Job opening: Supervisory Accountant (STAFF)
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Jun 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government National Mortgage Association Ginnie Mae.
If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 24-HUD-1736-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Duties
As a Supervisory Accountant (STAFF), you will:
Provide subject matter and technical expertise for all accounting, services, auditing and financial reporting topics related to Treasury, FASB, FASAB, OMB, IPERIA, GAO, FTR and HUD Policies, regulations and guidance.
Develop, analyze and review the Federal and Commercial/GAAP financial statements and management's financial, budgetary, and accounting reports for external reporting purposes.
Serve as an advocate for key financial audits as well as the audit resolution and follow-up activities with program office, the Inspector General, and Government Accounting Office as required under OMB Circulars A-50 and A-133.
Direct the reconciling of actual cash, accounting, and budgetary events, including all Master Sub- Servicer-related accounting and reporting activities, to independent source documents to ensure that the general ledger accounts are in order and that budgetary statements accurately represent account balances.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-15 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes:
- Experience directing or overseeing a team of professionals, relating to financial management or accounting; AND
- Experience preparing or auditing financial statements and notes in accordance with Generally Accepted Federal Accounting Principles and/or Generally Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or Government Auditing Standards and applicable regulations (such as: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), OMB financial reporting circulars (i.e., A-136, A-11, & A-123) ; AND
- Experience with financial reporting and closing. (Examples could include: federal or commercial reporting in the financial or mortgage loan industry; preparing/reviewing monthly, quarterly or year-end closing and closing entries); AND
- Experience interpreting and applying the impact of laws, changes in regulations related to an entity/organization's financial operating and reporting procedures. (Examples could include: ASC, FASB, FASAB, OMB and TFM Circulars).
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-15 you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks.
Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.
Education
A. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors degree or higher in accounting or 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/auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant/auditor.") OR
B. 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: 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 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; (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.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the
OPM instructions.
Contacts
- Address Government National Mortgage Association Ginnie Mae
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]
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