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 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC Join the team! Begin a challenging career with the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL), and you will help shape the workforce of
tomorrow. DOL offers rewarding opportunities to contribute to
a noble mission; to serve and protect American workers, prepare them
for new and better jobs, and to ensure the safety and fairness of
American workplaces.
The Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Chief Financial Officer
(OCFO), is looking for an energetic and innovative person who will
enjoy working in an exciting, dynamic and mission driven
organization. The mission of the Department of Labor is to ensure
the American worker's needs are met.

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer (OCFO), Office of Fiscal Integrity (OFI). OFI has
a broad range of responsibilities targeted primarily at assuring
that the Department complies with the requirements of the Chief
Financial Officers Act (CFOA), and related Federal statutes,
regulations and requirements, particularly those requirements
addressing the preparation of departmental and agency level
financial statements.

In this role, you will perform a wide variety of assignments
relating to financial and accounting systems procedures, reports and
other financial management requirements.

This position is at the full performance level.

This position is outside the Bargaining Unit - Local 12.

Applicants must apply for this vacancy on-line by clicking the Apply
Online button below.

The Department of Labor does not recognize academic degrees from
schools that are not accredited by an accrediting institution
recognized by the Department of Education. Any applicant falsely
claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be
subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal
employment to removal from federal service.

Major Duties

Represents the Office, the Deputy CFO, the Associate Deputy CFO, the
Division Director and the Department's management at meetings and
conferences with senior officials/staff of the OIG, other agencies,
GAO, OMB, Treasury, GSA, the Executive Branch Councils, the FASAB,
and Congressional committees on matters relating to
financial/accounting systems and procedures.

Provides advice and assistance to top staff and key management
officials of the Department and the Department's component agencies,
including regional offices, concerning financial and accounting
systems procedures, reports and other financial management
requirements.

Develops, tests and maintains agency, program and departmental
reporting and statement compilation guides that comply with
financial requirements, and establish clear and meaningful
procedures for use by financial staff throughout the Department.

Performs a continuing review and analysis of the procedures utilized
at the departmental level and in the major agencies to compile data
from the SGL and subsidiary ledgers, assuring that detailed
transactions as well as summary reports derived from those ledgers
sweep the correct fields, provide meaningful aggregations, and are
useful to agency management.

Develops, tests and maintains reconciliation procedures at the
ledger and appropriations levels for budgetary and accounting data
to assure accurate and meaningful display in the financial
statements.

Plans, develops and/or improves systems and procedures applicable to
all departmental and agency financial management and accounting
operations.

Develops annual guidance, in the form of compilation guides, for the
maintenance and improvement of DOL accounting procedures insofar as
they relate to the structural needs of external reporting
requirements, to assure conformance to Federal responsiveness and to
management needs.

Analyzes the Department's status with respect to unresolved and/or
open audit recommendations related to Treasury year end reports and
financial statements; coordinates with OIG, agency audit liaison
officers and the Division's staff working on the requirements of the
Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988; prepares periodic reports
to the Director, and the Associate Deputy CFO.

Provides technical expertise to DOL agencies and OCFO staff on the
DOLAR$ and ancillary accounting system requirements imposed by the
CFOA.

Prepares monthly reconciliation and journal vouchers for the Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), Unemployment Insurance Trust
Fund, Black Lung Trust Funds, Payroll, Account Payable, Accounts
Receivable, Revenue and Budgetary Resources to ensure compliance
with Treasury guidance and FASAB.

Responsible for the compilation and preparation of the quarterly and
annual financial statements as required by the OMB Circular A-136
Financial Reporting requirements.

