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This position is part of DFAS's Pathways Program, for current students/individuals accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational program in an accredited institution, full or half-time basis as a PAID intern. Applicants who indicate they meet the minimum qualifications will receive an email from assessments@USAHire.opm.gov to complete online assessments. Check your "Spam"/"Junk" folders. See below for more information! As an Accounting Student Trainee, you will: Serve as an Intern in the DFAS Internship Program performing a variety of assignments involving the practical application of financial principles, procedures, processes and regulations. Receive, review, and verify the validity and completeness of the appropriation, accounting or financial data, including disbursements and collections. Enter data into financial systems and corrects invalid or incorrect entries. Verify, balance, and reconcile detailed supporting documentation with listings, automated records, and/or reports. Assist in the preparation of recurring and special reports.

This position is located at Defense Finance and Accounting Service- Texarkana, Texas or Defense Finance and Accounting Service- Cleveland, Ohio. Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid. On a computer-based system, establishes and maintains individual time, leave, and earnings records of approximately 3000 salaried and hourly non-appropriated fund employees, civilian and military plus seasonal hires Examines and verifies all pay action documents for accuracy, authority, completeness and conformance with regulatory and statutory requirements. Computations involve determination of pay due for differing pay schedules, entitlements, shiftwork, overtime, holiday pay, premium gratuities and their effect on other items in the account. Balances output reports to appropriate source documents on a pay period, quarterly, and annual basis. Input payroll data from a variety of source documents into a computerized payroll system, which requires a knowledge of a variety of coding structures to process the various pay interrelationships involved.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support Agile War-Winning Capabilities in AFMC by providing financial management services to all personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers. Services include financial management advisory services, financial services, budget operations, cost analysis, and resource management systems. 1. Perform budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analysis and estimates of funding needs for one or more future budget years. 2. Prepare and/or assemble information in support of formal presentations of budgets and requests and review before OMB and/or Congressional committees. 3. Provide financial advice on complex financial issues; assessments of implementing decision and develops programs. 4. Provide financial management technical assistance and support to the staff in an integrated planning, programming, budgeting, execution and closeout program for financial resources. 5. Evaluate and advise on pending and current Congressional, OMB, DoD, USAF, and Comptroller General decision and recommend courses of action. 6. Conduct financial and cost reviews to determine resource requirements based on actual and forecast workload. 7. Conduct special studies requested by leadership to provide guidance, direction or action on established policies, procedures, regulations, or directives.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to provide financial management services to all personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers for the Air Force Material Command. - Forecasts, allocates and interprets comprehensive financial data for both various appropriations, reports and statements, variance analyses, Requests for Information (RFIs) and financial trend analyses about the budget and programs of assigned organizations. Provides authoritative financial analysis and guidance for one or more future budget years to inform decision-making by leadership. - Serves as a consultant and technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in financial management to functional experts and/or agency officials responsible for program operations. Provides management officials with decision support related to the impact(s) of financial transactions and budgetary changes on program solvency and viability in changing environments. - Effectively prepares, assembles and conveys information in support of formal presentations of budgets, RFIs and formal reviews with higher echelons. Ensures the final products meet stated objectives and are timely, complete, logical, properly documented, and of professional quality. - Evaluates, advises and assembles background data on the impacts of pending and current Congressional, OMB, DOD, USAF and Comptroller General decisions and recommends courses of action. Accurately compiles and summarizes narrative information and quantitative budget-related data in accordance with prescribed procedures and regulations. - Uses data analysis tools (ie AFM, FMSuite, CRIS, PBES, PowerBI) to streamline processes and/or eliminate manual data pulls. Performs trend analysis and uses outcomes to advise on best approach to budget drills, shorten business process timelines, eliminate non value added work, inform leadership decisions, and make every dollar count in support of the Warfighter mission.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to deliver and support War-Winning Capabilities by providing financial management services to all personnel, programs, support missions, associates, and external customers for the AFMC. Services include financial management advisory service, financial services, budget operations, cost analysis, and resource management systems. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time. Serves as senior accountant in support of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) initiatives with responsibility to ensure process and procedural compliance in accordance with Federal generally accepted accounting principles for AFMC and its Centers. Oversees AFMC organizational priorities and accounting activities to ensure compliance with DOD FIAR plan. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with senior military and civilian managers, supervisors and technical staff assigned to Air Force staff, OSD, AFMC Directorates and Centers. As senior accountant, conducts technical studies and analyses of potential problems or areas of concern.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: This is a formal Air Force intern position, established under the PALACE Acquire (PAQ) program; as such, it is centrally managed and funded by the Air Force Personnel Center, Centrally Managed Programs', AFPC/DPZS and administered by the Financial Management Career Program. - Performs a variety of tasks to support budget formulation involving review and preparation of annual funding for one or more future budget years for stable organizations, activities and/or accounts. - Performs basic tasks involving budget execution. - Performs a variety of routine taskings in the cost analysis fields designed to advance the intern's analytical judgement, procedural and technical skills. - Perform a variety of tasks in support of budget and cost analysis studies and projects to develop analytical, judgement, procedural and technical skills. - Uses automated financial management databases and systems and their products.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. To serve as a developmental level professional auditor. This is a formal Air Force intern position, established under the PALACE Acquire (PAQ) program; as such, it is centrally managed and funded by the Air Force Personnel Center, Civilian Career Management Directorate and administered by the Audit Career Program. -Performs a variety of routine taskings in the areas of audit planning, research, scheduling and coordination. Gathers and reviews background information on organizations to be audited to develop an understanding of their programs, structures, policies, objectives, financial systems, and internal controls. -Performs a variety of routine tasks involving auditing of Air Force activities and Programs. Carries out portions of standardized audit tasks assigned to higher-level auditors. Performs complete routine audit tasks under very well established conditions when no problems are anticipated. -Performs a variety of routine tasks in the areas of audit data analysis, preparation of conclusions and recommendations, preparation and coordination of reports, and presentation of conditions. Analyzed gathered data by applying established government auditing methods and techniques. -Carries out special projects designed to further the intern's training and development. Assignments are in keeping with the formal training plans to include administrative assignment to develop knowledge of the mission and functions of the Audit community.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to Executes Component Cost Analysis (CCA) Program Taskings. As a member of a CCA team, observes and participates in a limited manner in cost analysis assignments by performing a variety of routine taskings associated with the preparation of system cost analyses. Assists the project team leader or division chief. - Perform a variety of tasks in support of budget, cost analysts and financial analysis studies and projects to develop analytical, judgement procedural and technical skills. - Performs a variety of tasks to support budget formulation. - Performs basic tasks involving budget execution. - Performs tasks in support of cost analyses. - Uses automated financial management databases and systems and their products. - Carries out special assignments designed to facilitate the full use of and enhance the intern's training and development.

