Job opening: Supervisory Accountant (Division Director)
Salary: $143 736 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Jul 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.
This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Accounting (DAC-Level), Special Assets & Liabilities Division (SALD). As a/an Supervisory Accountant (Division Director), you will be responsible for directing managers and supervisors, to provide support that contributes to the accomplishment of FA's mission, objectives, and functions.
Duties
As a/an Supervisory Accountant (Division Director), you will:
Provide leadership, guidance and practical support for data, program, operational, and system activities in a reliable and efficient manner in support of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) program missions.
Participate, as a member of the Bureau's senior staff, to formulate short- and long-range plans to ensure the continued effectiveness of FA's operational and administrative activities in support of its mission.
Provide all necessary supervisory duties for subordinate staff. Direct, coordinate, or oversee work of managers, supervisors, leads, group coordinators, committee chairs, or comparable personnel; and/or provide similar oversight of contractors.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The 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 résumé.
Specialized Experience For the GS-15, you must have one year 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:
- Researching and interpreting directives or other authorities on accounting issues or governmental regulations; AND
- Prescribing accounting standards, policies, and requirements; AND
- Participating on audits, reviews, or management requested studies of financial statements or operations; AND
- Leading teams or workgroups and managing projects involving financial operations, processes or systems.
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.
Education
A. 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.")
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.
Contacts
- Address Special Assets and Liabilities Division
200 Third St
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]