Accounting Officer

Full Job Description

This position is located at Departmental Offices,Management CFO - Deputy Chief Financial Officer, General and Special Entity Accounting Division.

As an Accounting Officer, you will be responsible for the management, and administration, training, and supervision of supervisory accountants, staff accountants, and contractors You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Providing direction over day-to-day fiscal operations; AND - Preparing, reviewing, or auditing financial statements in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) (commercial) or Federal Accounting Standards Advisor Board (FASAB) (federal) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), ultimately released in an annual report or agency final report; AND - Assisting with preparing or reviewing and evaluating financial management policy, long-range plans, implementing FASB or FASAB pronouncement, or critical solutions, and working with senior management/directors to implement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé.

TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15, you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks.

TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Major Duties:

As an Accounting Officer, you will: Determine goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; assign priorities and develop work plans and milestones; and establish and implement budget resource allocations.

Ensure staff member work products reflect organizational goals and accomplish assigned objectives.

Initiate and direct, when applicable, the performance of vulnerability and other risk assessments and internal control reviews as required by the Department and Departmental Offices' policies.

Ensure the legality of all disbursements and collections, as well as serving as the Certifying Officer for disbursements, payments, transfers, etc., in accordance with current: FMFIA and other applicable laws, Departmental and other Federal agency regulations, Departmental Offices and Division policy, and DCFO procedures and guidelines.

Manage and direct special projects, studies, tasks, and other assignments as required in the accounting environment.