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to Executes Component Cost Analysis (CCA) Program Taskings. As a member of a CCA team, observes and participates in a limited manner in cost analysis assignments by performing a variety of routine taskings associated with the preparation of system cost analyses. - Performs a variety of routine professional accounting functions requiring analytical, procedural, and technical skills designed to advance the intern's analytical, judgment, procedural and technical skills. - Performs routine accounting studies and projects or assists higher level personnel in their accomplishment of accounting assignments of greater scope. Assists in developing recommendations for solving accounting problems where direct application of well-established principles of professional accounting can be applied. Assists in the preparing findings for use in formal and informal briefings. Assists in describing critical assumptions and decision points for decision-makers. - Performs a variety of tasks in support professional accounting to include establishing and maintaining reports for financial management activities in accordance with established accounting principles and policies. - Uses automated financial management databases and systems and computer-generated products. Uses available information technology (IT) software programs to produce reports of financial data. Uses IT products to assist others in analyses of financial management information. - Performs special assignments in keeping with the formal training plan. Includes administrative assignments to develop knowledge of the mission and organization of the financial community; preparation of reports for special interest areas; development and presentation of accomplishments, results of assignments, etc. Develops increasing knowledge of relevant DoD and Air Force policies and directives. Develops an increasing awareness of cost aspects in considerations, recommendations and decisions. Help

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to obtain experience and training under the Palace Acquire (PAQ) Program which leads to career development in the field of Financial Management. - Prepares economic analysis of routine portions of operating systems, including conducting research of historical cost data of analogous weapon; use of a variety of cost factors for contracting studies, flying hours, reimbursable programs and/or other major missions assigned to the installation; analysis of current resources utilization and projection of future resource requirements for segments of the activity; and research and completion of routine and/or continuing cost studies. Reviews data for consistency, accuracy, validity, and relevance to the situation being studied. Evaluates objectivity in selection of alternatives to be costed and analyzed. - Performs routine and/or continuing statistical and quantitative analysis of program trends, accomplishments, and deficiencies. - Assists in the evaluation of cost estimates prepared by industry to support selection of the industry sources(s), as well as selection of the configuration and program plan to be committed to development and/or other management decision. Performs continuing assignments involving the review of contractor cost performance reports. Develops knowledge of contractor cost estimating and accounting systems, management aspects of system programs and their relation to procurement, budget and planning. Performs basic evaluation tasks using checklists, equations and factors. Describes and presents the results of the routine, recurring cost and economic analysis studies both in written form and in formal and informal briefings. Identifies and describes critical assumptions and decision points for decision-makers. Prepares and presents statistical and narrative reports and briefings. - Performs routine and recurring assignments in the formulation, development, and, execution of budgets, financial plans, and multi-year programs required to properly fund and meet program resource requirements. Participates in the development of system planning objectives by evaluating cost/schedule tradeoffs, budget requirements, etc.; and develops appropriate financial plans in consonance with Program Management Plans. - Prepares segments of action plans for meeting annual call, Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) development, Five-Year Defense Plans (FYDP), and other requirements.- Performs special assignments in keeping with the formal training plan. Includes administrative assignments to develop knowledge of the mission and organization of the financial community.