The Accountant position is located in the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Financial Management Office (FMO), Audit Support & Compliance Staff. The FMO is responsible for financial management for the Federal Judiciary including accounting, reporting, and investments.

Duties

This position will report to the Chief of the Audit Support & Compliance Staff in the Financial Management Office (FMO), Department of Administrative Services (DAS). The FMO is seeking a self-motivated professional Accountant to join its team. The incumbent will be serving as a technical accounting authority for general ledger reporting and reconciliation; developing justification for judiciary financial and accounting policy; and providing senior level coordination of accounting issues such as the appropriate accounting for various judiciary business. The ideal candidate must have expert knowledge of generally accepted and federal accounting principles, standards, and practices, including the full accounting cycle and the preparation of work sheets, financial statements, ledgers, and journals. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Serving as a main point of contact for financial audits and reviews (i.e., coordinate and lead audit related meetings, manage Provided by Client (PBC) requests, manage samples, and manage Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFR)) including drafting and routing of management responses; and facilitating and communicating requests for information between auditors, Administrative Office, and Judiciary offices. Managing PBC's data, verify, correct, copy, and upload to the auditor's designated repository; verifying to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission; and collecting and correcting errors and missing documentation, prior to final submission. Reviewing audit samples and verifying against audit checklist; providing an explanation and assessment of risk related to the audit sample; and investigating the nature and cause of audit exceptions. Developing strategies for effective and efficient implementation of corrective actions to address audit recommendations and observations; and routinely communicating with management regarding the progress of the corrective action implementation. Working with process owners to guide them in the preparation; and updating to process and control documentations to ensure consistency, clarity, completeness, and efficiency. Reviewing and responding to audit findings and recommendations; and ensuring that responses are accurate, comprehensive, and accurately reflect the position of the Judiciary. Serving as a Contract Officer Representative responsible for the overall contract administration for support contract(s); and development of contract requirements, and monitoring progress of work to ensure timeliness and delivery of quality of services as required by the contract. Providing professional accounting/auditing and technical assistance and/or advice to team members, program offices, other government agency contacts and vendors. Analyzing complex and technical accounting and auditing issues; and reporting findings in various formats to ensure process improvement include appropriate controls. Supporting improper payment reporting including, adjudication of the liability, collection, analyzing root causes, and making recommendations for improvements. Applying knowledge of business processes and data requirements to translate then into analytics useable by external and internal stakeholders. Staying abreast of new and emerging information technologies, processes, and best practices. Maintaining and applying knowledge of legislation and accounting rules that have implications on accounting, reporting and controls.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experiencewhich is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below: Managing the financial statement audit and corrective action processes including performance audits; Analyzing complex and technical accounting and auditing issues and report findings in various formats to ensure process improvement; Supporting improper payment reporting, including adjudication of the liability, collection, analyzing root causes; and Knowledge of business processes and data requirements to translate into analytics.

Education

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must meet ONE of the qualification requirements (A, B, or C) as described below:

(A) Degree in an accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that includes or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

(B) A 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 and included at least one of the following: 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (this can include up to 6 hours of business law); or a certificate as certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor, obtained through written examination. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

(C) 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 1, 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. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

Contacts

• Address Department of Administrative Services One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, DC 20544 US
• Name: Christina Stokes
• Phone: 202-502-3800
• Email: [email protected]