Job at a glance
This position is located in the Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Global Financial Operations Directorate (CGFS/F). This position serves as a systems accountant charged with evaluating, defining, documenting, reviewing, and implementing financial systems requirements, enhancements; supporting users of accounting (manual and automated), financial, budgeting and information reporting systems.
This announcement was modified, annotating it as a non-supervisory position. Major duties: Provides support and training to the financial service centers, bureaus and post users in the use of the various financial and related systems deployed in the Department; assists in the deployment of such systems. Provides professional accounting skill and expertise in-support of operations designed to assist users in the use of automated accounting systems; develops documentation to provide basic guidance for users of the automated accounting systems.
Determines accounting and financial requirements to be met in the design, re-design and adaptation of existing automated and manual systems and sub-systems to meet financial management needs of the worldwide operations of the Department. Performs detailed design systems analyses of enhancements and interfaces to determine if proposed changes will function properly in the context of existing systems; recommends corrective actions as necessary.
Education: See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.