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Job Title:ACCOUNTANT Department:Department Of Agriculture Agency:Farm Service Agency Job Announcement Number:UK611806-OBF-ALO SALARY RANGE: $38,790.00 to $61,678.00 / Per Year OPEN PERIOD: Friday, February 17, 2012 to Friday, March 02, 2012 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0510-07/09 POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time - Permanent PROMOTION POTENTIAL:12 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) - Saint Louis, MO United StatesView Map WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: US Citizens and Status Candidates JOB SUMMARY: PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS UNDER "HOW TO APPLY" BEFORE YOU BEGIN. RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. THIS IS A BARGAINING UNIT POSITION (AFGE) The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is an exciting and rewarding place to start, build and/or continue your career. Be part of our team and support the well-being of American agriculture and the American public. FSA's diverse culture and benefits allow for a healthy balance between your career and home life. In addition to a generous salary, FSA offers a friendly and professional working environment with a diverse workforce, flexible hours/work schedules, and other family-friendly benefits such as: paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, retirement and supplemental savings plan, a wide array of health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, flexible spending accounts, and long-term care insurance. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All interested persons may apply. You need not be a current or former Federal employee to apply. FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) COUNTY EMPLOYEES: Permanent County employees without prior Federal tenure who are selected for a Civil Service position under Public Law 105-277 will be given a career-conditional appointment and must serve a 1-year probationary period. KEY REQUIREMENTS You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply. Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check. This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies. Registered for Selective Service, if applicable. Meet educ/exp requirements. Complete Occupational Questionnaire and submit resume/supporting documents. DUTIES: Back to top This position is assigned to the LOAN ACCOUNTING OFFICE, Policy, Accounting, Reporting and Loan Center, Loan Accounting Office located in St. Louis, MO. · As a developing professional accountant, performs duties designed to enable the employee to achieve greater responsibility and experience in applying the knowledge of acceptable principles, procedures, and practices to program accounting. · Assists senior specialist in performing professional accounting work applying extensive and detailed knowledge of accounting practices and principles. These duties may include operational accounting functions, such as appropriation accounting, fund control, internal/external reporting, and/or assessment of system needs, alternatives, and solutions in the formulation of program(s) designs, consultation/liaison between Washington program officials, operating divisions and top management with the FMD for specific national programs. · Responsible for assisting in the operation of a variety of assigned automated accounting system and mixed financial systems/subsystems within the operating divisions as well as local, State, and National offices in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards and the provisions of the Chief Financial Officer’s Act. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by Friday, March 02, 2012. Basic Education Requirement This position has an education (basic) requirement that all applications must meet. A degree in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours or credit in business law. OR A combination of education and experience - at least 4 years of experience in accounting or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. Combination of education experience includes 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; OR 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, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or 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 a demonstration and 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 the paragraph above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. You may qualify at the GS-07 level if you meet the Basic Education Requirement and have the following qualifications: One full-time year (12-months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-5 level in the Federal service performing successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Professional knowledge of the concepts and principles of accounting needed to perform entry-level work to apply basic theories and principles to carry out well-defined accounting practices. OR Superior academic achievement (refer to the instructions for Superior Academic Achievement in this announcement) with a bachelor's degree from an accredited university in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. OR Successful completion of at least one full year of graduate level study or possess a master's or higher degree, e.g., LLB. JD, LLM, Ph.D., etc. from an accredited university with a field of study in accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. OR Less than the full amount of graduate education described above and less than the amount of experience, or a combination of the type of graduate education and the type of specialized experience. You may qualify at the GS-09 level if you meet the Basic Education Requirement and have the following qualifications: One full-time year (12-months) of specialized work experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 level in the Federal service, performing successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Professional knowledge of the concepts and principles of accounting needed to perform assignments designed to provide experience in the practical application of accounting concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques; and provide experience in using the specific procedures of automated accounting system to find, review, or change accounting data in automated files of transactions, ledgers, accounts, and summary reports and financial statements. OR Successful completion of at least two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited university in accounting, auditing, business administration, finance, or public administration or other field directly related to this position. OR Combination of graduate level education and specialized experience that qualifies me for this position. Only graduate education in excess of the first year (18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. Please refer to the "How to Apply, Alternative Methods for Submitting Your Application Materials" section, for instructions on submitting the transcript. Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade restriction. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retension in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint clearance) and a background investigation. