Supervisory Financial Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Finance, Receipts Accounting Division.

The Receipts Accounting Division implements and maintains USPTO's patent and trademark receipt accounting operations.

As supervisor and senior financial analyst, the Division applies expert automated and manual accounting techniques, policies, and financial systems to perform complex analyses, safeguard data integrity, and support accurate, audit-ready financial reporting.

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position.

You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Administrative and Management Positions.

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-14.

Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience designing and implementing a modernized, auditable receipts accounting framework.

Experience leading cross-functional teams across finance, fee processing to ensure compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, Treasury, Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) principles, and generally accepted accounting principles and practices (GAAP).

Experience serving as the agency's technical authority on fee processing and receipt accounting, providing authoritative interpretations of legislation, Comptroller General decisions, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), executive orders and OMB precedents to senior leaders.

Experience leading complex policy development and system change initiatives-translating legislative and regulatory requirements into automated system rules, procedural guidance, and user training.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The incumbent must possess the following supervisory competencies to be successful in this position: Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost effective results.

Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.

Decisiveness: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.

Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Integrity/Honesty: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner.

Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics. Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.

Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations. Oral Communication: Makes clear and convincing oral presentations.

Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.

Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

Resilience: Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks.

Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Major Duties:

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person.

Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per calendar year.

This position serves as a supervisor, as well as the senior financial analyst for receipt accounting.

This is your next ideal career move if: You have experience developing, analyzing, and evaluating new or modified policies and provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation, Comptroller General decisions, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Treasury and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) policies for USPTO receipt accounting and fee processing programs.

You have the experience implementing changes to manual and automated receipt accounting systems to ensure compliance with OMB guidelines, Executive Orders, Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) guidance, and generally accepted accounting principles and practices (GAAP); reviews practices and recommends automation to reduce cycle time from receipt of fees to ledger entry and reporting.

You have a strong oversight by ensuring program and financial data integrity and audit trails are designed, developed, implemented, and maintained; establishes proper internal control practices and data management techniques across all receipt accounting data.

You are stellar at providing expert, high-level advice to top agency leaders; directs staff in developing and maintaining the receipts accounting program across finance, accounting, fee processing, patent, trademark, and management functions; advises executives on operations and resource allocation.