Systems Accountant

Department of State Headquarters • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

This non-supervisory position is located in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Global Financial Operations Directorate (CGFS/F). The Systems Accountant evaluates, defines, documents, reviews, and implements financial systems requirements and enhancements, and supports users of accounting, financial, budgeting, and information-reporting systems.

The position supports financial service centers, bureaus, and post users in using and deploying Department financial and related systems. It applies professional accounting expertise to help users operate automated accounting systems and develops basic user guidance. The role determines accounting and financial requirements for designing, redesigning, and adapting manual and automated systems to meet the Department’s worldwide financial-management needs. It also analyzes proposed system enhancements and interfaces to assess how they will function with existing systems and recommends corrective actions as needed.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements; federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade for time-in-grade purposes.
• Meet the accounting education or education-and-experience basic qualification requirements: an accounting/auditing degree, or a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing; alternatively, qualifying accounting experience and education, CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification, or the specified panel recommendation and experience combination.
• Submit required transcripts, certification, or panel recommendation documentation by the announcement closing date to verify the applicable basic qualification pathway.
• Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12 in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience must include validating data entered into accounting systems with attention to detail.
• Specialized experience must include implementing enhancements to automated financial management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and training to financial service centers, bureaus, and post users on Department financial and related systems.
• Assist in deploying financial and related systems.
• Apply professional accounting expertise to support users of automated accounting systems.
• Develop documentation providing basic guidance for users of automated accounting systems.
• Determine accounting and financial requirements for the design, redesign, and adaptation of manual and automated systems and subsystems.
• Perform detailed systems-design analyses of proposed enhancements and interfaces to determine whether changes will function properly with existing systems.
• Recommend corrective actions for proposed system changes as necessary.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior