Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Accountant (FIAR Coordinator)
Career Insights for Accountant (General)
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Virginia data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$77,271 / year median in Virginia
-12% projected decline
Job Description
- Headquarters Summary Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.
- $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
DCAA-26-HQ-13054161
Control number 883955900 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 All U.S. Citizens Duties Help Serves as Agency Financial Improvement and Audit Remediion (FIAR) plan coordinor, with specific focus on Internal Controls over Reporting- Financial Systems, Financial Reporting, and Operion (ICOR-FS, FR, and O) and Fraud Reduction.
Drug Testing:
If you are given access to classified informion, you subject to random drug testing. If you are selected for a special sensitive position, you placed in a drug testing designed position. You must pass a drug test before your assignment to such a position and you subject to random drug testing subsequent to your assignment.Background Investigion:
All selectees subject to a personnel security investigion which must be favorably adjudiced for occupancy of a sensitive position and/or access to classified informion. If you are selected for a critical/special sensitive position, you subject to a Single Scope Background Investigion (SSBI). For a critical sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret level. For a special sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Informion (TS/SCI) level AND you subject to a random counterintelligence scope polygraph. Qualificions You may qualify for considerion if meeting time-in grade, 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. You must meet the minimum qualificion requirements as sted in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Opering Manual, Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. This position has a positive educion requirement. You must submit proof of educion or of certificion to be considered for this position. To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below:Degree:
accounting or a reled field (such as business administrion, finance, or public administrion) th included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting (may include up to 6 hours of business law). OR Combinion of educion and experience: 4 years of accounting experience or a combinion of accounting experience, college-level educion, and training th provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours (or 36 quarter hours) in accounting/auditing courses or a certifice as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor.Specialized Experience:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must have one year of specialized experience the GS-12 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.Specialized experience is defined as:
Evaluing or reviewing compliance with various aspects of a Financial Improvement and Audit Remediion (FIAR) with focus on Internal Controls over Reporting- Financial Systems (ICOR-FS), Internal Controls over Reporting
- Financial Reporting (ICOR-FR), Internal Controls over Reporting
- Operions (ICOR-O), and Fraud Reduction; OR experience of Risk Management and Internal Control (RMIC) Program.
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. Educion Substitution of Educion forSpecialized Experience:
There is no substitution of educion for experience this grade level.FOREIGN EDUCATION
Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in a conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying or prior to appointment as outlined above. Qualifying educion from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evalued in terms of equivalency to th acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educed in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited prive organizion for an equivalency evaluion of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluion upon request. Failure to provide such documention when requested will result in lost considerion. For more informion regarding evaluion of foreign educion for federal employment, please the U.S. Department of Educion Additional informion DCAA has a comprehensive benefits package th includes retirement, social security and thrift savings; health, life and long term care insurance; paid vacion, sick leave and holidays. DCAA employees enjoy our business-casual dress code, flexible work schedules, and transit subsidies. Financial Management (FM)Certificion Program:
As a condition of employment, the selectee must meet the requirements of the DoD FM Certificion Program. The FM Certificion Program is a course-based program consisting of three certificion levels. Level 2 certificion must normally be completed within two years of the selectee's employment start de.Selective Service:
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see www.sss.gov ).Initial Probionary Period:
Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.Veteran's Preference:
Veteran's preference does not apply under this Direct Hire Authority (DHA). Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.Telework:
This position may be eligible for situional telework. Telework approval determined by your immedie supervisor or manager following the agency's telework policy and guidance. If participing in the telework program, you required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expections for the position.Additional Vacancies:
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 120 days of the certifice issuance de.Performance Appraisal:
If you are a current Federal employee, you must be red fully successful or higher on your current performance ring to be eligible for promotion. You may be asked to provide a copy of your performance appraisal during the evaluion and selection process. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Are you looking for a leadership opportunity in a progressive organizion dediced to continuous improvement? DCAA is ranked in the top third of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government." Join the elite cadre of auditors who have made DCAA their employer of choice. You providing a unique service to your country and making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere! 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. Your applicion will initially be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum eligibility and qualificions requirements. If you are qualified, you will then receive a numeric score based on the degree to which your background mches the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position listed below. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions, you assigned a ring commensure with your background. Your final score used to determine if you are among the best qualified candides.Competencies:
Auditing Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Accounting Financial Management Systems Financial Reporting Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer.
Resume:
A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initialEligibility Questionnaire:
Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. 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. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b.College Transcripts:
All applicants, including current agency employees/Contractors must submit a college transcript c. Certificions- CPA or CIA d.
WARNING:
Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 EST, 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 assessment questionnaire 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. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13054161WARNING:
Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, 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. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address DCAA- HEADQUARTERS 8725 John J.
Resume:
A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initialEligibility Questionnaire:
Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. 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. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b.College Transcripts:
All applicants, including current agency employees/Contractors must submit a college transcript c. Certificions- CPA or CIA d.
WARNING:
Failure to submit a complete applicion package including any required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 EST, 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 assessment questionnaire 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. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13054161WARNING:
Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, 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. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. 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 DCAA- HEADQUARTERS 8725 John J.
- $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
DCAA-26-HQ-13054161
Control number 883955900Benefits
- Sick Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Dental Insurance