Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard YARD, Fiscal Department in Baltimore, Maryland. Promotion Potential: If this position is filled at a level below the full performance level, the selectee may be promoted without further competition. This implies no promise or guarantee of a promotion. Responsibilities You will review a variety of accounts payable/receivable and Funds Balance and Treasury billings, researching a broad range of financial transactions and reconciling financial data. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments at the GS-07 level include: Accessing federal government system (Intra-governmental Payment and Collections System or IPAC) to generate and retrieve cash transactions from the Finance Center, other DHS components and Other Government Agencies (OGA). Controlling, reviewing and maintaining an internal system to perform cash reconciliation tasks related to incoming and outgoing IPAC transactions. Receiving, controlling and maintaining an internal system to process a variety of dissimilar types of accounts payable and accounts receivable documents pertaining to Purchase Card and OGA billings. Recording, processing and reconciling by appropriation and payment schedule General Ledger entries for various Surface Forces Logistic Center (SFLC), Yard, and non-industrial funded financial transactions such as accounts payable expenditures, disbursements, receipt accruals and adjustments, as well as accounts receivable, credit memoranda and collection transactions. Controlling and maintaining an internal system to reconcile MILSBILLS (billing for Military Standard Requisition and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) transactions for three Allotment Target Units (ATU). Researching and analyzing financial discrepancies using source and other documents including the General Ledger Reports and queries of Finance and Supply transactions to determine action required and initiating or processing required collective action. Serving as either Collection Clerk/Alternative Collection Clerk for funds owed to the Coast Guard and records collections in NESSS. Communicating both orally and in writing with OGA, Finance Center personnel, and Yard departments for the purpose of obtaining the necessary information to ensure accurate processing of accounts payable and accounts receivable documents received. The GS-05, and GS-06 levels are developmental and will receive tailored instruction, guidance, training, and supervision designed to equip the employee with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful performance at the GS-07 level. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Key Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov A one-year probationary period may be required. Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation. This is a Bargaining Unit position. Time in Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy. Qualifications At the GS-5 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include: Reconciling monthly register printouts with individual accounting transaction listings; initiating, coding and processing accounting adjustments to transfer charges and achieve proper accounting effect on erroneously recorded disbursement documents, progress payments, discounts, etc. in ledgers. OR 4 full years of education above high school level for which high school graduation or the equivalent was a prerequisite; OR a combination of appropriate post high school education and specialized experience that together meet the qualification requirements of the position to be filled. OR Combination of Education or Experience; Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet the total experience requirements. OR Four years of education above high school. At the GS-6 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include: Analyzing error listings, isolating sources of error, making corrective entries and reprocessing accounting transactions; computing transportation charges and discounts, and total amount for vouchers and initiating adjustments; reconciling listing of accounts payable with general ledger, researching discrepancies and initiating adjustment actions. OR at least 1/2 year of appropriate graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the work of the position to be filled; OR a combination of appropriate specialized experience and appropriate graduate level education that together meet the qualification requirements for the position to be filled. At the GS-7 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-6 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience may include: validating, monitoring, and maintaining accounting transactions and records for multiple accounts; reconciling subsidiary ledgers to general ledgers of accounts having a variety of transactions, researching discrepancies and making adjustments; maintaining control and subsidiary accounts and processing transactions for a wide variety of functions. OR One year of appropriate graduate level education in a field of study directly related to the work of the position to be filled; OR a combination of appropriate specialized experience and appropriate graduate level education beyond the first 1/2 year of progressive graduate study that together meet the qualification requirements for the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Transcripts--If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Additional Information Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. E-Verify DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. Fair Chance Act The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to Colleen.M.Stevens@uscg.mil. Suitability Statement If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. Shared Certificates Statement Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions. Special Employment Consideration The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. Moving expenses will not be paid. If selection is made below the full performance level, the incumbent may be promoted up to the target grade without further competition, if all legal and regulatory requirements are met and when recommended by the supervisor. However, promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed and is dependent on successful performance at the lower grade level(s).All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact Colleen.M.Stevens@uscg.mil. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation