Staff Accountant

Who May Be Considered: Status Candidates Veterans Land Management Eligibles under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

In this position, you will serve as Staff Accountant. Typical work assignments include: Inputting transaction details into the Oracle Federal Financial system to document agency obligations, payments, and standard data adjustments from transaction sources including travel, grants panels, credit cards and vendors. Organizing basic financial and operational data using Microsoft Excel and Word to assist with routine budget formulation and execution requests. Reviewing internal standard operating procedures to help identify opportunities for process improvements and assist in developing standard operating procedures. Support accounting close activities. Perform research by extracting system transactional data using reporting queries to analyze and resolve data issues Maintain and keep updates of communication sent to the Finance group email box.

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/). Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required One-year probationary period may be required. Status Candidates must submit an SF-50 and recent appraisal. Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level). Time-in-Grade must be met by the closing date of the announcement Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Promotion Potential: When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level