Total 38 Accounting / Auditing job vacancies in wright patterson afb ohio

• Serves as a staff expert regarding the operational accounting functions and the application of generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and procedures.
• Provides professional accounting advice and assistance to supported organizations 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.
• Assists in the implementation of new procedures or policies to ensure compliance with established financial accounting requirements.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates the status of performance measurement and financial management information indicators for assessing the health and effectiveness of accounting operations.

• Performs a full range of accounting duties using double-entry accrual accounting methods.
• Classifies and verifies a wide variety of accounting documents in order to assure their mathematical correctness, completeness of information, and to prepare control sheets with appropriate accounting codes.
• Maintains double-entry bookkeeping journals and subsidiary ledgers, posting entries to establish accounts.
• Prepares monthly balances, reconciles accounts, and transcribes to general ledger for closeout of all accounts.
• Traces discrepancies, if necessary, to posting documents, computes operational expenses incurred by individual activities for accounting services provided, and assigns charges appropriately.
• Reports prepared may include profit and loss statements, financial statements, and miscellaneous financial reporting data.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Researches current accounts, historical data, source documents, etc., to develop and explain detailed information not otherwise readily available.
• Researches accounting data and performs balancing and reconciling of accounts.
• Processes all types of accounting transactions and requests for establishment of additional accounting records.
• Verifies the accuracy, completeness, and validity of a wide variety of accounting functions/transactions including: obligations; accrued expenditures; disbursements; appropriation refunds; reimbursable orders; earnings and collections.
• Assists in implementing and maintaining Internal Control Program requirements to protect against waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.

Duties Include but are not limited to:

• Prepare monthly reconciliations and adjustments of the following reports: undelivered orders, accrued accounts payable, account receivable, general post funds, personal funds of patients, travel accounts and numerous other general ledger accounts.
• Perform work in direct support of an administrative area such as human resources, budget, procurement, purchasing, management analysis, or operating program analysis.
• Examine, verify, and maintain financial accounts and accounting data and classifies accounting transactions including the verification of the accuracy and completeness of the accounting data.
• Determine the general ledger accounts, journals, and subsidiary accounts affected, and the debit and credit entries to be made, Summarize transactions and prepare control documents or other posting documents reflecting the entries to be made.
• Technical responsibility for the maintenance, auditing, and reconciliation of the general and subsidiary ledger accounts, for the preparation of accurate and timely reports, and for the control of funds.

• Accurately maintains the accounting and reporting system for non-expendable property and/or consumable supplies. Conducts physical inventories of limited consumables as required by regulations and maintains all inventory records.
• Monitors stock levels of consumable supplies, including forms, to ensure on hand supply is sufficient to meet Center need.
• Prepares requisitions/orders for limited on hand consumable supplies using various acquisition methods. Determines the appropriate source for these bulk items, resolving problems with delivery and lead times in order to meet customers' needs.
• Ensures clerical correctness and conformance to regulations in the preparation of all supply and/or property source documents, invoices, and supporting papers.
• Provides customer service for unique requests and other items requiring special handling Codes and classifies requisitions, shipping orders, and other documents, and follows up on requests after purchase order has gone to contracting.
• This position may be required to lift up to 40 lbs. when handling supplies; crawl under desks for extended periods (up to 1 hour) while conducting accountable property inventory of computers.

As a LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN, GS-0525-9, you will perform the following duties:

1. Serves as Team Leader. Communicates assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Coaches the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques; advises on work methods, practices and procedures; and assists in identifying the parameters of a viable solution. Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow, skill level, and/or occupational specialization. Makes adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Provides or arranges for training in methods and techniques of team building and teamwork to accomplish tasks or projects, and acquisition (formal and on-the-job) training and assistance. Coaches, facilitates, and/or negotiates in coordinating team initiatives and in consensus building activities. Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work and conformance with Branch Chief's instructions. Reports and advises the Branch Chief on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, and progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs. Prepares reports and maintains records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required. Maintains metrics for the team. Maintains project files; program and administrative materials; and makes available policies, procedures, and written instructions from the Branch Chief. Represents the team consensus and conveys their findings and recommendations. Estimates and reports to the team on progress in meeting milestones and deadlines and ensures that team members are aware of and participate in planning for achievement of team goals and objectives and play an integral role in developing the final team product.

