Job opening: Supervisory Accountant
Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Published at: May 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position:
You will direct and manage the Civil Works Reports Division Civil CFO Reports Branch activities involving preparation of a variety of financial activity reports with regard to all appropriated, revolving and trust funds of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Duties
Responsible for overseeing submission of Civil Works Chief Financial Officer (CFO) financial data, statements and footnotes via the Defense Departmental Reporting System (DDRS) for all fund types.
Responsible for recording all funding transactions at the highest agency level in the CEFMS II Funds Distribution Module for distribution to field level activities to include Treasury warrants, apportionments, collections, and transfers.
Responsible for the consolidation and upward reporting of all USACE Funds Balance with Treasury civil cash activity.
Initiates written correspondence to responsible Finance and Accounting officers requesting corrective action of accounting errors.
Designs and develops specifications for automation of new / existing accounting / reporting requirements, including automated reconciliation procedures for error detection to insure accuracy and integrity of financial and managerial data.
Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, supervises and reviews the work involved in carrying out the mission and function of the Civil Works CFO Reports Branch.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Incumbent must obtain Financial Management Certification Level II within 24 months of appointment and maintain thereafter.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Supervisory Accountant:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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.
OR
B. Combination of Education and Experience: Must include 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:
(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;
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., 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; AND (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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes maintaining a corporate perspective of accounting programs and activities; communicating with customers to mutually assess the effectiveness of accounting services; recommending actions for the expansion and/or modification of systems, programs and concepts relative to assigned area of responsibility; managing resources to conduct program analysis in accordance with unit cost principles, outputs and targets principles; ensuring continuing, affirmative application and support of organizational policy concerning the equal opportunity and affirmative action programs; and ensuring personnel are trained to work safely. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Financial ManagementManaging Human ResourcesPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceTraining and Employee Development
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address RA-W1J9AA USACE FINANCE CENTER
DO NOT MAIL
Millington, TN 38054
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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