Job summary

PUERTO RICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT COLA: 2.63% DUTY LOCATION: 156th Comptroller Flight, Financial Management, Muniz ANGB, Carolina PR

Major duties

Selected applicant(s) will be required to complete an online Onboarding process.

Qualification

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. Veteran's preferences will be considered for vacancies under merit promotion when an agency accepts applications from individuals outside its own workforce. Area 1 = All permanent employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Air National Guard Area 2 = All indefinite employee's members (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Air National Guard First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates). DUTIES: As a STAFF ACCOUNTANT (NGT5139P01), GS-0510-11, you will serve as a Staff Accountant with responsibility for planning, coordinating, and performing comprehensive quality assurance reviews, special studies, and selective internal examinations of base level accounting and financial management programs. Work involves preparing, analyzing, interpreting, presenting, and advising on accounting and financial data. The incumbent concurrently organizes and administers the operation of automated financial systems in support of financial management functions. The work requires a professional knowledge of accounting theories, principles, and practices. Duties performed are in support of state and Federal ANG operations, training, and readiness missions. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary. No special physical effort or ability is required. Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. QUALIFICATIONS: You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. Military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the military provided such service is related to the position to be filled. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Knowledge, skills, and abilities for: - Skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately. - Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material. - Skill in presenting formal training presentations and briefings. - Ability to prepare reports and presentation formats. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year at the next lower-level grade GS-09 or the equivalent THIRTY-SIX (36) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as demonstrating the ability to conduct accounting business in accordance with directives and policies; serving as the division's primary point of contact for the Management Control Program; developing findings, determining and facilitating required corrective actions; providing formal written reports to the Financial Manager (FM); recommending changes to finance and accounting procedures and practices throughout the state; performing analysis of the overall effectiveness of finance and accounting operations; continually assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of finance and accounting operations; assisting comptroller personnel in establishing and implementing methods or procedures to detect, prevent and resolve operational deficiencies; . reviewing and analyzing a wide variety of reports; advising the FM of actions required or recommended. NOTE: Certification Level 2: THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 2 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position. Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.

Education

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: A completed undergraduate or graduate education is required. Awarded college degree should be in one of the following disciplines: 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. Copy of student/official transcripts or training certificates showing conferred Degree must be included in order to receive credit for education. Unofficial transcripts from internet or with alterations will not be considered. To receive credit for education the information must be included in the education section of the Resume.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):Auditing, Cost Accounting, and Financial Management