Accountant
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Cleveland, OHJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Cleveland, OH, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is hiring an Accountant for positions in Indianapolis, Limestone, Rome, Cleveland, and Columbus. The role provides accounting advice, reviews and improves accounting programs and procedures, supports internal controls, resolves accounting-system issues, and conducts audits and analyses of accounting operations. This is not a remote work opportunity. Applicants must have related financial experience and/or a related financial degree, along with applicable qualification requirements.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Apply online through 11/2/2026 at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/878579000{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} **This is NOT a remote work opportunity. ** **Positions are located in: ** - Indianapolis, IN - Limestone, ME - Rome, NY - Cleveland, OH - Columbus, OH Duties - The major duties described below reflect the full performance level of this position: - Provides professional accounting advice and assistance in the application and compliance of generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and procedures. - Reviews, analyzes and modifies operating programs, practices, and procedures related to receiving, controlling, validating, recording, and reporting accounting transactions affecting asset, liability, revenue, expense, and budgetary accounts. - Assists in establishing and monitoring 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. - Applies knowledge and understanding of automated data processing systems as they apply to accounting systems and "feeder" systems and the ability to deal effectively and logically in solving program/system issues. - Performs special audits, studies, reports, and/or analysis to evaluate the status of the financial health and/or position of accounting operations based on balanced scorecard measurements or indicators. Requirements Conditions of employment - Must be a U.S. Citizen - Background or Security Investigation - see the Additional Information field below for more details. - Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959) - Suitable for Federal employment - Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification - New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov. Qualifications Applicants MUST have related financial experience AND/OR a related financial degree (examples include: Finance, Accounting, Management, Actuarial Science, or related), 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. Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe this in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient. This position has a positive education requirement. To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below: (1) Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was
How this job compares
Set against the 3,481 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$75–98K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$42–50/hr893 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 116 open Accountant jobs in Ohio and 3,481 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting18 open
- H&R Block9 open
- Three Saints Bay4 open
- Experience
- Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,295 postings).
- Education
- 1,847 of the 3,481 open Accountant jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
