Staff Accountant

About

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking a full‑time Staff Accountant (GS‑0510‑7T12) to work at JB Andrews, Camp Springs, MD. The position can be filled at any grade and is a permanent, non‑remote role.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties as a professional accountant resolving complex problems, developing and revising fiscal procedures for Chief Financial Officer (CFO) compliance.
• Provide liaison functions between AFAA, base organizations, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), and the Services.
• Serve as the command focal point for accounting structure alignments with the Services and DFAS.
• Examine, verify, reconcile, and maintain accounts and accounting data in the Air Force accounting systems.

Compensation

• Salary range: $57,736 – $133,142
• Travel: 25 %

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 11 Federal holidays each year
• 13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative)
• Paid vacation: 13–26 days per year based on length of employment
• Life insurance
• Health insurance (no waiting period for you and your family)
• Retirement: Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
• Basic Benefits Plan, Social Security, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with automatic 1 % agency contribution and up to 5 % matching

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• Responsible for safeguarding classified or sensitive accounting‑related information and/or files.
• Must meet the Financial Management Level 2 certification requirements as required by the National Defense Authorization Act.
• Must satisfy the minimum qualification requirements for the 0510 occupational series as stipulated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
• Experience conducting audit testing is highly desirable.
• Professional knowledge of generally accepted accounting methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, processes, and standards (e.g., GAAP).
• Education: A degree in accounting or a related field (business administration, finance, public administration) that includes 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be credit in business law).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) and Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of a wide range of accounting systems and related documents used to gather and analyze budgetary information.
• Knowledge of missions, functions, goals, objectives, work processes, and sources of funding pertinent to accounting organizations.
• Knowledge of automated data processing concepts, system capabilities, and economic usage to effectively complete accounting assignments.
• Skill in organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating data to reconcile accounting reports, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve accounting problems.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience requested.