Job Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1984000 and is part of the IL USPFO, National Guard.

Job Description

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens. Military Grades: Officer/Enlisted - May not exceed the rank of CPT. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: MUST possess experience, education, or training involving arithmetic principles, attention to detail, and application of established procedures for recording and compiling data; Experience in sorting and verifying receipt of documents; recognizing or matching forms containing names, numbers, and codes; and establishing a filing system; experience verifying accuracy and completeness of documents, maintaining or reconciling accounts and records; researching documents for discrepancies in debits and credit entries and taking necessary action in balancing accounts; and entering, deleting, and retrieving data utilizing an automated system; experience validating accounting data, analyzing unusual trends for corrective action, maintaining and researching records, and preparing reports; experience in correcting coding or other errors that result in computer generated rejects. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-08 LEVEL - MUST possess specialized experience, education, or training equivalent to 1-year at the next lower-level GS-07, of total accounting procedures; experience planning, organizing, and coordinating work to resolve problems that occur. GS-07 LEVEL - MUST possess specialized experience which includes 1-year equivalent experience, education, or training for the GS-06 Level, in fundamental working experiences with validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the accountant occupational series and grade. GS-06 LEVEL - MUST possess specialized experience which includes 1-year equivalent at the GS-05 Level, education, or training in account maintenance, clerical, and accounting technician support positions requiring a basic understanding of accounting systems, policies, and procedures in performing or supervising the examination, verification, and maintenance of accounts and accounting data; work to perform technical audit functions, develop or install revised accounting procedures, or perform similar quasi-professional accounting. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.