2. Performs broad in-depth analysis on multiple management systems and applies this information to complicated precedent type cases to resolve especially difficult and sensitive, out of balance conditions associated with processing actions within accounting systems. Analyzes and evaluates data to conduct a variety of fiscal reconciliations, reviews, and account adjustments. Reconciles accounting and budget data with Program Managers and the USPFO Deputy Financial Manager/Budget Officer. Balances all Program Managers' accounts with the federal database of record. Schedules, runs, and analyzes various fiscal accounting reports, such as the Master Update Error report, AFCOS expired duty report, accounting tables related to FCM, GCSS-A, AXol (Government Purchase Card), DTS, GFEBS (Cost Centers, Internal Orders), DJMS FMY table, and Account Processing Code (APC) candidate file.


3. Performs fact finding, research, and investigations to identify, analyze and recommend solutions regarding fiscal accounting activity. Analyzes particular facts of fiscal transaction problems/issues; verifies, evaluates, and interprets considerable amounts of data; obtains additional information to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies; and applies pertinent fiscal laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine appropriate action for resolution. Relies often on experience and judgment rather than guides to fill in gaps, identify sources of information, and make working assumptions about what transpired. Applies many different and unrelated processes and methods associated with fiscal transactions to analyze complex and unusual accounting transactions. Responds to customer requests for information/assistance. Researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies regulations, policies, procedures and legal decisions to work and/or resolve complex fiscal issues/problems regardless of the technical difficulties encountered. Uses originality to sort complicated factual information regarding public law; fiscal law; Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Army (DA), Forces Command (FORSCOM), National Guard Bureau (NGB), and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) regulations; Standing Operating Procedures; Comptroller General Decisions; and policies and issuances to apply a variety of methods in order to execute the full range of accounting services.

4. Performs other duties as assigned.

*The above duty description does not contain all details of the official position description. A copy of the entire position description can be found on FASCLASS by searching the position description PD#: (T5150000). https://acpol2.army.mil/fasclass/search_fs/search_fasclass.asp

1. Performs complex, nonstandard accounting transactions in the control and review of travel and transportation funds and accounts for a number of different organizations. Receives, reviews, and processes all types of travel and transportation accounting documents (e.g., individual, purchase orders for group travel, moving of household goods, etc.).
2. Maintains, controls, and reconciles accounting transactions and records for multiple accounts. Reviews and maintains complex accounting transactions (e.g., reconciling accounts in accounting system involving extensive subdivision of accounts, frequent and varied adjustments to accounts, or extensive balancing and reconciling of detailed summary accounts).
3. Analyzes and examines accounting data and accounts to resolve nonstandard transactions, complaints, or discrepancies. Utilizes extensive knowledge of accounting procedures and techniques to verify specialized ledger(s) and automated system(s) of accounting data.
4. Prepares reports and performs other miscellaneous technical tasks in support of accounting function(s). Prepares monthly reports, correspondence, and follow-up on flagged documents (e.g., inactive, unliquidated obligations, etc.). Prepares the required forms and enters data into the computerized system.
5. Provides customer service for vendors, resource advisor, financial analyst, and other external and internal customers. Checks records/files in automated accounting systems on status of payments and payment dates, and follows up with OPLOC as necessary.

• Provide managers with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of organization operations and management.
• Develop, analyze, and provide financial management information for the supported organization.
• Monitor fiscal integrity and accuracy of monthly accounting data.
• Conduct studies of a limited scope on such things as the supported organization’s budget, financial, administrative functions to improve and simplify processes and maximize resource utilization.
• Develop data to justify new or modified projects related to facilities, security, safety or other administrative area for the purpose of determining the best solution and funding justification.

• Explains procedures and problems and takes corrective actions as necessary to ensure the accuracy and propriety of transactions and records.
• Researches minor problems covering all aspects of processing technical accounting data, compiles, analyzes, and summarizes data from systems, documents, and reports.
• Responds to questions from customers or co-workers regarding accounting data, discrepancies, and procedures.
• Periodically screens files for accuracy and compatibility. Receives extracts, records and balances data in automated systems.
• Enters data into the applicable system(s); compares transactions entered to those intended and corrects invalid/incorrect entries.
• Performs duties for the full range of accounts and types of transactions that support validating, monitoring, controlling, and maintaining accounting transactions and accounting records/ledgers for multiple accounts.

