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Accountant
Federal Emergency Management Agency · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
In this position you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), Finance and Administration Division, Finance Branch. MWEOC is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The ideal candidate for this position will possess exceptional analytical skills and has experience creating and maintaining visualization reports or dashboards, reconciling financial data, and preparing complex payroll reports and/or financial forecasts.
What You'll Do
- →All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place.
- →Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays.
- →All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground.
- →What will I do in this position if hired?
- →In this position, you will create and maintain visualization reports or dashboards, reconcile financial data, and prepare complex payroll reports and/or financial forecasts.
- →Typical assignments include: Performing complex salary and benefit (S&B) analysis and preparing detailed cost projections.
- →Interpreting accounting reports, statements, and data which point out trends, identifying deviations from standards and/or plans, and projects data into the future.
- →Resolving complex accounting problems and providing guidance and assistance to program managers and operating personnel on all matters of financial management and financial operations.
- →Validating a variety of accounting data entered into schedules and accounts, making adjustments, and preparing reports.
- →Conducting monthly reconciliations with Treasury.
- →What else do I need to know?
- →At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
- →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.
Requirements
- ✓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, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for a Top Secret/SCI clearance as a condition of placement into this position.
- ✓This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information).
- ✓For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
- ✓Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- ✓You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓Selective Service registration required.
- ✓Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
- ✓You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- ✓You 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.
- ✓Please review the Additional Information section for additional key requirements.
- ✓Positive Education Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement, as outlined in the "requirements" section.
- ✓You must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
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