for further research.
• Identifies the need for systems changes and conducts tests to ensure changes produce the desired results (e.g., no duplicate payments, collections, reconciliation, etc.).
• Responsible for analyzing findings and providing recommendations.
• Gathers data, records discrepancies, prepares exhibits, and facilitates discussion at monthly quality assurance meeting and prepares minutes.
• Ensures all open discrepancies are aggressively worked until completion.
• Prepares monthly Discrepancy Tracking Report for management review.
• Serves as the Work Group Manager (WGM) for FM, in support of the Local Area Network (LAN),mainframe access, Internet services, and end-user software.
• Determines the appropriate use of financial system resources (e.g., equipment layout, automated systems design, web-based development, and impact of implementation) and appropriate action plans.
• Incumbent is responsible for designing and maintaining the FM web page.
• Cross-feeds various reports and bulletins on a routine basis through various electronic communications (e.g., e-mail, websites, etc.), throughout the FM community.
• Develops and monitors the internal recognition program and assists the FM in nominating deserving personnel for local and higher headquarters awards.
• Based on study results, determines need for refresher/supplementary training. Develops, schedules, conducts, and records training.
• Other duties as assigned.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, evaluate applicant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities for:

– Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately;

– Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material;

– Skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings;

– Ability to prepare reports and presentation formats.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Must have at least 36 month of fundamental working experiences with a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the accountant occupational series and grade. Experiences gained through military technical training schools or civilian academic courses or related civilian work are included in the one-year on-the-job specialized experience.
Must have 1-year equivalent specialized experience to at least the next lower grade level before being eligible for the next grade level.