Accountants perform accounting and financial processes and transactions related to recording and reporting NGA's financial activity. They implement and establish procedures that align with federal accounting standards and policies. They also review financial and accounting results to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with appropriate legal, regulatory, and procedural requirements to produce

Duties

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Financial Management Directorate - Comptroller Office (FMC) Audit Liaison & Remediation Division coordinates, facilitates, and responds to financial statement auditor requests; facilitates requests related to other NGA OIG/DoD audits or reviews; and serves as the primary leader/coordinator for all NGA audit activities. The division also supports FM process owners with implementing targeted process/system improvements to resolve audit findings; monitors agency-wide financial statement audit corrective action plans; and prepares and manages communications on financial statement audit metrics/progress for all stakeholders.The incumbent will coordinate agency-wide financial related activities to meet the requirements of NGA's annual full-scope financial statement audits and other financial related audits or reviews by oversight organizations (e.g., DoD IG, GAO, etc.) or the NGA Office of Inspector General, as needed. Additionally, the incumbent will facilitate implementation of activities to remediate financial statement audit findings as approved by NGA senior management.The incumbent will also advise, monitor, and report on corrective action plans; engage with process owners to address impediments or concerns; and communicate agency audit status to oversight and stakeholders and ensure accurate communication with auditors and NGA stakeholders on audit requirements such as prepared by client materials; response to auditor questions; and validate auditor-identified testing exceptions.The incumbent will be required to obtain DoD Financial Management Certification Level 3, or an alternative professional certification, within two years of assignment to the position in accordance with DoD policy.Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA. These assessments may include but are not limited to: 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required. Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible.This position may be eligible for a RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE: selected candidates may be offered an incentive as part of the offer of employment. To receive the incentive, selected candidates must be eligible under 5 CFR Part 575, Subpart A, upon issuance of the Final Offer Letter. Changes in federal employment status prior to issuance of the Final Offer Letter may affect eligibility. To receive the incentive, selected candidates will be required to sign a service agreement to stay within the position at NGA for the agreed upon time. If the service agreement is terminated before its completion, the employee may be required to repay a pro rata share amount of the incentive to the government. Additional information regarding recruitment incentives for current federal employees can be found in DoDI 1400.25, Volume 2006.

Requirements

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Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: 1. Knowledge of federal financial statement audit requirements to support and respond to auditor requests.2. Knowledge of government auditing and accounting standards (e.g., the US Standard General Ledger; Office of Management and Budget Circulars; the DoD Financial Management Regulation, and/or other applicable financial regulations) to devise and implement fiscally compliant financial management solutions.3. Demonstrated experience communicating accounting information (e.g., data, financial information, audit status, etc.) to various audiences.4. Demonstrated experience leading teams by identifying priorities and overseeing complex tasks to achieve strategic goals within a given timeline.EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field that included, or was supplemented by, at least 24 semester hours of coursework in Accounting. The 24 semester hours may include up to 6 semester hours of credit in business law. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, or a certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination, -PLUS- experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years. -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 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.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: In addition to the mandatory qualifications, experience in the following is desired: 1. Demonstrated understanding of federal financial statement audit requirements to support and respond to auditor requests.2. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and to identify, prioritize, and satisfy complex tasks within schedule or timeline where requirements and priorities often change.3. Experience in effectively identifying complex financial management issues, recommend solutions, and monitor status of corrective action.4. Experience working as a systems accountant and budgeting with Knowledge in GEOINT mission.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Mailstop: S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Recruitment
• Phone: 571-557-1999
• Email: [email protected]