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This position is located in the Office of Finance, Financial Management Division (FMD). The Office of Finance leads and promotes sound FSA financial management and decision-making to support FSA strategic objectives and ensure compliance with Federal financial requirements. The Office of Finance is comprised of the following two divisions:Qualifications:Minimum Qualification Requirements
You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.
Specialized Experience for the GS-13 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-12 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:
1. Experience in providing advice in varied areas of accounting, assisting in developing policies and financial management program goals, determining accounting data requirements, and developing procedural manuals, methods, and directives.
2. Experience in reconciling various general ledger account or in assessing effectiveness of internal controls with minimal guidance or oversight.
3. Experience in conducting financial analyses, audits, and/or investigations of public and/or private sector entities; reviewing, analyzing, and validating financial data; developing and coordinating surveys and systems for gathering, analyzing, and validating data; resolving accounting discrepancies in reported data.
You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-14, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.
Specialized Experience for the GS-14 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-13 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:
1. Experience in providing subject matter expert advice and oversight in specialized areas of accounting, developing policies and financial management program goals, determining accounting data requirements, and developing procedural manuals, methods, and directives.
2. Experience in providing subject matter expert advice and guidance to financial and program managers and other accountants on unusual and difficult accounting systems/internal controls and/or operations problems.
3. Experience independently conducting financial analyses, audits, and/or investigations of major public and/or private sector entities; reviewing, analyzing, and validating financial data; developing and coordinating surveys and systems for gathering, analyzing, and validating data with minimal support; resolving accounting discrepancies in reported data.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
GS-13
1. Knowledge of organizational or program practices, policies, functions, and programs to advise managers on changing program operations.
2. Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, methods, and techniques to independently perform a variety of accounting assignments.
3. Knowledge of Federal accounting regulations, procedures, policies, and precedents to carry out complex accounting functions.
4. Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles of the United States to analyze financial data.
5. Knowledge of Federal accounting regulations, procedures, policies, and precedents to carry out complex accounting functions.
GS-14
1. Skill in developing organizational or program practices, policies, functions, and programs to advise managers on changing program operations..
2. Ability to exercise independent judgment along with planning, organizing, and directing the work of programs/projects requiring substantial personnel and financial resources.
3. Ability to review, analyze and evaluate automated and/or manual accounting and financial management systems.
4. Ability to develop guidance, memoranda, procedures and instructions which cover the full spectrum of accounting and financial management issues.
5. Knowledge of financial management, fiscal and accounting theories, concepts, principles, and procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles and standards in the United States.Education:

This position has a positive education requirement

Accounting GS-0510

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.

Basic Requirements:

1. 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.")

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2. 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

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

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