How to Apply

Your application and all required supplemental documents must be
submitted in the manner specified in this section. Applications and
supplemental documents that are submitted in any other manner
without prior approval from the agency point of contact will be
handled as incomplete and will not be considered.
Please be advised that your application will be regarded as
incomplete and will not be considered if the Human Resources Office
does not receive your application and all required supplemental
documentation, as specified in the "Required Documents" section of
this vacancy announcement, by midnight Eastern Standard Time
(EST) on the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
If you require assistance, contact the agency point of contact
identified within the vacancy announcement.
You must follow all three steps described below in order to complete
the application process:
STEP ONE - (Online Resume -
USAJOBS)
You must create a user account and at least one Federal resume at
USAJOBS. Information you provide in USAJOBS is general information
completed by all applicants. The information you provide and your
Federal resume will become part of your application and will
automatically be transferred to the DOORS system when you apply
on-line. After you finish submitting your resume from USAJOBS, you
will automatically be taken to DOORS where you will be asked to
complete the next step of the application process. You may edit
your resume up until midnight EST of the announcement close date.
STEP TWO - (Vacancy Specific Questions -
DOORS)
In DOORS, you will answer vacancy specific questions necessary to
evaluate your qualifications for the specific job to which you
are applying. When completed, the information you provided at
USAJOBS and the answers to the DOORS questions will become your
application.
You may edit your answers up until midnight EST of the announcement
close date. After the vacancy closes the HR office uses the
application package to automatically rate, rank and certify
candidates.
STEP THREE - (Faxing Supporting
Documentation)
The last step of the application process is to fax all of the
required supplemental documentation that is specified in
the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement.
These required documents must be received by midnight Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the vacancy
announcement. The fax cover sheets with fax instructions are
displayed in DOORS after you finish answering all vacancy related
questions.
You must use a separate fax cover sheet for each type of supporting
document. Please follow the instructions below carefully to ensure
your supporting documents are properly faxed and received:
FAX INSTRUCTIONS:
1. After answering all vacancy related questions in DOORS, you will
be taken to a page containing a list of fax cover sheets for all
requested supplemental documents.
2. Choose the document coversheet(s) you would like to print by
selecting the appropriate check boxes in the "Selected Documents"
column.
3. Click the "Print Cover Sheets" button. A new window will pop up
containing the fax cover sheet(s) that you selected. Print out the
cover sheet(s). NOTE: You must be connected to a printer in order to
print the coversheets.
4. Before faxing your document(s), take care to ensure that it is
legible and that all information is complete and signed if necessary.
5. Place the corresponding cover sheet on top of the document and
fax the cover sheet and document together to the fax number that is
specified on the cover sheet. NOTE: If you are faxing more than one
document, EACH DOCUMENT MUST BE FAXED SEPARATELY under its
corresponding cover sheet to the fax number specified on the
cover sheet. DO NOT FAX ALL DOCUMENTS UNDER ONE COVER SHEET.
6. Be sure to save these cover sheets in the event that you need to
re-fax your supporting documents for this vacancy announcement at a
later time. Please note that these fax cover sheets can only be
used for this specific vacancy announcement. Each fax transmission
includes a unique identification number, which ensures that your
document is processed correctly.
7. You should receive an e-mail that the fax has been successfully
received by Human Resources. This EMAIL CONFIRMATION is your
official receipt of submission. The fax confirmation generated by
the fax machine is NOT your official receipt of submission.
Your application will be considered incomplete and YOU WILL BE FOUND
INELIGIBLE if you fail to submit the required documentation as
specified under the required documents section by midnight
Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the vacancy
announcement.
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Required Documents:
Submit your required supplemental documentation by carefully
following the fax instructions provided in the "How to Apply"
section of this vacancy announcement. If you submit supplemental
documentation in any other manner without prior approval from the
agency point of contact, your application will be deemed incomplete
and will be removed from consideration. Required supplemental
documents must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST)
on the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED:
You are not required to submit a document if it does not apply to
you.
1. Any applicant claiming veteran's preference must submit their DD-
214 for it to be considered.
2. Any applicant claiming service related disability must submit a
letter from the Veteran's Administration, as well as a DD-214, for
such disability to be considered.
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3. Any applicant wishing to claim CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must
submitan official letter conferring such eligibility for it to be
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4.SF-50 (NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION) - All
status candidates or reinstatement eligibles must submit a copy of
your most recent SF-50, which indicates competitive status
eligibility.
5. College Transcript - All applicants are required to submit a
copy of their college transcript (in English)from a U.S. Department
of Education accredited college or university as part of their
application package.
The Department of Labor does not recognize academic degrees from
schools that are not accredited by an accrediting institution
recognized by the Department of Education. Any applicant falsely
claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be
subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal
employment to removal from federal service.
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FOREIGN EDUCATION
6. Any applicant claiming eligibility under a Special Appointing
Authority must submit documentation conferring such eligibility for
it to be considered.
Applicants must submit all applicable, required documents by the
closing date of the announcement. If you have any questions, or to
make arrangements to submit documents in a way other than that
specified above, please address your concerns to the contact person
listed in this announcement.
If you are selected for this position, the documentation you present
for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Form I-9 prior to your beginning employment will be verified through
the DHS "E-Verify" system. Federal law requires DOL to use the E-
Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new hires,
and obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any
discrepancies identified by the system as a condition of continued
employment.
PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: Persons selected for employment with the
Department of Labor who are not current DOL employees will be
required to provide proof of citizenship, in the form of a passport,
birth certificate or other approved documentation, prior to entry on
duty.
Supplemental information submitted in a franked government agency
envelope will NOT be accepted. Documentation forwarded to the DOORS
Help Desk will not meet the submission requirements for this
position.
Do NOT fax a copy of your application.
If you fail to submit the supplemental information as specified
above, your application will be considered incomplete and YOU WILL
BE FOUND INELIGIBLE.
Documentation forwarded to the DOORS Help Desk will not meet the
submission requirements for this position.


Contact Information:
Ms. Fulmer

Phone: 202 693-7700

Fax: 000-000-0000

TDD: (202)693-7758

Email: lfulmer@dol.gov


Or write:
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
C-5516
Washington, DC 20210

Fax: 000-000-0000


What To Expect Next:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an
evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The
most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring
manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will
be notified of the outcome.
You may check the status of your application for this position by
logging into USAJOBS and clicking on the 'My USAJOBS' tab. Click
on 'application' to track your online job application. You will be
routed to the USAJOBS Online Application History Page to view the
status of your application. When you click the 'More Information'
link, you will be able to view more specific information regarding
your application within DOORS.
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PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: Persons selected for employment with the
Department of Labor who are not current DOL employees will be
required to provide proof of citizenship, in the form of a
passport, birth certificate or other approved documentation, prior
to entry on duty.
E-VERIFY: If you are selected for this position and are not a
current DOL employee, the documentation you present for purposes of
completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on
your entry-on-duty date will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify"
system.
Federal law requires DOL to use the E-Verify system to confirm the
employment eligibility of all new hires. Under this system, the new
hire is required to resolve any identified discrepancies within
eight (8) Federal government work days as a condition of continued
employment.