Supervisory Accountant
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as the Chief, Finance and Accounting Branch and as the Accounting Officer for a U. S. Army Engineer District. Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of the Branch through the performance of 5-7 subordinate employees engaged in accomplishing the District's finance and accounting mission. This position allows for situational telework at management discretion. This is NOT a remote position.
Major duties
Plans, organizes, and directs maintaining the entire accounting program characterized by a number of operating accounting systems and related programs. Identifies need for changes in priorities and takes action to implement such changes. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities, and prepares schedules. Determines and implements applicable policies, procedures and techniques to be used in the overall accounting program. Ensures compliance with laws, such as, appropriation law statutes with Public Law 97-258, Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, and the Chief Financial Officers Act. Works directly with Headquarters senior staff and with senior financial officials in the commands, agencies, public and private sectors. Provides advice and opinions to management officials concerning financial management and/or accounting issues. Serves as liaison between the District and Headquarters on systems related issues, and ensures implementation of system changes. Provides necessary systems analysis, including flow charting of work process, designing local management reports, analyzing error trends, and maintaining a District-wide help desk to resolve Branch member's systems problems.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for the Accountant (GS-0510) Qualifications for NH-03 Level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03 or grade level in the Federal service which includes ensuring funds are used appropriately; identifying accounting problems and/or resolving discrepancies; developing, interpreting, and/or implementing accounting guidance; and utilizing a wide variety of automated financial and accounting systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the NH-03 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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