Clarification from the agency

United States Citizens

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Credit Accounting and Servicing Division, and is under the direct supervision of the Loans and Guarantees Manager. The Department is responsible for the accounting and servicing of the Bank's loans, guarantees, and related claims, debt rescheduling programs and certain administrative accounting.

The incumbent works independently in various aspects of Loans and Guarantees and Claims Servicing Section. This section is responsible for the financial records and the various accounting, servicing and data functions of loans, guarantees, and claims programs. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, credit servicing such as application of funds received, disbursement of loans and claims, billings, interest accruals, accrual and deferral of fee income, refunding overpayments, monitoring accounts pertaining to loans, guarantees, and claims.

At the full performance level, duties include, but are not limited to:

• Services, monitors, disburses, applies, refunds, bills direct loans, guarantees, payment certificates, and claims.
• Monitors, tracks and takes the necessary actions to ensure that all financial and/or accounting transactions are recorded properly in the applicable system in a timely manner in order to ensure the continuing accuracy of the servicing unit and the entire division.
• Independently performs reconciliations of credits to ensure accurate outstanding balance, maturity dates, principal outstanding and accruals, and repayment schedules.
• Independently performs detailed and complex research analysis, reconciliation, examination, and interpretations of complex assets.
• Responds to a wide variety of ordinary and complex accounting questions and problems generated from a large and diverse customer base internal and external to EXIM.
• Researches and identifies unidentified cash receipts.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background and Security/Suitability Investigation
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period
• Specialized experience MUST be documented on your resume

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

A. Degree: A degree in 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.")

OR

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. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

• Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; or
• A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
• 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.

In addition to the Basic Requirements noted above, applicants must also meet and demonstrate the specialized experience listed below:

Specialized Experience (Credit for Specialized Experience on resume must reflect 40 hours/Full-time per week for each period of work):

GS-11: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Government. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience recording financial data in accordance to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Experience interpreting account relationships using reconciliation techniques, accounts receivable, accounts payable
• Experience disbursing officer's accountability to properly process payments based on policies and procedures defined by an organization including resolving any discrepancies found in payments, deposits, and accounts receivable with customers and other stakeholders

OR

If you are substituting education for experience to qualify for at this level, you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

OR

If you are combining both education and experience to qualify for this level, equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level.

GS-12: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Government. Specialized experience includes:

• Experience recording financial data in accordance to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Experience interpreting account relationships using reconciliation techniques, accounts receivable, accounts payable
• Experience disbursing officer's accountability to properly process payments based on policies and procedures defined by an organization including resolving any discrepancies found in payments, deposits, and accounts receivable with customers and other stakeholders
• Experience preparing reports that present financial or research findings

Education cannot be substituted for experience at the GS-12 grade level

For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed:

• Organization/Agency's Name
• Title
• Salary (series and grade, if applicable)
• Start and end dates (including the month and year)
• Number of hours you worked per week
• Relevant experiences that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement

If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined here.

All requirements must be met by 08/15/2018, the closing date of the announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the job opportunity announcement closes, a careful evaluation of your resume and supporting documentation will be made, and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the job qualifications; and to the extent to which your application shows that you possess the competencies associated with this position. If, after evaluating your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your responses when compared to your background information, your category may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your skills and abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Category Rating method will be used to evaluate applicants. All qualified applicants will be assigned to one of the following categories:

• Best Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies.
• Well Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies.
• Qualified - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies to a substantive degree.

This Category Rating method does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied.

Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAJobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.