Job opening: Supervisory Accountant (Systems)
Salary: $147 753 - 250 000 per year
Published at: Sep 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). This position serves as a Supervisory Accountant (Systems) and is responsible for overseeing the agency's financial systems and the development and maintenance of NCUA OCFO's accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures.
Duties
As a Supervisory Accountant (Systems), you will:
Manage and direct day-to-day operations of the Division of Policies and Systems; direct execution of such work and supervise the activities of subordinate staff
Serve as the primary technical advisor to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on process improvement for financial management operations
Provide process improvement strategies to address process gaps, including those identified during internal control assessments, audits, and other evaluations
Develop and implement policies and procedures concerning NCUA financial and related systems in accordance with NCUA requirements, government wide requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as well as balanced with system capabilities
Act as primary manager of the financial and accounting related systems, establishing and monitoring controls, and ensuring compliance with accounting practices and NCUA policies, standards
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Suitable adjudication of background/security investigation is required.
- A financial disclosure is required.
- A probationary/trial period may be required.
- Must complete initial online questionnaire.
Qualifications
Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
CU-15
All applicants applying for the CU-15 grade level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-14 grade level obtained in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
Serving as the technical advisor for financial systems and compliance with Information Technology General Controls (ITGC);
Preparing accounting systems and financial management policies, procedures, or operational guidance for a company or agency;
Developing and implementing technology-based solutions to automate manual accounting processes; and
Leading or supervising a subordinate staff.
CU-14
All applicants applying for the CU-14 grade level must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-13 grade level obtained in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
Analyzing financial systems and ensuring compliance with Information Technology General Controls (ITGC);
Preparing accounting systems and financial management policies, procedures, or operational guidance for a company or agency; and
Implementing technology-based solutions to automate manual accounting processes
In addition to meeting specialized experience requirements, applicants much also meet basic education requirements.
Basic Education Requirements are as follows:
(A) Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in accounting (to include accounting and/or auditing); or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting courses. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law;
OR
(B) Combination of education and experience, at least 4 full years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. Your background must also include one of the following:
(1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
(2) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through a written examination (the certificate must be submitted at the time of application);
OR
(3) Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semesters hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that: (a) you have 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 you have 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 non-conformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, your education, training, and experience fully meets the specified requirements.
Transcripts are required and must be submitted at the time of application.
You must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.
Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating.
Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions.
Education
All education must be received by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with an education requirement) therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees received from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website:
ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for federal employment. A third party equivalency evaluation must be submitted at the time of application for all foreign education to receive consideration.
For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see
the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit
The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Contacts
- Address National Credit Union Administration
1775 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
US
- Name: Lauren Portwood
- Phone: (703) 518-6525
- Email: [email protected]