• Serves as a Supervisory Customer Service Representative in a Customer Care Center.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Monitors the quality of customer service and information being provided through observation and monitoring of telephone calls.
• Develops employee performance standards and makes formal and informal appraisals of work giving advice, counsel and/or instructions to employees as required.
• Investigates the most complex or sensitive customer inquiries referred by subordinate employees when issues cannot be resolved.
• Provides interpretation of pay regulations and procedures to subordinates and mediates between customers and Contact Representatives when customers question the resolution of inquiries.
• For vacancies filled at less than the full performance level of the position, duties will be developmental in nature.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:

• Leads the planning, execution and assessment process of each Defense POW /MIAAccounting Agency (DPAA) course.
• Responsible for compiling records of all relevant instruction materials and updating the DPAA portals.
• Develops original coursework through study of Agency activities and processes aimed at improving organizational effectiveness and mission accomplishment.
• Provides the Senior Operations Officer and Directorate leadership with advice and guidance on matters, such as development of time-phased planes, guidelines and direction for accomplishment of prescribed objectives.
• Provides written and oral guidance, and or briefings on current and proposed courses for students with use of automation tools.

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.

Major Duties:

• Reviews and approves requisitions for services, supplies, real property, equipment, and adjustments for all appropriations (including GPF & CWT) for the medical center.
• Processes 2237 and 1358 obligations and modifications on a daily basis according to accuracy, validity, and funding availability.
• Obligating documents are received in IFCAP, processed, and transmitted to FMS.
• Researches daily rejects for miscellaneous orders, service orders, contracts, A&E orders, receiving reports and amendments and makes corrections as necessary to resubmit transaction to FMS.
• Audits payment documents received from vendors, employees, education, research, Beneficiary Travel, Patient Funds, and the Agent Cashier for correctness.
• Posts payments to obligation documents.
• Reviews IPPS to ensure invoices are being certified in a timely manner.
• Reviews the Accepted Document Listing to verify payments were processed correctly.
• Records deposits from the Agent Cashier in FMS and verifies correct costing is used.
• Audits Replenishments from Agent Cashier.
• Processes cost transfers, which include but are not limited to, EW's for correcting erroneous costing on purchase orders, ET's for correcting payments, three-part ET's for correcting costing with expenses, and EB's and SE's for transferring of costs between stations.
• Offsets US Bank convenience checks against obligation documents in a timely manner.
• Serves as Alternate Agent Cashier.
• Assists in training of personnel in the use of IPPS, FMS, Concur, IFCAP, AVIS.
• Reconciles and balances the Accrued Services Payable and Undelivered Orders Reports in FMS and IFCAP monthly.
• Conducts follow-up with service line to determine appropriate action to resolve aged items.
• Provides support for VA employees and Non-VA personnel in all aspects of travel.
• Approves travel authorizations, travel vouchers and local travel.
• Audits travel vouchers and claims for appropriate costing, receipts, amounts, and payment methods.
• Provides information to travelers on air, bus, and/or rail schedules and fares.
• Provides training and guidance on the travel package and travel regulations to facility employees.
• Ensures vendor codes are established and verifies all employees are paid in the most expeditious manner.
• Reconciles the monthly Centrally Billed Accounts for station 539 and 487 to ensure transactions that are not automatically matched are reconciled using available data obtained from the Electronic Travel System.
• Assists, as directed, in the general operation of the office in whatever capacity that may be required to accomplish the overall duties of fiscal service.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:

• Serves as a forensic anthropologist providing professional, scientific leadership to a team engaged in forensic and biological anthropological studies and investigations leading to establish the medico-legal identity of skeletal remains.
• Performs professional anthropological laboratory examinations and testing to current laboratory standards and in keeping with published best practices on remains to determine ancestry, age, sex, stature, trauma, surgical intervention, and other physical characteristics and anomalies in support of forensic identification.
• Plans and directs investigations and archaeological excavations designed to achieve casualty resolution.
• Serves as Program leader for overseeing and performing forensic recoveries of missing U.S. Service Personnel using modern forensic and archaeological techniques.
• Correlates investigative evidence with laboratory findings to achieve identification of casualties in accordance with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Laboratory standards.
• Provides quality control services and control reviews to DPAA of identification determinations completed by laboratory teams.

• Serves as a first line supervisor who plans work and establishes priorities. Assigns work to subordinates based on workload, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Monitors the quality of service and information being provided through observation and monitoring of telephone calls.
• Develops performance standards, discusses performance with and rates employees.
• Advises and instructs employees on work and administrative matters.
• Interviews candidates for subordinate positions; makes or recommends hiring, promotion, or reassignments.
• Recommends changes to the goals and directs initiatives to meet or improve goals.
• Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, provides or arranges for needed development or training.

Collects deposits daily from activities as a courier along with making change for customers and processing bank deposits to the local bank deposits to the local bank.
Performs double-entry accrual accounting work in order to maintain a combination of journals and ledgers.
Examines, verifies, and analyzes a variety of documents to determine their mathematical correctness, validity, and clerical accuracy.
Prepares reports monthly, quarterly, and annually, reflecting the financial condition of activities services by the accounting unit.

If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12527271