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Duties

Serving as a Supervisory Accountant GS-0510-14 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. You will serve as a supervisor responsible for the administration of the component's accounting program which accounts for all appropriated funds. This position is located in the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Financial Reporting and Systems Branch (RSB), Finance Division (FIN), under the Chief Financial Officer Directorate (CFO), and may be stationed in Glynco, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, or Cheltenham Maryland. The selected individual will be responsible for the administration of the component's accounting program which accounts for all appropriated and non-appropriated funds and the delivery of accounting services to supported DHS components.. The primary purpose of this position: Managing, monitoring, and solving significant problems complicated by interfaces and interrelationships between and among programs, systems, functions, policies and numerous critical issues. Formulating policies, plans, systems, and procedures for managing and continually improving the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting and financial systems. Planning, analyzing, and determining cost/benefit relationships; testing systems changes to ensure they do not compromise regular reporting requirements. Planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining an accounting system that functions to meet operational and reporting needs; providing technical advice on administrative and management systems that are integrated with accounting and other financial management systems; evaluating proposals to integrate accounting systems with administrative support and functional program information systems. Directly supervising a staff of accountants and accounting technicians.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Current and former federal employees within the General Schedule (GS) must meet the time-in-grade requirements outlined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement.
• Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
• This position requires you to have access, safeguard, and store classified national security information on a regular basis. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• You will be required to set up direct deposit.
• This position is eligible for situational-only telework based on agency policy.
• New supervisors/managers must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period.
• Overtime work may be required.
• This position is Emergency Essential and required to sustain FLETC’s operations under all conditions.
• Required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of starting your federal employment and annually thereafter as long as you occupy a position that requires financial disclosure reporting.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement. All applicants must meet the basic requirements of A or B below: 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; or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting. The twenty-four (24) hours may include up to six (6) hours of credit in business law. or B. Combination of education and experience--at least four 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: 1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to six hours of business law; or 2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., Fifteen semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the twenty four 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. You must submit a copy of your college transcripts, certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor for verification in order to be considered. In addition to the basic requirements above: You must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service managing, monitoring, and solving significant problems complicated by interfaces and interrelationships between and among programs, systems, functions, policies and numerous critical issues of a mission-oriented, Federal bureau-level accounting program and fiscal services operation; and providing leadership and supervision to accountants and accounting technicians. Time-in-Grade: Current and former GS federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 grade level in the federal service. The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Michele Bell
• Phone: (912) 280-5179
• Email: [email protected]