ACCOUNTANT

Summary

You will serve as an Accountant in the Financial Management Division of COMNAVREGSW SDIEGO.

Duties

• •You will review and accept incoming Customer Funding Documents.
• •You will assist in coordinating the efforts of financial technicians, financial analysts, and accountants.
• •You will investigate and analyze financial/accounting data to determine any adjustments required.
• •You will review outstanding financial transactions and determine course of action.
• •You will generate the mid-month and end of month billing and ensure monthly reports are distributed.
• •You will analyze and correct billing errors.
• •You will monitor or take corrective action to close open prior year documents.
• •You will verify the accuracy of data transfers from external sources into the accounting system.
• •You will review and verify accounts receivable transactions against the general ledger.
• •You will take the lead in collecting unfunded/unbilled accounts.
• •You will prepare status reports for review by upper management.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1 ) Providing accounting support by analyzing and validating financial data, assisting with fund and balance reviews, and ensuring the accuracy of financial information; 2) Monitoring and analyzing expenses, obligations, and fund balances for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations; 3) Independently identifying, researching, and clearing complex suspense transactions by functional area, including obtaining and analyzing supporting documentation to support corrective actions; 4) Conducting in-depth research and resolution of unidentified transactions, abnormal balances, dormant accounts, and aged payables; and 5) Performing detailed reconciliation of contract Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) liquidations within Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy ERP) or similar DoD financial systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess 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.")or 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. 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.