ACCOUNTANT

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Accountant GS-0510: Accounting Series 0510 (opm.gov)

Specialized Experience:

For the GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing an automated financial management and accounting system; applying accounting principles, practices and techniques to ensure funds are used appropriately. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: business administration, finance, or public administration.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

For the GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes utilizing an automated financial management and accounting systems; applying accounting principles, practices and techniques to ensure funds are used appropriately; and interpreting and analyzing accounting regulations and/or reports to recommend solutions to finance related issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11 or above).