Systems Accountant
What you'd do
The Financial Operations Division (AFM-200) establishes financial system requirements that support Delphi and PRISM. The Systems Reporting Services Branch (AFM-230) develops financial reports and dashboards that support agency operations that provides data from any of the FAA¿s financial systems, including DELPHI, PRISM, and the E2 Travel System.
Major duties
The Systems Accountant is a recognized subject matter expert in financial systems and provides leadership for highly complex and challenging activities under the minimal direction of a manager or executive. May act as the principal Accountant to develop new and innovative approaches, methodologies, and/or techniques. The Systems Accountant is responsible for developing and maintaining financial systems and reporting processes for the Office of Financial Management (AFM). Generates and produces reports and dashboards using the agency¿s financial systems data. Ensures reporting methods adhere to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board accounting standards and the practices and procedures within the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act of 1990. Supports the annual financial statements audit by ensuring that financial system data is represented accurately in financial reports and dashboards. Applies experience and expert knowledge of systems accounting principles, financial management systems, and financial management reporting requirements in order to conduct functional activities for projects/programs that often require the development of new and innovative approaches. Identifies and resolves challenging problems or issues that often cross- organizational boundaries and impact on the accomplishment of strategic objectives. Assignments include providing guidance to less-experienced professionals; leading large project/program teams; defining and developing internal policies and procedures; predicting potential issues and proposing preventive actions. The Systems Accountant supports financial system maintenance and improvements that enable the agency to leverage innovative reporting practices that align with the Department of Transportation¿s (DOT) strategic goals and the FAA¿s automation initiatives. Collaborates with financial staff within AFM and liaisons within the Office of Information and Technology (AIT) to ensure FAA financial systems are configured with proper reporting functions. Participates in financial systems implementation projects to ensure accounting and financial management standards are met to include defining requirements, testing, and deployment. Interacts with the Lines of Business (LOB) and Staff Offices (SO) to assist and/or complete financial system reporting requests that require data from FAA financial systems. Implements the DOT strategic initiative to improve reporting accuracy with automation technologies. Contributes knowledge of system accounting technologies and automation skills to ensure financial systems and reporting processes comply with Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines. Conducts employee outreach and demonstrations to share the value of automations within the financial reporting function. Develops a repository of reporting automations for ad-hoc use. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but often require the development of new approaches. May create new solutions and policy interpretations, as situations require. Provides expert guidance and instruction both internally and externally to address diverse, complex issues which often cross multiple projects, programs, and/or functional areas. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Works with senior management to identify and resolve problems. Collaborates with the branch staff to establish and maintain effective reporting operations. Analyzes business processes and develops approaches to streamline processes. Work is reviewed primarily through status reports and at project completion. The work activities and project assignments impact directly on the objectives of one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, LOB/SOs and impacts the FAA financial management program.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE STATEMENT: Experience with accounting or financial systems using reporting applications. You should include relevant examples of the specialized experience in your work history. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered. Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. *Applicants who fail to demonstrate possession of any of the above criteria AND who do not provide the required documentation will receive no further consideration for this position.* Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. **All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.** Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) and/or Quality Ranking Factor (QRF) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping, and referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. NATCA Multi-unit Interview Criteria: Article 42, Section 5 states: If the Agency decides to interview any qualified employee on the selection list, then all on the list who are qualified must be interviewed. If the selection list is shortened to a best qualified list through a comparative process, then the best qualified list shall be considered to be the selection list. If it is determined that interviews are required and telephone interviews are not utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency's travel regulations and this Agreement
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