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Student Trainee (Accountant)

Employer
USAJobs
Location
McLean, Virginia
Closing date
Nov 24, 2019

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Duties

Summary

This position is in the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Team. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer establishes financial policies and procedures and oversees the formulation and execution of the agency's budget. This position is located in McLean, VA.
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Responsibilities

As a Student Trainee (Accountant), you will be responsible for gaining hands-on experience performing accounting work that requires the application of accounting theories, concepts, principles, and standards to the internal financial management of the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). Interns will:
  • Gain knowledge of accounting principles and standards to recognize and measure revenues, automated accounting systems, internal controls, and general business practices to evaluate financial data and transactions.
  • Gain knowledge of budget principles and practices of budget administration and analysis; including preparing, justifying, reporting on, and executing the budget; and the relationships among program, budget, accounting, and reporting systems.
  • Learn effective verbal and written communication skills and practice active listening and reading comprehension;
  • Expand their exposure to working professionally in a team environment;
  • Learn time management skills and how to organize tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion of work products; and
  • Learn to achieve task and assignment objectives within established deadlines and keep project leaders, supervisors and other personnel informed of progress and any impediments to timely completion of assigned activities.


Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
7 - VH-34 band level is equivalent to the GS-7.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Must be at least 16 years of age.
  • Must be able to work full-time during summer break.


Qualifications

As a Pathways Intern, you must meet and comply with all of the following PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Maintain your enrollment on at least a half-time basis at qualifying educational institution. Half-time is typically 6 semester hours for undergraduate and 3 semester hours for graduate students but may be defined differently by your educational institution;
  • Provide course registration information at the start of each school term and verification of academic status (transcript) at the end of each academic term;
  • Meet and maintain the required GPA;
  • Sign a Pathways Internship agreement that sets forth the expectations for the internship upon entry on duty; and
  • Have the ability to work a full-time schedule (40 hours/week) during your summer break from school;
  • Failure to meet or maintain qualifications or program requirements or failure to provide required documentation will result in termination of your appointment.
You may be non-competitively converted to a term, career-conditional or career appointment, within 120 days following successful completion of all of your educational and work experience requirements in accordance with 5 CFR 362.204, at the discretion of the Agency. Conversion is not automatic nor guaranteed. If you meet program requirements and are approved for conversion, you will be appointed at the grade level for which you are qualified to an Accountant position, which has promotion potential to the VH-38 (GS-12 equivalent) band level.

You must meet STUDENT STATUS REQUIREMENTS to be eligible for this internship opportunity. You must:
  • Be enrolled as a student in an accredited 4-year college/university Bachelor's or Master's degree program on at least a half-time basis;
  • Have substantially completed 3 academic years of progressive, higher level education, i.e., be a current college junior or higher. Three full academic years of undergraduate or graduate education is the number of credit hours determined by your college/university to represent three years of full-time study;
  • Provide proof that you have completed your third academic year of higher level education by submitting an official transcript at the end of your school's 2020 spring term
  • Have and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.95 on a 4 point scale. If your school uses an alternate grading system, you must submit proof and explanation of the grading system with your application or you will not be considered for this position;
  • Have a planned graduation date not earlier than August 2020 and no later than June 2021; and
  • Be in good academic standing (e.g., not on academic probation).
If you graduate before August 2020 you are not eligible for this Pathways Internship unless you are pursuing further education and provide proof of enrollment or acceptance into a degree or certificate seeking program with your application.

Education

In addition, you must meet EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS to qualify for this internship. Your undergraduate or graduate-level education must be in one of the following major fields of study:
  • Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Business with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Accountancy - other majors study directly related to the work of the internship position.
Foreign Education: If you want to use education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the requirements for this position, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by an organization recognized by the US Department of Education .

GRADE LEVELS:

In addition to meeting the Student Status and Educational Requirements you may qualifiy at the VH-32 (GS-05 equivalent) band level if you meet the following:
1) Completion of 4 academic years of post high school leading to a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in one of the following fields:Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Business with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Accountancy - other major study directly related to the work of the internship position AND currently enrolled. (Must submit transcripts with application)

In addition to meeting the Student Status and Educational Requirements you qualify at the VH-34 (GS-7 equivalent) band level if meet one of the following:
1) A bachelor's degree; at least one full academic year of graduate level education; AND currently enrolled.
Degree field of study must be in Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Business with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Accountancy - other majors study directly related to the work of the internship position.
OR
2) A bachelor's degree; currently enrolled; AND have eligibility under Superior Academic Achievement provisions.
Degree field of study must be in Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Business with an Accounting Concentration, Masters of Accountancy - other majors study directly related to the work of the internship position.

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements and submit all required supporting documentation by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

  • All FCA employees are subject to the conflict of interest laws and Standards of Ethical Conduct imposed upon all employees of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report.
  • FCA's supplemental ethics regulations restrict certain FCA employees concerning their direct or indirect interests in, or connections with, Farm Credit System institutions. These rules also require all employees to obtain approval for outside employment or business activities. Please contact the HR Division for additional information on these rules.
  • FCA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
  • This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies if openings in the same series and grade occur.


How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for this internship position.

If you meet the requirements, your application will be forwarded to the hiring manager in unranked order by veterans' preference as follows: 1) preference eligibles with compensable, service-connected disability of 10% or more; 2) all other candidates eligible for 10-point veterans' preference; 3) candidates eligible for 5-point veterans' preference; and 4) candidates not eligible for veterans' preference. This method protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles. The hiring manager may make selections from the list providing no preference eligible is passed over to select a non-preference eligible unless the requirements of 5 USC 3371(b) or 3318(b) are met.

Please review the Qualifications and Required Documents sections of this announcement to make sure you have provided all required information clearly and with sufficient detail to allow a determination on your qualifications. We will not make assumptions regarding your education. You will not be considered for this position if any part of your application or supporting documentation is incomplete. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or adverse action after hiring.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

1. RESUME: Your resume must clearly state the name and address of the institution you are enrolled, the degree you expect to receive, your major field of study, and the date your degree is expected to be awarded.

2. EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: Education must be from accredited institutions. FCA reserves the right to verify educational information.

Undergraduate students: You must submit college transcripts (official or unofficial transcript) showing your name, the name of your university(s), all courses completed, and cumulative GPA. Your undergraduate degree must be in one of the fields of study listed in the Qualifications Tab of this announcement.
Graduate students: If you are pursuing a Master's degree, either your Master's degree or Undergraduate degree must be in one of the fields of study listed in the Qualifications tab of this announcement. In this case, you must submit all college transcripts (undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate) that document the educational requirements for this position (unofficial transcripts are acceptable).
If You Are Not a Current Student: You must submit proof of enrollment (letter from the registrar's office or acceptance letter from an accredited educational institution) showing intended enrollment on not less than a half time basis as defined by the academic institution.

3. VETERANS' DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans' preference, click here. Veterans should submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty - or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service (e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.) along with any other required documents.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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 .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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