You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Operating and maintaining accounting systems, including identifying inefficiencies and developing system improvements; AND
- Identifying and evaluating outdated accounting policies or procedures and making recommendations for improvements to senior management; AND
- Ensuring financial activities are accomplished in compliance with applicable guidelines, such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Federal Accounting Standards, federal regulations, or organizational policies; AND
- Preparing, analyzing and interpreting accounting data, records, and reports; AND
- Participating on audits, reviews, or management requested studies of financial statements or operations.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-12 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Assisting with the development or implementation of accounting system enhancements or modifications; AND
- Ensuring financial activities are accomplished in compliance with applicable guidelines, such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Federal Accounting Standards, federal regulations, or organizational policies; AND
- Preparing, analyzing and interpreting accounting data, records, and reports; AND
- Participating on audits, reviews, or management requested studies of financial statements or operations; AND
- Conducting special studies or specialized projects and assignments.
Specialized Experience: For the
GS-11 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the
GS-09 grade level in the Federal service
. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Assisting with the operation and maintenance of an accounting system; AND
- Ensuring financial activities are accomplished in compliance with applicable guidelines, such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Federal Accounting Standards, federal regulations, or organizational policies.; AND
- Preparing, analyzing and interpreting accounting data, records, and reports; AND
- Resolving accounting discrepancies.
OR Education: You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows:
3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR Combination: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the education requirement must equal at least 100 percent.
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or
volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following
time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the
GS-13 you must have been at the
GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
For the
GS-12 you must have been at the
GS-11 level for 52 weeks.
For the
GS-11 you must have been at the
GS-09 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.