LEAD Accounting Technician; TITLE Security Clearance

Position: LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (TITLE 5) with Security Clearance
Duties As a LEAD ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (TITLE
5), GS-0525-9, you will:
* Serve as a Team Leader and communicate assignments, projects, and problems to be solved.
* Coach a team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques.
* Lead a team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow, skill level, and/or occupational specialization.
* Provide or arrange for training methods and techniques of team building and teamwork to accomplish tasks or projects.
* Prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information.
* Perform broad in-depth analysis on multiple management systems and apply this information to resolve complicated precedent type cases.
* Perform fact finding, research, and investigations to identify, analyze, and recommend solutions regarding fiscal accounting activity.
* Analyze particular facts of fiscal transaction problems/issues, verify, evaluate, and interpret considerable amounts of data.
* Apply many different and unrelated processes and methods associated with fiscal transactions to analyze complex and unusual accounting transactions.
* Research, interpret, analyze, and apply regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions to work and/or resolve complex fiscal issues and problems.
* Examine accounts and/or resolve difficult reconciliations requiring an analysis of adjustments and corrections in accounts.
* Trace transactions identifying the source of discrepancies, develop corrective actions required to bring accounts into agreement.
* Ensure the accuracy of adjusted accounts and recommend actions to prevent recurrence of similar discrepancies involving a multiplicity of interrelated systems.
* Compile and verify the accuracy of accounting data to prepare statements and reports, schedules, and comparative analyses of accounting transactions.
* Reconstruct inaccurate accounts, gather and organize information for inquiries, and resolve problems referred by managers, employees, and Congressional inquiries.
* Coordinate with internal/external financial and program management personnel to resolve issues and/or prevent accounting errors.
* Use initiative to guide and inform individuals to provide information, take corrective action, and provide findings, and/or recommendations/solutions to comply with established laws and regulations.
* Use fiscal accounting and related interfaced systems to provide input/adjustments to the fiscal accounting database of record.
** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.
** Requirements Conditions of employment
* Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
* This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
* Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
* THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 2 Certified position designated as such in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Public Law 112-81, Subtitle F-Financial Management, section 1051, amending 10 United States Code, section 1599d. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense requirements of this certification program. This certification requirement is a condition of employment for this position.

Failure to obtain this certification within the required time may subject the incumbent to adverse action.
* One year of specialized experience equivalent to the lower grade level in the Federal service in order to be considered for this position.
* Limited to permanent technician on-board only with the IL ARNG.
* This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program. Qualifications AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
The areas of consideration for this position, Title 5 Excepted Service, will be in the following manner and sequence:
* The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be candidates who match through the Priority Placement Program (PPP).
* The SECOND area of consideration will be all excepted permanent, currently Title 5, technicians within the ILNG. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : GS-09 Level - MUST have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-08, in the normal line of progression for the occupation, Lead Accounting Technician, in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: leading a team of accounting technicians and providing analysis, validation, processing, and correction of financial transactions;

communicating assignments, projects, and problems to be solved; coaching a team in the selection and…