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Rome, NYFull-time$41–101K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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DFAS seeks an Accountant to provide professional accounting services, management advice, and assistance to internal and external customers. The role reviews accounting documents and operating procedures, monitors internal controls, and conducts audits and analyses of financial operations. Duties are developmental below the GS-12 full-performance level, with selections possible at GS-11 or GS-12 and potential promotion from GS-11 at management discretion.
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NY1730863 Accountant Full time for DFAS in Rome, NY. Salary $40,736 to - $101,375 per year Open & closing dates 08/03/2026 to 11/02/2026 Duties: Provides professional accounting services, management advice, and assistance to supported internal and external customers and organizations. Reviews and analyzes a wide variety of accounting documents, reports, policies, and procedures pertaining to multiple appropriation accounts. Reviews, analyzes and modifies operating programs, practices, and procedures related to assigned area. Establishes and monitors internal controls to identify problem areas, determine actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, and ensure and maintain the integrity of financial and accounting information. Performs special audits, studies, reports and/or, analysis to evaluate the status of the financial health and/or position of accounting operations based measurements or indicators. Duties will be developmental in nature while performing below the full performance level (GS-12). Requirements: Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related degree), in addition to meeting Office of Personnel Management (OPM) minimum qualification requirements. Substitution of combination of education and experience must still, in conjunction, minimally satisfy the DHA qualification requirement. Education GS-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html). Selections may be made at the GS-11 or GS-12 entry grade levels. If selected at the GS-11, the position will be developmental in nature. Once eligibility and qualification requirements are met, selectees will be eligible for promotion at management discretion to the GS-12 grade level without further competition. To see the complete job description and to apply visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/878579000 Questions about how to navigate the application or in need of assistance with applying? Please email Barbara Paige at [email protected]
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