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Accounting Technician - DE

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Washington D.C.
Closing date
Feb 4, 2019

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TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Not required


RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes Recruitment incentives may be authorized for this position, if applicable.


KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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  • You must be a U.S. citizen
  • You may undergo a personnel security background investigation
  • Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt
  • 1 year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service
  • Applicants selected for employment will be required to complete an OF-306
  • All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

    You may start at $45,972.00, if you meet the following minimum qualification requirements: 

    Specialized experience is defined as one year of experience at the GS-06 grade level in the federal service or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the private sector using automated accounting and budget systems. Examples may include recording transactions, preparing reports, reconciling errors, and adjusting accounts.

    EDUCATION -Education may be substituted for the following specialized experience; however such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work (if applicable).

    Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

    To be considered under a special hiring authority such as the Schedule A appointing authority for persons with disabilities; the Veterans' Recruitment Appointment(VRA) authority; the direct-hire authority to appoint veterans with service-connected disabilities of 30 percent or more; Peace Corps or VISTA service; or another excepted service/special hire authority, you must submit documentation to support your claim for eligibility with your application package. For more details, visit Federal Hiring Flexibilities.

    PBGC encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply. Applicants with disabilities who are interested in learning more about job opportunities under the Schedule A Hiring Authority and other available hiring flexibilities and authorities are encouraged to contact PBGC’s Selective Placement Program Coordinator, Donald Beasley, at (202) 326-4000 ext. 3637 or schedulea@pbgc.gov. TTY/TDD users should call the federal relay service at (800) 877-8339 and ask to be connected to (202) 326-4000 ext. 3637.

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    You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

    Category Rating is being used for this position.

    If your resume does not support the answers you gave on the assessment questionnaire, you may be rated Not Qualified or you may be placed in a lower category.

    Your name will be placed in one of the three following quality categories:

    Gold - highly proficient regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position.

    Silver - competent regarding the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to this position.

    •Bronze- possessing only the minimum qualifications required for this position.

    Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):

    1.  skill in entering financial data into an automated system
    2.  skill in communicating
    3.  skill in researching and analyzing data

    Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above (which is equivalent to PBGC’s “Silver” quality category); and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs.

    Candidates who apply under Noncompetitive and Special Hiring Authorities  (i.e., displaced/surplus employees (CTAP/ICTAP eligibles), veterans eligible under the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act (VOW)/Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), disabled veterans with 30% or more disability, former Action Volunteers-Peace Corps/VISTA/etc., persons with disabilities and others who are eligible for special appointing authorities) procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume, supporting documentation submitted and their responses to the assessment questionnaire.

    Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

    Referral:

    Application of Veterans' Preference:  The Category Rating process protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. All qualified veterans must be selected before selecting any non-veterans within each quality category.

    For this position, disabled veterans who meet minimum qualifications for this position and have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are placed at the top of the Gold category regardless of which category to which they would otherwise be assigned.

    Preference eligibles who do not have a service-connected disability of 10% or more (XP or TP) are placed at the top of their quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Gold) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.


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    Drug test required No


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