Lead Accounting Technician

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Cleveland, OH

34d • Onsite

About The Position

This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Duties include reviewing and processing unusual or difficult accounting transactions, ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing. The role involves responding to complex questions from customers or lower-level technicians regarding Disbursing data, discrepancies, and procedures. Additionally, the position requires preparing account status reports and performing monthly reconciliation of the general and subsidiary accounts to assure balancing with computerized reports and/or manual records. The Lead Accounting Technician performs administrative and technical functions to ensure the integrity of the general ledger, and is responsible for distributing and balancing workload and ensuring timely accomplishment of assigned work.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-06) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
• Specialized experience is defined as: Maintaining accounting or financial ledgers and posting financial transactions; preparing accounting reports; reconciling accounts and working with a variety of accounting and automated financial systems.
• You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
• If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certification within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position that requires a Level 1 Certification in which case you must complete the certification within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required timeframe may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes unusual or difficult accounting transactions, ensuring the propriety and validity of supporting documentation and determining the appropriate account and methodology for processing.
• Responds to complex questions from customers or lower-level technicians regarding Disbursing data, discrepancies, and procedures.
• Prepares account status reports and performs monthly reconciliation of the general and subsidiary accounts to assure balancing with computerized reports and/or manual records.
• Performs administrative and technical functions to ensure the integrity of the general ledger.
• Distributes and balances workload and ensures timely accomplishment of assigned work.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree