SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT
What you'd do
You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT in the Military Sealift Command (MSC), United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Transportation Working Capital Fund (TWCF) of MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.
Major duties
You will prepare monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular. You will serve as senior accountant in support of the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) initiatives with responsibility to ensure process and procedural compliance in accordance with Federal generally accepted accounting principles. You will serve as a senior technical authority/Subject Matter Expert for the agency accounting programs providing professional accounting, finance and reporting services, management advice, and assistance to supported customers. You will mentors team members in collaborative techniques, GAAP, and USSGL applications, providing actionable feedback to ensure deliverables meet leadership's quality standards for accurate financial statement preparation. You will leverages Advana, DDRS, and sub-GL source systems to execute deep financial data analysis, ensuring transaction-level data accurately crosswalks to federal financial statement line items. You will assess impacts to the assigned programs and ensure timely and effective implementation through development or revision of internal policies, procedures, and operating guidance. You will ensure compliance with public law, regulatory requirements, and generally accepted government accounting principles.
What you need to qualify
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating accounting and auditing operations for the organization. Experience providing leadership and oversight to professional and technical personnel engaged in financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, fixed asset accounting, and related financial management functions. Experience reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting legislation, appropriation language, and onboarding manager, OSD, DA, GAO, and higher headquarters directives affecting financial management and accounting systems. Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures, and technical guidance for accounting operations. Experience providing oversight of administrative control of funds and monitoring financial execution to ensure effectiveness, economy, and sound financial practices. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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