Accountant
Washington DC, United States
JOB DETAIL
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This position is in the USAID Annex, 500 D Street, SW, Washington, DC, in the Bureau for Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (M/CFO), at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Duties
- Plans and carries out internal review activities to ensure accuracy and validity of audits both locally and to overseas missions.
- Provides advice and guidance in identifying and resolving deficiencies and implementing correction actions to ensure the sound financial management of programs.
- Performs expert assessments to ensure funds are efficiently controlled and that fiduciary reports accurately reflect results of financial operations.
- Performs internal control assessments based on OMB A-123, Appendix D (FFMIA). The ability to identify internal control systems gaps and deficiencies.
- Prepares policy and procedures that incorporate statutes, regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles and standards, that provide support and guidance for the agency’s operations.
- Develops and prepares authoritative findings, final reports and recommendations related to studies of considerable breadth or diversity.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
- Time in grade must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
- Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required.
Qualifications
Basic Requirement: To be minimally qualified for this position, you must meet the following basic requirements:
- 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. The applicant’s background must also include one of the following:
- Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
- A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
- 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.
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