ACCOUNTANT

US-Defense-Human-Resources-Activit; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Human Resources Activity seeks a skilled accounting professional to lead audit readiness and compliance efforts. The incumbent will coordinateAccounting efforts for external audits, respond to client PBC audit requests, and maintain end-to-end process narratives to support assurance activities.

The role requires navigating internal testing events, tracking deficiencies with urgency, and transforming a reactive compliance posture into a proactive, strategic program.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• Alternative: 4 years accounting experience plus qualifying coursework and training.
• CPA or CIA certification or equivalent demonstrated knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan, track and coordinate accounting efforts to pass an external audit.
• Coordinate with leadership to respond to PBC audit requests (PIIA, IPA, OIG).
• Update and maintain end-to-end business process narratives.

Skills

Audit coordination

Accounting knowledge

Attention to detail

Leadership coordination

Education

Accounting degree with 24 credit hours

CPA/CIA certification

Degree with substantial accounting coursework

Job description

This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity. The incumbent will support the Risk and Compliance Division in executing long-range tactical plans and accomplishing the organization's mission to provide world-class financial services support to develop and implement the best standard accounting, finance practices, processes, and procedures.

You may qualify at the GS-14, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Planning, tracking and coordinating accounting efforts to pass an external audit.
• Coordinating with leadership and subject matter experts to coordinate and respond to prepared by client (PBC) audit requests (e.g., Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA), Independent Public Accounting (IPA), Office of the Inspector General).
• Updating and maintaining organizational end-to-end business process narratives (i.e., process control narratives).
• Managing internal testing events to ensure timely and accurate completion of internal testing deliverables.
• Demonstrating exceptional urgency, initiative, accuracy, and meticulous tracking with identifying, describing, and communicating audit and internal testing deficiencies.
• Transforming an environment from being reactive compliance driven to being dynamic, strategically driven.

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.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0510 series. Basic Requirement:

1. 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

2. 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 type 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 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.

*NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts may result in you being rated ineligible for this position.