Accountant

Summary

Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 90 days of the closing date.
This position is also being announced concurrently under Delegated Examining (DE) procedures vacancy number: D27-AR-13072230-CFO. Applicants who wish to also be considered under DE must apply to both vacancies separately.
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Duties

The position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Division of the Controller, Portfolio Servicing and Accounting Group, and is under the direct supervision of the Portfolio Servicing Manager. The department is responsible for the accounting and servicing of the Bank's loans, guarantees, and related claims, debt rescheduling programs and certain administrative accounting activities.
The incumbent works in various aspects of Loan and Guarantees, Insurance and Claim Servicing Section. This section is responsible for the financial records and various accounting, servicing, and data functions of loans, guarantees, insurance and claims programs. Responsibilities include but are not limited to subledger to general ledger reconciliations for all EXIM programs, credit servicing such as application of funds received, disbursements of loans and claims, billings, interest accruals, accrual, and deferral of fee income, refunding of overpayments, monitoring accounts pertaining to loans, guarantees, insurance, and claims.
Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs portfolio servicing activities, reconciles financial transactions, and ensures accurate accounting records and credit balances.
• Processes and researches cash transactions, payments, billings, refunds, and account adjustments to maintain accurate financial records.
• Analyzes financial data, performs reconciliations, supports system testing, and recommends improvements to ensure data integrity and compliance.
• Provides accounting support to internal and external customers, resolves payment-related issues, and manages invoicing and collections activities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume
• Current or Former Political Appointees: If you are, or have been employed in the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
• May require financial disclosure of personal and immediate family financial holdings, outside positions, and interests.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:
A) Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
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B) Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; or
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24- semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

• Processing AP and AR accounting operational tasks: Experience processing transactions in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable sub-ledgers, including receipts, disbursements, research and resolution of cash suspense accounts (unallocated or unidentified funds);
• Reconciliations sub-ledger to general ledger: Experience using technology (i.e., excel pivots, complex excel formulas, etc.) to prepare sub-ledger (i.e., Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable) reconciliations to general ledger accounts to ensure proper recording of financial data in automated software systems; and
• Accounting journal entries: Experience preparing manual journal entries to record financial activity using generally accepted accounting principles.

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Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Current or Former Political Appointees: Pursuant to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) oversight authority under section 1104(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) and section 5.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, OPM requires agencies to seek their approval prior to appointing any current or former political appointee to a permanent position (without time limits) in the civil service. A former or recent political appointee is someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. OPM's oversight in this area safeguards merit system principles as well as fair and open competition free from political influence. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.
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