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Position Title
Accountant (Staff)
Agency
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Announcement Number
CMS-OFM-24-12356690-IMP Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, March 25, 2024 to Monday, April 8, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP):
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
     • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
     • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
     • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
     • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
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2. Current Career or Career-Conditional Employees within CMS in the Office of Financial Management (OFM):
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Office of Financial Management?
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status.  Your SF-50 must reflect:
     • Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
     • Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34);
     • The highest grade and step held on a permanent basis; AND
     • That you currently work within CMS in the Office of Financial Management.
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3. Current Career or Career-Conditional Employees within CMS in the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Accounting Management Group (AMG) located in Woodlawn, MD.
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Accounting Management Group (AMG) located in Woodlawn, MD?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 must reflect:
- Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
- Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34); AND
- That you currently work within CMS in the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Accounting Management Group (AMG) located in Woodlawn, MD.
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Preferences
1. If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System? (limit characters)
2. In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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3. Select the response or responses that best describe how you heard about this position INITIALLY or the VERY FIRST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED CMS? This question is only designed to assist with recruitment planning efforts. (limit characters)
4. Please provide the specifics about how you heard about this vacancy announcement. For example - where exactly did you hear of this position; which job fair did you interact with CMS; if it was word of mouth, who did you hear it from, etc? Enter N/A if "Not Applicable". (limit characters)
5. If you are a Federal Civilian employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving? (limit characters)
6. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held on a permanent basis. For example: GS-12. (limit 10 characters). If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 10 characters)
7. If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the dates of the highest graded position you held on a permanent basis, example: MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY, or to Present. If not applicable, please enter N/A. (limit 150 characters)
8. Are you a Federal civilian retirement annuity? If yes, and you are selected for this position, your salary may be reduced by the gross amount of the Federal annuity paid during the period of re-emloyment.
More information is located here:https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/my-annuity-and benefits/annuity-payments/and here: https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/publications-forms/csrsfers-handbook/c100.pdf
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9. Have you accepted a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from a federal agency within the past 5 years? If yes and you are selected for this position, you must repay the entire (pre-tax) amount of the incentive to the agency which paid the buyout before your first day of work in the new positon.

More information here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/voluntary-separation-incentive-payments/
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Conditions of Employment
1. In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 12964 and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program governed by EO 12564, Federal employees MUST refrain from the use of ALL illegal drugs both on and off duty.

Marijuana use in any form (including medicinal), could deem a person unsuitable for Federal employment. State laws do not supersede Federal law.
Therefore, Federal employees MUST refrain from use of ALL illegal drugs (to include marijuana) on and off duty, even when residing in a state where marijuana use has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes.

Do you agree to refrain from all illegal drug use (to include but not limited to medicinal and recreational marijuana) if you are selected for Federal employment?
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Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Accountant (Staff) GS-0510-14, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes your education qualification requirements for Accountant GS-0510-13.
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2. In addition to the education requirement, you must also meet the specialized experience requirement. Select the one statement that best describes specialized experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Accountant (Staff) work at the GS-14 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service. (There is no substitution of education for specialized experience).
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3. In addition to the education requirement and meeting the specialized experience, you must possess a valid non-expired Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Level III.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
4. Review CMS' Medicare and Medicaid program areas to ensure a coherent approach for internal control reviews. (limit characters)
5. Provide leadership over the agency interim and annual FMFIA Assurance Statement. (limit characters)
6. Analyze implementation of statutes affecting CMS's FMFIA program, including ONB Circular A-123. (limit characters)
7. Prepare recommendations to the CFO/Deputy CFO for implementing changes to improve compliance, effective and efficient operations, manage risk, and maintain internal controls over financial reporting. (limit characters)
For each knowledge area, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of knowledge using the scale below. (limit characters)
8. Interpret meeting discussions, to provide suggestions relative to the CMS's FIFMIA program, project officer responsibilities and the interim/annual FMFIA Assurance Statement, and the status of ongoing projects and assignments. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
9. Serve as point of contact for all internal control issues on the implementation CMS's FMFIA program, OMB Circular A-123 and SSAE 18 of financial statutes. (limit characters)
10. Conduct oral presentations on FMFIA and OMB A-123 internal controls requirements to senior analysts. (limit characters)
11. Provide technical direction to same or lower graded analysts. (limit characters)
12. Develop written communication that includes the development of a statement of work, program improvements and goals that outline long-range implementation and administration of CMS policies. (limit characters)
13. Revise standard operating procedures. (limit characters)
14. Provide written reports on internal control issues discussed in meetings such as, comments and suggestions relative to the CMS's FMFIA program and the status of ongoing projects. (limit characters)
15. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.
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16. I certify that my resume includes detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. I understand that evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe my experience will result in an ineligible rating, and I will not receive further consideration.
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