Supervisory Accountant
What you'd do
This position is in the NNSA Office of Management and Budget (NA-MB), Accounting Operations and Reporting Division. As the Manager of Accounting Operations, this Supervisory Accountant, will lead a professional team ensuring financial integrity and compliance. The role oversees financial operations for eight NNSA contractor sites with a combined budget exceeding $26 billion, collaborating closely with key DOE/NNSA stakeholders and contractors complex-wide.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Accountant, you will: Directs and performs federal accounting activities, including general ledger accounting and ensuring compliance with reporting, appropriations law, and fiscal controls. Analyzes complex budgetary, financial, and policy issues to identify risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop viable solutions and recommendations for management decision-making. Prepares, reviews, and approves clear, technically sound written materials, including issue papers, decision memoranda, formal responses, briefing materials, guidance documents, training materials, or responses to oversight inquiries. Represents the organization in budget meetings, briefings, and hearings to present, explain, and defend complex financial and policy information to senior leaders and external stakeholders. Formally supervises and directs the work of subordinate staff, including planning and assigning work, evaluating performance, providing feedback, and supporting staff development.
What you need to qualify
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-03 or GS-14. Specialized experience for this position is defined as Experience in ALL of the following areas: 1. Applying advanced theories, principles, and concepts of accounting and financial management to independently resolve complex financial issues, perform reconciliation, and conduct detailed financial analysis; 2. Analyzing and interpreting legislative and regulatory requirements, such as U.S. Treasury, OMB, and GAO guidelines, to ensure agency compliance and implement standardized financial procedures; AND 3. Leading, guiding, or reviewing the work of an accounting or financial staff, including providing technical direction, coordinating daily operations, and resolving routine work-related issues. Examples of Specialized Experience include but are not limited to the following: 1. Overseeing the implementation of financial accounting plans and policies from non-supervisory workers. 2. Evaluating financial operations to ensure the proper utilization of financial systems and expenses. 3. Reviewing financial reports generated by staff before presentation to senior management. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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