Lead Accountant

Full Job Description

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the Armstrong Flight Research Center seeks a skilled individual to serve as the Lead Accountant for the Finance and Accounting Branch.

This role is responsible for assisting the Deputy Chief Financial Officer in monitoring the functions of the office and leading a team of accountants to include all areas such as Standard General Ledger, Quality Assurance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Travel and Costing.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Participating on a financial team providing financial and/or accounting guidance on process and policy issues and; Applying federal accounting principles, practices and/or procedures in order to review, interpret and Applying professional accounting standards, concepts, policies and requirements in accordance with Federal and Agency guidelines.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience.

Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses.

Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Major Duties:

• Creates long-range/daily operating plans to meet changing work situations and programs that require frequent and extensive reconciliation to achieve internal consistency for valid reporting and analyses.
• Develops new/revises existing policy statements, regulatory guidelines, operating programming documents, and procedural directives which govern unstable operating programs or major Agency programs having numerous goals or end products.
• Develops strategies for planning and implement financial policies, procedures and management controls for the Center/Agency; provides seasoned financial advice to management officials for proper program and/or institutional planning.
• Exercises considerable judgment and ingenuity in advocating the benefits of implementing business-driven quality and process improvement approaches.
• Leads numerous and diverse financial management projects for a wide variety of highly complex and critical decision-making processes involving program planning, procurement, contracting, budgetary actions, and financial resources.
• Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload among employees; arranging for team member training; monitors and reports on the status and progress of work.