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COST ACCOUNTANT
Army National Guard Units · Posted today
About the Role
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a COST ACCOUNTANT. This position is located at US Property and Fiscal Office Comptroller Branch, Accounting Services Branch. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Cost Accountant in a developmental capacity, performing assignments designed to further develop applicable analytical and evaluative skills.
What You'll Do
- →As aCOST ACCOUNTANT ,GS - 0510- 9/11, you will: Cost Accounting: The incumbent will analyze, examine, and interpret accounting data, records, and reports to determine past costs, identify improperly recorded costs, and reallocate cost to ensure they are recorded in proper cost structure.
- →Incumbent will utilize GFEBS to inform managers of the cost of performing various functions associate with Service Level Agreements and Service Support Programs and assist them in using their funds in a more cost efficient and cost-effective manner in support of their goals.
- →Incumbent furnishes advice and assistance to management on accounting and financial management matters, analyzes information, resolves conflicting data, and formulates recommendations for management decisions.
- →Coordinates and integrates analytical activities related to cost accounting and management.
- →Using appropriate costing methodologies, the incumbent develops cost accounting data to provide accurate and timely financial information to satisfy command information requirements and to document full costs of installation activities.
- →Accounting theories, concepts, principles, and standards are used to in internal matters involving regulatory requirements, statutory provisions, in internal matters involving regulatory requirements, statutory provisions, procedures, systems, or problems arising from changes in mission, programs or organizational structure.
- →Monitors and assists in implementation of approved and directed procedural and cost management changes.
- →Evaluates proposed regulatory changes and employee suggestions referred by the USPFO and provides comments and recommendations.
- →Managerial Accounting: Provides accounting advice and recommendations to program managers and the installation staff.
- →Determines, selects, organizes, and analyzes appropriate data for the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations for use in executing performance measurements.
- →Interprets financial management policy and provides guidance to staff elements.
- →Identifies, monitors and reports trends and performance measurements that will aid managers in making financial management decisions.
- →Manages the General Ledger to ensure the reconciliation of all General Ledger Tie Point issues and taking corrective action to input or reverse spending chain transaction or coordination with the DFAS Tie Point team for GFEBS Tier 2 corrections.
- →Reviews and analyzes General Ledge Abnormal Balances, and takes corrective action to correct, or coordinates with the DFAS General Ledger team for correction.
Requirements
- ✓A degree in accounting or auditing; or a degree including auditing courses in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.
- ✓The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.
- ✓Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher.
- ✓For a combination of education and experience, there must be at least 4 years of experience in accounting or an equivalent accounting experience.
- ✓You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.
- ✓To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8c41eb7e-7231-4bda-aea0-682444947d04
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