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Department of Defense Defense Finance and Accounting Service Cleveland Accounting Operions - Audit Support (FR-JBK) Summary Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial informion. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply online, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set step 1 salary range for their respective grade level. Learn more about this agency Summary Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial informion. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply online, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set step 1 salary range for their respective grade level. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Cleveland, OH 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,461 - $121,502 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0510 Accounting Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DFAS-DHA-13112266-27

Control number 892063100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to all U.S. Citizens. Duties Help Provides professional accounting advice and assistance to supported organizions and lower-graded accountants and/or accounting technicians in the resolution of diverse, complex, or controversial accounting problems. Proposes new procedures and methods or modifies existing procedures and methods to resolve current problems and enhance the validity, accuracy, and integrity of accounting processes. Reviews, analyzes, and evalues a variety of accounting reports to interpret results of operions, track financial trends and events, and resolve complex and diverse fiduciary and/or financial management problems. Participes in conferences and meetings with management and opering officials regarding accounting operions and to mutually assess the effectiveness of accounting services provided. Establishes, monitors, and examines internal control systems to evalue effectiveness and adequacy. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen Background or Security Investigion - see the Additional Informion field below for more details. Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959) Suitable for Federal employment Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certificion New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov. Qualificions This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via deleged authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as approprie, based upon the needs of the Agency. Qualified applicion packages may be referred to management various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applicions received. Selections may be made any point during the announcement open period. Applicants MUST have reled financial experience AND/OR a reled financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or reled), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualificion requirements. Substitution of combinion of educion and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally sisfy the DHA qualificion requirement. Human Resources will determine your qualificions for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical prive sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe this in your resume. Combinions of educion and experience may also be sufficient. This position has a positive educion requirement. To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below: (1) Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; or a degree in a reled field such as business administrion, finance, or public administrion th included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. OR (2) Candides may also qualify through a combinion of educion and experience: At least 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combinion of accounting experience, college-level educion, and training th provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses, which may include up to 6 hours of business law, OR a certifice as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor. You MUST send proof of educion or of certificion to be considered for this position. Click here for more informion on who must submit documention the time of applicion and wh documention is acceptable: Transcripts and Certificions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade ( GS-11 ) in the Federal service, which demonstres the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience is defined as:

Providing professional accounting services th ensure the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the accounting operions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), such as applying analytical and evaluive methods and techniques to evalue and interpret accounting da, financial stements and reports, processes, accounting/financial systems, or effectiveness of internal controls, or assisting in the design, implemention, and assessment of opering systems, procedures, or internal control processes.

Volunteer Experience:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You may qualify for considerion if meeting specialized experience, educion requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualificion requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing de of the announcement, unless otherwise indiced on the announcement. Educion Educion requirements are listed in the Qualificions section above. Additional informion Moving expenses will not be paid. Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situions where Agency Leadership has determined th telework serves a compelling DoD need. Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment. As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period, during which we'll evalue whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

The evaluion will consider:

your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment advances agency or governmental goals; and whether your continued employment advances the efficiency of the Federal service. At the end of the probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion th your continued employment advances the public interest. We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing de. Travel requirement is seldom. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

Veteran's Preference:

Veteran's preference does not apply under this Direct Hire Authority (DHA). This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense via deleged authority by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Positions may be filled as permanent or term with a full-time or part-time work schedule. Pay will vary by geographic locion. We reserve the right to close this announcement early or to extend, as approprie, based upon the needs of the Agency. Qualified applicion packages may be referred to management various points in the selection process depending on the number and timing of applicions received. Selections may be made any point during the announcement open period.

Retired Civil Service Employee:

Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, here ). This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Level 2 Certificion under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certificion Program as a condition of employment. If you are selected, you will have to obtain this certificion within two (2) years of your entry on duty in the position unless you are already in a position th requires a Level 2 Certificion in which case you must complete the certificion within the original 2-year period. Failure to become certified within the required timeframe may be grounds for removal from the position and/or from Federal service. Informion about the DoD FM Certificion Program is available https://www.dfas.mil/Portals/98/Documents/Onboarding/DoDFMCertificionProgram.pdf?ver=2020-04-29-183544-327 . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IMPORTANT NOTE - YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ERRORS OR OMISSIONS MAY AFFECT YOUR RATING.

