Accounting Technician (OA) GS-0525-07
Company Name:
Department Of Homeland Security
All U.S. citizens
Status candidates may also apply under FEMA-15-JMS-17755-R-MP
For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here Permanent Full Time When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit for additional information.
This position is ideal for an individual experienced in accounting procedures related to funding, allotments, obligations and distributons . This position starts at a salary of $$39,179 (GS-07). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Center for Domestic Preparedness team within FEMA.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59. This position may require occasional non-emergency travel. You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing. In this position, you will perform detailed review, monitoring record maintenance and document processing work for travel vouchers and authorizations Typical assignments include:
Serves as the primary representative for the CDP for request for information pertaining to all official travel sponsored by the CDP.
Commits and obligates funds for staff and students travel.
Provides oral clarification to contractors and technical representatives on errors with invoices.
Ensures coding or invoice of vouchers is correct and agrees with the obligating document and that payment is legal.
Processes payment vouchers for contractors and vendors; verifying documents ensuring completeness and accuracy.
You qualify for this position at the GS-07 level (starting salary S 39,179) if you possess one of the following : You must demonstrate in your resume at least on (1) year of specialized experience to the next lower grade level GS-06 in the Federal Government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualifying specialized experience may include interpreting standards and applying accounting and travel management policies and procedures as it applies to processing travel authorizations, invitational travel, travel settlement vouchers, payment of invoices, and ledger maintenance utilizing an automated financial system.
In addition to meeting experience or education requirements, applicants must have a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, we will use a job questionnaire to place you in one of three categories based on your experience, education and training. The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:
Technical Proficiency
Communication
If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:
1. Best Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
2. Well Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
3. Qualified: Applicants possessing the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. Information about ICTAP or CTAP eligibility can be found by clicking here to access OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.
Veterans: Veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. Veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific, professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. This position is not considered scientific/professional. For information on veterans' preference, please click here.
To preview questions please click here. The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday) - see Agency Contact Information. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us as soon as possible.
Step 1 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS ( )
You may create a resume in USAJOBS or upload one of your own choosing. Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.
Step 2 - Apply Online
Click the Apply Online link of this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the CareerConnector website to complete the application process.
Step 3 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on the CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select Take me to the assessment and click on the Continue button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the Finished button.
Step 4 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for your required documents (see step 5 for details). Once you click Done, you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click Finished at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.
Step 5 - Submit Required Documents
You can submit any required documents (discussed below) by document upload or fax. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.
Document Upload:
You may upload supporting documents in one of two ways:
1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you've already loaded on USAJOBS. or
2. You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile. Click on My Applications and search for the vacancy. Once you've located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select Apply Online. Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded.
In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in CareerConnector if you see them listed on the Vacancy Documents screen. Then, click on Finished to be returned to USAJOBS.
Fax: Create a fax cover-sheet in CareerConnector by following the Faxing Supporting Documentation instructions. The fax number will be on the cover-sheet. 1. Your resume
2. Your responses to the job questionnaire
3. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or a list of coursework with hours completed. Those with foreign education, click this link.
4. Are you a veteran? Submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and/or documentation of service connected disability. Click here for more veterans' information.
5. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)? Submit:
a copy of your agency notice,
a copy of your most recent performance rating, and
a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty location.
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on Application Status, and then click More Information. We expect to make a final job offer within 30 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
For more information on applying for Federal employment, please click here.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for NS-Public Trust/High Risk as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a review of financial issues, such as delinquency, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
FEMA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit .
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
Relocation expenses are notauthorized for this position.
All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing.
Applicant is required to a total of 40 Words per minute.
!benefits.hms?orgId=724&jnum;=115716Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Department Of Homeland Security
All U.S. citizens
Status candidates may also apply under FEMA-15-JMS-17755-R-MP
For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here Permanent Full Time When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit for additional information.
This position is ideal for an individual experienced in accounting procedures related to funding, allotments, obligations and distributons . This position starts at a salary of $$39,179 (GS-07). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Center for Domestic Preparedness team within FEMA.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59. This position may require occasional non-emergency travel. You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing. In this position, you will perform detailed review, monitoring record maintenance and document processing work for travel vouchers and authorizations Typical assignments include:
Serves as the primary representative for the CDP for request for information pertaining to all official travel sponsored by the CDP.
Commits and obligates funds for staff and students travel.
Provides oral clarification to contractors and technical representatives on errors with invoices.
Ensures coding or invoice of vouchers is correct and agrees with the obligating document and that payment is legal.
Processes payment vouchers for contractors and vendors; verifying documents ensuring completeness and accuracy.
You qualify for this position at the GS-07 level (starting salary S 39,179) if you possess one of the following : You must demonstrate in your resume at least on (1) year of specialized experience to the next lower grade level GS-06 in the Federal Government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualifying specialized experience may include interpreting standards and applying accounting and travel management policies and procedures as it applies to processing travel authorizations, invitational travel, travel settlement vouchers, payment of invoices, and ledger maintenance utilizing an automated financial system.
In addition to meeting experience or education requirements, applicants must have a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, we will use a job questionnaire to place you in one of three categories based on your experience, education and training. The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:
Technical Proficiency
Communication
If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:
1. Best Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a superior level of all evaluation criteria.
2. Well Qualified: Applicants possessing a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of the evaluation criteria.
3. Qualified: Applicants possessing the basic qualifications, with general knowledge, skills, and abilities.
If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. Information about ICTAP or CTAP eligibility can be found by clicking here to access OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.
Veterans: Veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligibles within the category in which they qualify. Veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific, professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. This position is not considered scientific/professional. For information on veterans' preference, please click here.
To preview questions please click here. The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday) - see Agency Contact Information. If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us as soon as possible.
Step 1 - Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS ( )
You may create a resume in USAJOBS or upload one of your own choosing. Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.
Step 2 - Apply Online
Click the Apply Online link of this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the CareerConnector website to complete the application process.
Step 3 - Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application
If this is your first time on the CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select Take me to the assessment and click on the Continue button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the Finished button.
Step 4 - Review and Confirm Your Submission
You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for your required documents (see step 5 for details). Once you click Done, you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click Finished at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.
Step 5 - Submit Required Documents
You can submit any required documents (discussed below) by document upload or fax. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.
Document Upload:
You may upload supporting documents in one of two ways:
1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you've already loaded on USAJOBS. or
2. You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile. Click on My Applications and search for the vacancy. Once you've located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select Apply Online. Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded.
In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in CareerConnector if you see them listed on the Vacancy Documents screen. Then, click on Finished to be returned to USAJOBS.
Fax: Create a fax cover-sheet in CareerConnector by following the Faxing Supporting Documentation instructions. The fax number will be on the cover-sheet. 1. Your resume
2. Your responses to the job questionnaire
3. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) or a list of coursework with hours completed. Those with foreign education, click this link.
4. Are you a veteran? Submit Member Copy 4 of your DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and/or documentation of service connected disability. Click here for more veterans' information.
5. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)? Submit:
a copy of your agency notice,
a copy of your most recent performance rating, and
a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty location.
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your status, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on Application Status, and then click More Information. We expect to make a final job offer within 30 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
For more information on applying for Federal employment, please click here.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for NS-Public Trust/High Risk as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a review of financial issues, such as delinquency, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
FEMA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit .
This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
Relocation expenses are notauthorized for this position.
All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing.
Applicant is required to a total of 40 Words per minute.
!benefits.hms?orgId=724&jnum;=115716Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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