LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
What you'd do
This job opportunity is for an LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN, position description D2374000, within the USPFO of the New Jersey National Guard. This vacancy announcement is a Title 32, Excepted Service position. The purpose of this position is to lead a team of accounting technicians that provide analysis, validation, processing, and correction of financial transactions and issues/discrepancies involving the full range of accounting services.
Major duties
As an LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN, GS-0525-9, you will: Perform broad in-depth analysis on multiple management systems and applies this information to complicated precedent type cases to resolve especially difficult and sensitive, out of balance conditions associated with processing actions within accounting systems. Perform fact finding, research, and investigations to identify, analyze and recommend solutions regarding fiscal accounting activity. Examine accounts or resolves difficult reconciliations requiring an analysis of adjustments and corrections in accounts. Research regulations, policies, procedures and legal decisions to work and/or resolve complex fiscal issues/problems regardless of the technical difficulties encountered. Use fiscal accounting and related interfaced systems to provide input/adjustments to the fiscal accounting database of record. Serves as Team Leader. Communicates assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Reviews and processes MIPRs across multiple DOD agencies. Uses computer master file systems, document processing and the effects of transactions on existing records to modify normal automated processes in existing accounts while protecting historical data. Performs other duties as assigned.
What you need to qualify
General Experience: Experience, education, or training involving arithmetic principles, attention to detail, and application of established procedures for recording and compiling data; experience using computer and automation systems. Specialized Experience: Must have at least 24 months experience, education, or training of interpreting and applying a variety of accounting regulations and guidelines. Experience planning, organizing and coordinating work in order to resolve complex problems that occur. Financial Management Certification: FM LEVEL 2 Employees must obtain the appropriate certification levels for their positions within 24 months after initial assignment; and, employees must maintain the positions' continuous training and education studies, as identified for each certification level, during the defined 24 month period. A detailed overview of the FM Certification program can be found at the following link: http://comptroller.defense.gov/External-Links/FMCert/
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