Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Recruitment began on October 24, 2024, and the job listing expires on January 29, 2025.
Internship Exploring General Business & Beyond
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, on a full or half-time basis. This is a PAID summer internship, running from May to August. 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 for further communication.
Duties
* 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 appropriation, accounting, or financial data, including disbursements and collections.
* Enter data into financial systems and correct 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.
Conditions of Employment
* Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
* This national security position may require access to classified information and requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment.
* Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959).
* Suitable for Federal employment.
* Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or half-time student.
* Must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
* Must maintain student eligibility for the duration of the internship.
Requirements:
* Enrolled or formally accepted for enrollment as a full-time or half-time student in an accredited college or university in a qualifying degree-seeking program, or enrolled or accepted in a qualifying certificate program.
* Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application and must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA throughout the internship to remain in the program.
* Applicants MUST submit a transcript or proof of enrollment with the online application.
* Please Note: If you are graduating from your current academic program prior to September 2025, you will not be eligible for this student appointment unless you are accepted for enrollment at a qualifying educational institution seeking an additional qualifying degree, diploma, certificate, or advanced degree.
* If selected, you must sign a Pathways Participant Agreement; provide course registration information at the start of each school term; and provide verification of academic status (official transcript) at the end of each academic term.
Preferred Degree Categories:
* Accounting
* Finance
* Business Administration
* Public Administration (Public Finance Concentration)
* Economics
NOTE: The degree does not have to be related to the position/series to participate in the internship. However, to be eligible for a conversion, candidates must meet the agency-developed or OPM qualification standards for the position to which the intern may be converted.
Minimum Qualifications:
A. Two years of successfully completed education above the high school level in any field may be substituted to meet the general experience required.
OR
B. One year of generalized experience demonstrating the ability to perform the duties of the position is required. General experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position.
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
PROGRAM COMPLETION AND CONVERSION ELIGIBILITY: Upon successful completion of the academic program and the internship, interns may be converted to a term or permanent position in the competitive service consistent with agency needs, academic achievement, and demonstrated potential. Conversion potential for this opportunity is up to the GS11 full performance level.
Education:
Undergraduate Credit Information: 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is equal to 1 academic year above high school.
For Study at a Business or Technical School: 36 weeks of study (20+ classroom hours per week) is comparable to 1 academic year above high school.
You MUST provide proof of education or certification to be considered for this position. Education MUST be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited institution in the United States.
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