Job opening: Accountant (Systems)
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Oct 06 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Office of Financial Systems Integrity (OFSI). OFSI provides state of the art technology to ensure the delivery of financial information for DOL management, the President, other Cabinet agencies, and Congress. In addition, OFSI develops, maintains, and operates the DOL core financial management system and related centralized financial systems.
Duties
Serves as a Systems Accountant responsible for a wide range of analytical activities geared towards validating the integrity of data contained in the core financial management system.
Provides management decision information which includes documented system deficiencies as determined by hands-on operation of the affected system or by reports from system users.
Reviews proposals for system revision and advises management of impact of modifications on established systems; develops model systems for new or revised financial management applications and monitors the system testing prior toimplementation; develops flow processes and systems documentation required to define user needs for automated systems design and implementation.
Develops and recommends policies, standards, procedures, and instructions pertaining to the financial management system ensuring compliance with Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and Joint Financial Management Improvement Program requirements.
Evaluates modifications and enhancements to financial systems to ensure reliability of data used for financial reporting and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Reviews documents and coordinates as needed with the Departmental agencies services including reviewing audit issues from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and all DOL agencies.
Develops and drafts procedures and guidance for applicable functions of the core accounting financial system.
Requirements
- Must be at least 16 years old.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
- Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
Qualifications
Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0510 series:
Degree: accounting; 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. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
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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. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
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 A, 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.
Specialized Experience:Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service or equivalent. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include:
Managing operations of financial accounting information systems; and
Designing, implementing, and managing system upgrades, internal system controls, and the continual modification of financial accounting systems and
Analyzing accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards; and
Managing internal review activities to ensure accuracy and validity of financial system operations; and
Recommending improvements to management officials on financial systems operations.
Education
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
Contacts
- Address Office of the Chief Financial Officer
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
US
- Name: Kaitlin Gray
- Phone: 216-357-5354
- Email: [email protected]
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