Accountant (Staff)

Department: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $117962.0 - $153354.0 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association Ginnie Mae. This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under announcement 25-HUD-364. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Major Duties:

• As an Accountant (Staff), you will: Prepare and/or review the financial statements and accounting reports of the Association. Respond to and resolve audit findings and recommendations pertaining to the general ledger functions brought up by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the Office of Inspector General (OIG), HUD's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Ginnie Mae internal control reviews. Identify changes to financial systems and procedures which need to be documented and/or which impact existing handbooks and guidelines. Develop procedures that document each change. Consult with and advise Division management on the development of policies, practices, and procedures relating to the use of operating data in exercising accounting and financial controls and in promoting greater efficiencies in these areas.

Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience for the GS-13, is one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, which is directly related to the position as listed in this announcement. Specialized experience is defined as follows: - Analyzing accounting data and preparing reports for senior management; AND - Applying accounting principles or policies in order to perform various accounting functions; AND - Reviewing mortgage loan accounting to ensure that proper accounting policies and procedures are in place and producing desired results; AND - Creating or updating policies and procedures for manual and automated accounting systems. Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

How to Apply: HUD has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers. Please review the entire announcement before applying. The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date. HUD provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application: Log into your USAJOBS account (USAJOBS Login) A list of announcements in which you have applied will be at the Welcome screen Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position. For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website. To preview the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12641555

Application Deadline: 2024-12-27