Accounts Payable Accountant

National Institute of Standards and Technology•Gaithersburg, MD

About The Position

NIST is seeking an Accounts Payable Accountant to join the Accounts Payable Group within the Financial Operations Division. This position is responsible for coordinating the team's invoices, payments, and financial operations to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal regulations and NIST policies. As an Accounts Payable Accountant, this role focuses on maintaining the integrity of accounting data, ensuring proper sourcing and use of funds, and enhancing NIST's internal financial management policies and procedures.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
Suitable for Federal employment
Must meet time-in-grade/band requirements, as applicable
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.
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.
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; or 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
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-7 (ZA-I) level at NIST.
Experience with tracking workflows or reconciling accounting data.
Experience with accounts payable processes.
Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the team's invoice processing, payment, and financial operations
Resolve payment discrepancies
Review fund allocations
Provide accurate and timely financial information to support operational and management decisions