THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICE
2825 WEST DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43235-2789

NATIONWIDE

ARMY TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 08-016-T

OPENING DATE: 10 JANUARY 2008              CLOSING DATE: UNTIL FILLED  

POSITION TITLE, SERIES/GRADE:  STAFF ACCOUNTANT                                                                       70371000-GS-0510-11

SALARY RANGE: (GS-11) $55,755 - $72,483

LOCATION AND UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT:        

 USPFO
AGOH-PF-CO
2825 W. DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43235-2788       

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS who are current Military Members of the Ohio Army National Guard and/or those eligible to become a Military Member of the Ohio Army National Guard.  NOTE: IF YOU ARE AN AGR AND ARE SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO VACATE YOUR AGR STATUS. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A COMPATIBLE MILITARY POSITION IN AN APPROPRIATE UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT IN THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD AS SHOWN BELOW:

COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION:  OFFICER

MOS/AFSC’S COMPATIBLE TO POSITION:  ARMY:  MOS 44A, 45 

MINIMUM MILITARY GRADE: 2LT    MAXIMUM MILITARY GRADE: MAJ          

THIS POSITION IS BEING ANNOUNCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.  WEARING OF THE APPROPRIATE ARMY UNIFORM IS REQUIRED WHILE EMPLOYED IN THIS POSITION.  PERMANENT CHANGE OF DUTY STATION (PCS) FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.  DUE TO MANNING RESTRICTIONS, THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED WHEN MANNING AND FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE.

DUTIES: This position is located in the Army Comptroller Division in the US Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO).  The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Staff Accountant.  Performs detailed reviews and analysis of established procedures and ensures that the administration and operation of financial control systems—to include budget, accounting, payroll, accounts payable, and travel—are in compliance with established statutory requirements, regulations, directives, and policies.  This position requires military membership.   

GENERAL EXPERIENCES: (All Grades) Applicant must meet one of the following:

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”.)

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.  Applicant’s background must also include at least 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.  Appropriate courses are those that relate to the accounting or auditing field of study; or

2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination.

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.   

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:  (GS-11) - 36 months  experience which the applicant demonstrates the following knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

1.  Professional and comprehensive knowledge of the theories, practices, methods, and concepts of accounting techniques. 

2.  Skill in applying this knowledge to conduct on-site reviews designed to identify policy, procedural and situational weaknesses and strengths of each functional area; and to modify and adapt conventional accounting and analytical techniques to solve a variety of accounting problems within the Comptroller Division. 

3.  Skill in planning, coordinating and conducting an annual quality assurance program is also required. 

4.  Knowledge of applicable laws, policies, and regulations and internal control programs to ensure that review coverage is appropriate in meeting established objectives.

5.  Knowledge of ARNG and state financial management objectives, missions, policies and systems, and their relationship with national and local organizational elements, to advise the FM on a wide range of financial management issues.

6.  Knowledge to independently plan and conduct functional area reviews and the ability to gather, organize, consolidate, analyze accounting data, and separate essential from non-essential information. 

7.  Ability to develop findings and/or reports that clearly identify operational problems and trends; and develop alternatives or solutions to resolve conflicting goals and objectives. 

8.  Ability to monitor the resolution of problem areas and correction of deficiencies identified - as technology and methodology changes, the ability to develop and/or modify and review methods and techniques.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:  NOTE:  An official transcript must be submitted with the job application. Study successfully completed in a college, university, technical or vocational school may be substituted for experience at the rate of one year of study (30 semester hours or 20 classroom hours of instruction per week) for 6 months of experience.  Courses must be directly related to the work of the position.

EVALUATION PROCESS:  Applicants will be evaluated solely on information supplied in the application. Experience will be evaluated based on relevance to the position for which the application is made and whether it is full-time or part-time. Individuals not reflecting experience and/or educational requirements, will be found disqualified and not eligible for interview.

HOW TO APPLY:  Apply for this position by submitting any format of resume that includes appropriate information outlined below. The use of an optional application for Federal employment (OF 612) is acceptable. The submission of the supplement to Federal application for employment (attached to this announcement) is recommended in addition to your application.

APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN:  MILITARY MEMBERSHIP STATUS, UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT AND RANK, announcement number, title and grade(s) of the job for which you are applying. Full name, mailing address, day/evening phone numbers (including area code), Social Security number, country of citizenship (most Federal jobs require United States citizenship), reinstatement eligibility (if required, attach SF 50, proof of your career or career-conditional status), highest Federal civilian grade held (also give job series and dates held), education: name and address of high school (including zip code if known), date of Diploma                                                                                                                                                                         

Or GED, name and address of any colleges/universities (including zip code if known, majors, type and year of any degrees received. If

no degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours). Send a copy of your college transcripts if you wish to substitute education for experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:  Provide the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience as it relates to the job for which you are applying (do not send job descriptions). Job title (include series and grade if Federal). Duties, accomplishments, employers name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number, starting/ending dates (month/year), hours per week and salary. Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor.

 OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:  Job-related training courses (title & year), skills (example: foreign languages, computer software/hardware, tools/machinery, typing speed) certificates/licenses (current only), honors, awards and special accomplishments, example: publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking and performance awards. Give dates but do not send the documents unless requested.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for position vacancies without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, lawful political or other affiliations, marital status, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or to any handicap which does not interfere with accomplishment of position requirements. 

NOTE: Selected individual(s) will be required to participate in electronic fund transfer for all payments as a condition of employment.

NOTE:  A pre-employment physical exam may be a requirement for hire.

NOTE:  It is illegal to mail applications at Government expense.  Applications received via this method will not be considered.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICE,

AGOH-HRO-TN-S (see above address) BY 16:00 (4:00 PM) ON THE CLOSING DATE.

FAX NUMBER (614) 336-7052

                                           OHIO NATIONAL GUARD
                            Supplement to Federal Application for employment

Point of Contact for this information is:
Customer Service Section at 614-336-7051 or 7454 or 7453