You evalued on how well your qualificions, as demonstred in your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and your responses on the applicion, meet the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. DFAS recognizes the value of competencies gained through formal educion and professional certificions. To ensure th consistent credit is given for these credentials in the selection process, DFAS has developed standard selection criteria to be used when filling positions in professional and administrive series. Selections for professional and administrive positions based on four cegories of selection criteria: Experience, Other, Educion, and Certificions. The Security Designion will vary and dependent upon position and may require a secret clearance or higher. Employment in this position requires a background investigion which may delay starting de. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determinion within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed/undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn. Individuals selected are required to obtain/maintain a favorable security determinion to occupy a sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain eligibility to occupy a sensitive position may result in terminion. For more informion see the security section of Understanding Vacancy Announcements. Criminal History Inquiries- For some positions, criminal history inquiries may not take place before you receive a conditional job offer. Please see Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (dfas.mil) for more informion on The Fair Chance to Compete Act, exceptions, and DFAS contact informion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two-page resume requirement may be found http://www.opm.

gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ or http:

//help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit . Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 2. Transcripts and/or

Certificions:

All applicants to include current agency employees, must submit proof of educion if the job announcement requires educion to meet the basic qualificion requirements, or if substituting educion to meet the specialized experience requirements. For additional informion on acceptable documents, click here Transcripts and Certificions . All applicants to include current agency employees/contractors must also document your educion and/or certificions in your resume. To be creditable, educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Other Supporting Documents . The following supporting documents are ONLY required if applicable to your personal qualificions or stus. They must be received by the closing de of the announcement 1. SF-50 : Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type, if appilicable. 2.

Cover Letter:

You may submit a cover letter which forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualificions or eligibility. 3. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 4. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 5. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 6.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible:

Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist.

WARNING :

Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by 11:59 PM (EST) , 11/23/2026 or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Reasonable Accommodion (RA)

Requests :

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online applicion. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodion for Online Assessments https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063145798547-USA-Hire-Assessments Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DFAS - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS -CLEVELAND 1240 E.

9th Street Cleveland, OH 44199 US Next steps The resume you submit used to assess your qualificions for the job and to identify the best-qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interviews. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps is completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion.. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two-page resume requirement may be found http://www.opm.

gov/policy-da-oversight/hiring-informion/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ or http:

//help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit . Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 2. Transcripts and/or

Certificions:

All applicants to include current agency employees, must submit proof of educion if the job announcement requires educion to meet the basic qualificion requirements, or if substituting educion to meet the specialized experience requirements. For additional informion on acceptable documents, click here Transcripts and Certificions . All applicants to include current agency employees/contractors must also document your educion and/or certificions in your resume. To be creditable, educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Other Supporting Documents . The following supporting documents are ONLY required if applicable to your personal qualificions or stus. They must be received by the closing de of the announcement 1. SF-50 : Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type, if appilicable. 2.

Cover Letter:

You may submit a cover letter which forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualificions or eligibility. 3. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 4. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 5. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. 6.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible:

Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist.

WARNING :

Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by 11:59 PM (EST) , 11/23/2026 or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Reasonable Accommodion (RA)

Requests :

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilition Act of 1973 as amended th would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online applicion. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and approprie supporting documention for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualificions of the position, after notificion of the adjudicion of your request, you will receive an email invition to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudicion decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodion for Online Assessments https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063145798547-USA-Hire-Assessments Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DFAS - ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS -CLEVELAND 1240 E.

9th Street Cleveland, OH 44199 US Next steps The resume you submit used to assess your qualificions for the job and to identify the best-qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interviews. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps is completed. After making a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion.. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Cleveland, OH 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $93,461 - $121,502 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential 12 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DFAS-DHA-13112266-27

Control number 892063100