Accountant

This Accountant position is with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services) in Phoenix, AZ. This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), Financial Management Group (FMG). As an Accountant, GS-0510-13, you will serve as a senior accountant, providing authoritative/comprehensive technical expertise and guidance for accounting work using complex accounting principles, theories and practices for financial reporting, analysis and funds control issues. Key duties: • Serve as an expert providing professional accounting services to other financial managers regarding accounting functions and application of accounting principles, policies and procedures. • Ensure the integrity, propriety, accuracy and timeliness of accounting transactions. • Determine corrective action necessary to resolve complex operational problems by reviewing, analyzing and evaluating incoming source socuments. • Review a variety of complex incoming, outgoing and summary financial reports to ensure the accuracy, reliability and integrity of financial operations and financial reports. • Translate accounting/audit language and monitors complex accounting operations compliance to identify problem areas, determine action required to improve operation program effectiveness and maintain integrity of financial and accounting information. Qualifications: ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further. In order to qualify for the GS-13 position, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1-Interpreting financial management and accounting policies related to Medicaid, CHIP or other national healthcare program; 2-Reviewing and analyzing healthcare or state financial or accounting information in a related system to resolve accounting discrepancies; AND 3-Interpreting or implementing regulations, program guidelines or reports to communicate financial management policies to Stakeholders for Medicaid, CHIP or other national healthcare program. 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. Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current Federal employees must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.