Clarification from the agency

Must reside within a 50 mile radius of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, Millington, TN.

In order to qualify for this position, resumes must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the position. Applicant resumes are the key means for evaluating skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position therefore, applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing experience.

Duties for this position include but are not limited to:

• Validates and reconciles the financial activities of third-party administrators for the CNIC NAF Retirement and Benefit Programs (e.g., Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), CSRS Offset, Thrift Savings Plan, Defined Contribution/401(k), NAF Retirement) to include reconciliations for both NAF and appropriated fund (APF) staff.
• Provides guidance to ensure all benefits plans are compliant with regulations and plan directives.
• Controls and maintains all financial records related to administration of employee benefit programs and prepares and maintains a variety of financial reports and statistical analysis of the employee benefit programs.
• Develops and prepares the annual employee benefits preliminary budget; performs analysis and reviews budget data to financial data to ensure benefit revenue (downloads) is sufficient to cover benefit costs; and evaluates overall financial effectiveness of retirement programs.
• Performs complex reconciliations to provide internal control, assure accuracy of benefit payments to benefit providers, and validate the accuracy of related transactions on all general ledger accounts.
• Reviews payroll bi-weekly pension data for accuracy, identifies discrepancies, determines probable causes, and proposes solutions.
• Produces, maintains, and submits FERS contribution reports for accurate and timely payments.
• Manage invoicing and payment reconciliations for benefit services provided to the United States Naval Academy.
• Analyzes data and/or prepares reports (e.g., pension earnings) for internal and/or external usage.

Conditions of employment

• Must pass all applicable records and background check.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
• Must reside within a 50 mile radius of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, Millington, TN.

Qualifications

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate possesses at least one the following:

• At least two years of specialized experience with accounting work and two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree.
• At least two years of specialized experience with accounting work and a master's degree or directly related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.
• A combination of education and specialized experience that includes 24 upper level semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality.

• Professional knowledge of the concepts and principles of accounting.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON), and CNIC HR policies, regulations, and procedures related to NAF and/or APF retirement and/or benefits plans.
• Knowledge of CNIC organizational structure, mission(s) of organizations serviced, and sources of funding.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and review budget data.
• Ability to determine accuracy, identify discrepancies and probable causes, and propose solutions to correct financial deficiencies.
• Skill in the use of a Human Resources Information System (e.g., SAPHR, Defense Civilian Personnel Data System).
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office Programs (e.g., Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Ability to analyze and prepare clear, concise, and technically sound reports (e.g., financial) related to work within the Branch.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

How you will be evaluated

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

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.