The Supervisory Accountant position is located in the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Finance and Procurement Office (FPO), Finance and Accounting Division (FAD), Payment Management Branch (PMB). The FAD is dedicated to disbursing funds on behalf of the courts and supporting and improving financial management, accounting, finance, policy, travel, and other fiscal services to the AO and judiciary through research, training, publications, and process improvement.

Duties

This position will report to the Deputy Controller of Finance and Accounting Division (FAD), Finance and Procurement Office (FPO). The FPO is seeking a self-motivated professional Supervisory Accountant for the Payment Management Branch (PMB) to serve as the Branch Chief. The PMB is responsible for ensuring the payments, disbursements, and cancellations of the Judiciary are made timely and are correctly recorded in the central accounting system, internal and external tax reporting, and the government travel card and relocation programs for the Judiciary. The branch is responsible for developing procedural guidance, providing customer support, and performing quality assurance activities for every aspect of the noted disbursement responsibilities. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Managing and supervising all financial and payment management functions including accounts payable, disbursements, payment cancellations, general ledger accounting, Intergovernmental Payment and Collection (IPAC), collections, relocations, travel card program, tax reporting, and customer service. Serving as the first line and second line supervisor and providing technical and administrative supervision to staff responsible for financial and payment management operations; and preparing direct reports performance plans and issues performance assessments. Managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the branch, ensuring all payments, payment cancellations, collections, and IPAC transactions are performed accurately and in a timely manner by staff. Managing the certification of daily disbursement; ensuring payments are certified in the Treasury's system within a timely manner; and keeping abreast of the latest payment management initiatives through active participation and collaboration with Treasury. Reviewing staff work papers, vouchers, payment schedules, reports, and reconciliations to ensure adherence to prescribed policies and standards, the quality and effectiveness of work completed, or in process, and the performance of the staff members. Monitoring accounts payable disbursements in transits, and collections; initiating and recording accruals; and reconciling subsidiary ledgers to the Judiciary general ledger. Responding to external audit requests by participating in walkthrough; providing sampled financial transactions, schedules, and reconciliation documentation; and reviewing reports and recommendations of auditors and addresses deficiencies. Serving as the principal advisor for all payment matters; utilizing expert knowledge and skill to apply innovative approaches and identifying emerging problems; using advanced techniques or methodologies on a variety of complex technical and systemic problem areas; and providing analysis and recommendations over the broad spectrum of financial and operational management issues. Coordinating with all appropriate offices to ensure integrated, coordinated, and effective support is provided; and developing and prescribing necessary procedures for assessing the quality of service. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships on matters relating to financial and payment management operations with other organizations such as programs and management components, external auditors, intergovernmental financial management groups, and other appropriate organizations. Participating in staff recruitment and in-house training and ensuring that staff development programs are used effectively. Developing, reviewing, and revising PMB standard operating procedures to reflect the most recent updates due to process improvements, implementation, and tax reporting compliance; and ensuring the timely and accurate implementation to support the Judiciary's external reporting requirements, including 1099 reporting.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experiencewhich is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: Managing and supervising financial and payment management functions including accounts payable, disbursements, payment cancellations, general ledger accounting, collections, travel card program, and tax reporting; Developing, reviewing, and revising standard operating procedures to reflect the most recent changes to improvements, implementation, and tax reporting compliance; and Reviewing vouchers, payment schedules, reports, and reconciliations to ensure adherence to polices and procedures.

Education

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must meet ONE of the qualification requirements (A, B, or C) as described below:

(A) Degree in an accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that includes or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.

(B) A combination of education and experience; at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge and included at least one of the following: 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (this can include up to 6 hours of business law); or a certificate as certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor, obtained through written examination.

(C) Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph 1, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

Contacts

• Address Department of Administrative Services One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, DC 20544 US
• Name: Christina Stokes
• Phone: 202-502-3800
• Email: [email protected]