Accounting Technician

Navy Region Naval District Washington Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR); Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Region Naval District Washington Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) is seeking an accounting specialist to maintain accounting and budget records and perform a full range of accounting duties in the NDW Regional Finance Office.

The successful candidate will reconcile ledgers, verify invoices, prepare monthly and annual reports, and collaborate with multiple departments to resolve discrepancies, ensuring accurate financial information for Navy programs.

Qualifications

• Four years of general accounting experience above high school or one year of specialized accounting experience.
• Knowledge of accepted accounting principles and Navy practices.
• Ability to operate automated accounting systems and verify data.
• Knowledge of fund accounting methods and closing procedures.
• Ability to analyze accounts and prepare financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile budget and accounting records using double-entry principles.
• Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers and verify documents for validity and accuracy.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Verify purchase orders and invoices prior to payment.
• Verify transfer summaries, payroll summaries, and journal vouchers.
• Extend and summarize inventories.
• Maintain correspondence files related to financial records.
• Assist higher fiscal staff in researching discrepancies.
• Initiate correspondence to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare month-end schedules and aged accounts.
• Coordinate with departments to reconcile documentation discrepancies.
• Review computer printouts and reconcile with journals and supporting documents.

Skills

General accounting principles

Double-entry bookkeeping

Reconciliation

Fund accounting

Automated accounting systems

Navy policies/regulations knowledge

Account analysis

Prepare financial statements

Operate computerized accounting system

Tools

Navy financial systems

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the NDW Regional Finance Office. The purpose of this position is to maintain accounting and budget records and perform a full range of accounting duties.

Duties

• The incumbent maintains and reconciles budget and accounting records by implementing principles of accounting and double entry bookkeeping.
• Maintains general and subsidiary ledgers, reviews, examines, verifies and analyzes a variety of documents for validity and accuracy which includes purchase orders, invoices, vouchers, property records and income sources.
• Performs monthly reconciliation and recapitulation of the general and subsidiary accounts for Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) to ensure that the basic accounting data and the reports balance. Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports reflecting the present and past financial condition of activities serviced.
• Verifies purchase orders and invoices with payment for agreement prior to effecting payments.
• Verifies all transfer summaries, payroll summaries, daily activity report summaries, general journal vouchers and accrual journal vouchers.
• Extends, verifies and summarizes inventories.
• Maintains files of all correspondence and messages pertaining to financial records and accounting.
• Assists higher level fiscal office officials in researching and resolving accounting and other fiscal discrepancies and problems.
• Maintains files and is responsible for initiating correspondence with the individual or company to resolve discrepancies.
• Prepares month-end schedules and schedule of aged accounts.
• Coordinates with other departments to reconcile discrepancies between paperwork submitted to accounting and other documentation.
• Reviews computer printouts and reconciles with journals and supporting documentation.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

• Four (4) years of general experience above high school OR One (1) year of specialized experience OR a combination of education and experience in accounting procedures.
• Experience that demonstrates knowledge of accepted accounting principles and practices; ability to develop practical knowledge of the Navy; practical knowledge of automated accounting systems; knowledge of procedures necessary to verify an edit accounting data and input documents necessary to process items correctly in an accounting system.
• Knowledge of fund accounting methods, procedures and techniques used in maintaining, balancing and closing accounts in an accounting system with extensive subdivision of accounts.
• Knowledge of double entry accounting system and mechanized fiscal account code structure to maintain an accurate accounting system. Ability to operate computerized accounting system.
• Knowledge of Navy policies, practices and regulations and the regulatory provisions applied to the budgetary process.
• Ability to analyze numerous accounts and determine the need for and the type of adjustments necessary to reconcile and balance accounts.
• Ability to prepare financial statements and reports.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. Some positions have special requirements.

Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probationary period. Participation in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United States. Salary is dependent on experience and/or education. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certificate.

Spouses of active duty military members of the Armed Forces may receive preference in hiring under this announcement if they are among the best qualified referred and are within reach of selection. Spouse Preference does not apply to NF 04 and NF 05 positions. Please clearly identify in your application that you are asking for spouse preference and complete the Request for Military Spouse Preference form and submit a copy of current PCS orders. Failure to submit current PCS orders with application will prevent spousal preference from being granted. Acceptance or declination of a regular full or part-time non-appropriated or appropriated fund position ends your ability to claim this preference.

For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installations Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT

If you are a male born after December 31,1959 and at least 18 years of age, employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must register with the Selective Service System (military draft), unless you meet certain exemptions. If applicable, failure to register will prevent you from being considered for employment. To register, please visit the Selective Service web site at https://www.sss.gov/register/.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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