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED: We will review your application, including an online assessment questionnaire, to ensure you meet the job requirements and assess your ability to perform this job. Before any certificate can be issued to the selecting official, the resume and supporting documents are reviewed by an HR Specialist to ensure that (a) minimum qualification requirements are met and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your answers will be verified against information provided in your online resume and application. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. For Competitive Applicants/All US Citizens - If you meet the qualification requirements based on the extent and quality of experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position and your responses to the automated scoring system, your application will be placed in one of the three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. For Merit Promotion Applicants - If you meet the qualification requirements, you will be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. An automated scoring system, based on your responses to the online application process is used to determine the Best Qualified applicants. Note: If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your description of experience and/or education OR that your application is incomplete may result in receipt of a lower or ineligible rating. BENEFITS: Back to top Permanent employees are eligible to elect life and health insurance coverage and will be covered by a Retirement System. Employees will earn annual and sick leave. For additional information on benefits click here. OTHER INFORMATION: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Plan(CTAP): If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, provide a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (at least "fully successful" or equivalent), and proof of eligibility, i.e., a RIF separation notice or Certification of Expected Separation, and SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles will be considered well-qualified if achieving a rating of 80 or above excluding veteran's preference points. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/. HOW TO APPLY: Back to top Please read all the instructions before you begin. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package, which includes the following: 1. Resume. You may either use USAJOBS Resume Builder to create a resume or create your own; however, your resume must contain the following information: 1) job information for which you are applying; 2) personal information; 3) education; 4) work experience; and, 5) other qualifications. 2. A complete Occupational Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents i.e., college transcripts, Veterans documents, etc (see Required Documents section below). To begin this process, click the "Apply Online" button to create an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the Occupational Questionnaire. Please ensure that you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process. Please print your "Confirmation of your Submission to Application Manager" for your records. The online Occupational Questionnaire must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 02, 2012. Applications are not screened for required documents before determining minimum qualifications. It is your responsibility to ensure that all required documents are received in the office by the close of business on or before the closing date of this announcement. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in the mail service etc. Alternative Method for Submitting Your Application Materials: If you are not applying online, you may fax your application materials to 1-478-757-3144. 1. Click View Occupational Questionnaireto download the questions, and 2. Click here to download the OPM Form 1203FX, this form is used to record your responses on, and 3. Click here to download the fax cover page. If applying online or faxing your application materials poses a hardship, please contact the servicing human resources office during core business hours (8:00am to 4:30 pm central time) prior to the closing date. Requests for hardship will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Make requests in a timely manner to allow enough time to obtain documents and return the completed information to our office. . REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: In addition to your Occupational Questionnaire and Online Resume, other documents may be required. 1) If this vacancy announcement has a basic education requirement and/or you are substituting education for specialized experience, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. 2) If you are applying for Veteran Preference, submit evidence of eligibility, such as DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or Application for 10-point Veteran Preference (Standard Form 15), and the proof requested on the form. 3) If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must provide the most current Notification of Personnel Action (Form SF-50) that verifies career-conditional/career status, position title, series and grade (do not submit an Award SF-50). FSA County employees must provide the most recent Notification of Personnel Action (Form SF-50-B or FSA-50) that verifies permanent status. Also provide the SF-50 that reflects the highest grade level held on a permanent basis or the full performance level of your current position, whichever is higher. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating. 4) If you are a current Federal employee, you must submit your most recently completed annual performance appraisal (dated within 18 months) which identifies the employee's official rating of record, signed by the supervisor, or a statement advising why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Do not submit a performance plan. Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating. 5. If you are eligible for appointment based on a disability under the Schedule A hiring authority, you must provide a certification of disability. The certification of disability can be documented in one of several ways; by a counselor at either the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency or the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs; by a statement or letter on a physician/medical professionals letterhead stationary; or by statements, records or letters from a Federal Government agency that issues or provides disability benefits. The certification must verify the applicant has a severe disability and is therefore eligible under a Schedule A appointment authority, and he or she is able to perform the essential duties of the position. The certification must also describe any needed reasonable accommodation. You can review additional information at: https://www.opm.gov/disability/appempl.asp. 6. If you are eligible for appointment based on Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA), or 30% Disabled Veterans, service in the Peace Corps, Vista, Action Cooperative, or another special authority, submit proof of eligibility. AGENCY CONTACT INFO: PRISCILLA BROWN Phone: (202)401-0438 Email: PRISCILLA.BROWN@WDC.USDA .GOV Agency Information: Farm Service Agency 1400 Independence AV SW Washington, DC 20250-0590 USA WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT: Once your online Occupational Questionnaire and resume has been received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a qualification review of your complete application package has been made, you will be notified as to the status of your application. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application package in Application Manager at http://applicationmanager.gov/.