Deputy Controller

Full Job Description

The Deputy Controller position is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division.

FMO is responsible for management, oversight, and support of the Judiciary's finance activities, including accounting, reporting, and investments.

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below.

This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 3 or more years) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position.

Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: Overseeing and managing financial operations, including contract, performance management, financial planning, financial applications business requirements, payment management, and policy and compliance.

Experience with financial accounting in accordance with federal government standards, including financial statement audit, and development of financial statements.

Providing financial information and analysis, developing and implementing internal controls, and monitoring and maintaining the integrity of financial records.

Analyzing and updating policies and procedures to ensure financial integrity, including formulating recommendations to resolve accounting, reporting, and payment issues. Major Duties:

The Administrative Office of the U.S.

Courts (AO) is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Deputy Controller in the Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division (FOD) supervising the Accounting and Payment Management Branches.

The FOD supports financial operations including accounting, finance, travel, disbursement, external financial and tax reporting, investment services, and other fiscal services to the AO and Judiciary.

The Deputy Controller will serve as the Judiciary Controller's assistant and principal advisor and act on behalf of the Controller.

The incumbent will distribute workload related to preparing the personnel management performance plans and ratings, performance award recommendations, and developmental training responsibilities for managers.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Implementing the FOD strategic direction for the division's branches (Accounting Branch and Payment Management Branch).

Overseeing the daily and cyclical financial operations of the FOD, including strategic, contract, and performance management; and annual financial planning.

Representing the division as an advisor on various financial topics, including financial operations and documentation requirements.

Leading a proactive, comprehensive, and integrated communication strategy to coordinate with stakeholders to establish and maintain the Judiciary's financial records.

Serving as a liaison and reference point to the Judiciary financial staff to ensure the Judiciary's financial transactions are properly recorded and maintained.

Reviewing, tracking, and conducting executive review of correspondence; and ensuring timely, clear, and concise responses in accordance with Judiciary guidelines.

Preparing documents for FOD and FMO leaders for use in briefings or presentations to the Director, Deputy Director, Associate Director, Advisory Councils, or court community.

Determining the impact of emergent issues and providing objective, independent assessments and recommendations regarding policy and operations.

Analyzing and updating FOD policy and procedures to ensure the financial integrity of Judiciary financial management, including formulating and analyzing strategic recommendations to resolve accounting, reporting, and payment issues.

Overseeing all changes impacting the accounting records and procedures of the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS), Judiciary Electronic Travel System (JETS), Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS), Automated Cash Register (ACR), and other feeder system updates and releases.

Performing analysis and formulating recommendations to resolve JIFMS, HRMIS, JETS, ACR, and other feeder system functional issues.