Accountant

Drug Enforcement Administration; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States reports its New Orleans Field Division's financial position for internal and external stakeholders, including taxpayers, auditors, and legislators. The role focuses on accounting, reporting, and financial data analysis to support management decisions.

The candidate must meet education/experience requirements for the Accounting Series 0510 and provide transcripts as proof. Specialized experience at GS-11/12+ levels is described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting.
• Alternate with 4 years of accounting experience plus 24 accounting hours or equivalent.
• Submit college transcripts as proof of education or certification.

Responsibilities

• Accurately report the financial position of Division business activities for various stakeholders.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports for taxpayers, auditors, legislators, and DEA executives.
• Gather financial data from multiple sources and ensure accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial reporting analysis

Data gathering

Policy research

Education

Accounting degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

Combination of education and experience with CPA/CIA option

Job description

This position is located in the DEA, New Orleans Field Division. This position(s) primary purpose is to accurately report the financial position of Division business activities for various internal and external stakeholders - including taxpayers, auditors, legislators, DEA executives, DEA financial managers, and others who may have a vested interest in the agency's financial activity.

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility

Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application. Basic Qualification Requirements: The Accounting Series 0510 has Individual Occupational Requirements (IORs), which must be met in addition to the specialized experience.

Basic Qualification Requirements:

Basic Qualification Requirements: The Accounting Series 0510 has Individual Occupational Requirements (IORs), which must be met in addition to the specialized experience.

A. 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

B. 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.

You must submit transcripts as proof of education or of certification to be considered for this position.

AND

Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements:

Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level (or equivalent), and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties:

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

1) Applying accounting laws, principles, systems, policies, methods, OR practices to provide comprehensive guidance to managers, employees and/or customers; 2) Analyzing OR evaluating reports from financial systems; 3) Gathering financial data from various sources related to a specific financial issue; and, 4) Researching accounting policies and laws to resolve complex and common issues.

Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements:

Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level (or equivalent), and your experience includes performing at least three of the tasks below as part of your regular duties:

Specialized 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.

Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following:

1) Designing OR executing an on-going quality assurance; 2) Identifying regulatory and accounting changes, resource control functions, OR operating level problems to ensure funds are efficiently controlled; 3) Validating and consolidating cost data entered into accounting systems; 4) Overseeing and resolving problems of the server, network devices, storage, OR client devices, support IT systems of all end users on a daily basis; 5) Coordinating financial processing cycles and assists customers with clearing abnormal conditions

Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.