SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT

Full Job Description

This job announcement uses the Subject Matter Expert Panel Assessment to evaluate applicants. This position has a positive education requirement.

To qualify for this position you must meet one of the basic requirements described below: (1) Completion of all requirements for a bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited college or university; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting.

The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.

OR (2) Candidates may also qualify through a combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge AND 24 semester hours in accounting/auditing courses, which may include up to 6 hours of business law, OR a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor.

You need to send proof of education or of certification to be considered for this position.

Click here for more information on who must submit documentation at the time of application and what documentation is acceptable: Transcripts and Certifications.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, qualified applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13) in the Federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience with professional accounting principles, federal appropriation law, and government financial reporting requirements; Managing large-scale accounting or financial management programs, including developing goals, monitoring performance, and ensuring the integrity of program outcomes; or analyzing and resolving complex, and often controversial, accounting system issues to ensure data accuracy and successful audits.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Major Duties:

• Serves as subject matter expert for audit, accounting and finance, independently resolving complex financial, operational, and reporting issues for customers.
• Plans, formulates and develops audit, accounting and financial policies and procedures to enhance the validity, accuracy and integrity of accounting processes.
• Directs all phases of DFAS audit, accounting and financial management programs, utilizing in-depth knowledge of accounting principles, appropriation law, and financial systems.
• Conducts independent studies of complex and diversified information, audit, accounting and or financial systems or system components.
• Plans, manages and supervises the assigned organization which consists of professional and/or administrative personnel. The incumbent provides both technical and administrative oversight to GS employees.