This position is located at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Office of Compliance. As a Supervisory Systems Accountant, you will analyze, evaluate, and improve product accountability systems for the Office and Division by developing and implementing internal controls for the systems, conducting physical inventories as required and implement significant program initiatives that are designed to refine, modify, and redesign the accountability systems.

Duties

As a Supervisory Systems Accountant, you will: Provide first level supervision to staff in the Accountability Systems & Compliance Division that are engaged in evaluating accountability controls, risks, and vulnerabilities, and maintain system controls and procedures that are required to safeguard Bureau security products and materials throughout numerous manufacturing processes and stages. Establish goals, objectives and plans for the staff, determine priorities, review and engage in work to be carried out and ascertain resources needed for the accomplishment of the work to ensure the adequacy and reliability of Bureau accountability controls and procedures. Carry out all other responsibilities typical of first level supervisors in BEP, including those related to the implementation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program, identification of developmental and training needs, assurance of equity in performance standards and rating techniques and recommendation of classifications, promotions, and awards. Ensure staff work activities are prioritized to assure maximum effectiveness is achieved with available staff, taking into consideration specialized capabilities of individual employees and overall risks and vulnerabilities of loss, abuse, or theft of Bureau products. Review product control systems in accordance with standards established by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) and assess adequacy of internal controls in ensuring compliance with the control standards established by the Department of the Treasury (DOT), Office of Management and Budget (0MB) and GAO.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: -Performing a wide-range of assignments and program activities involved with planning, organizing, and developing policies and procedures related to product accountability; AND -Performing analysis and reviews of accountability systems and procedures related to the integrity of production processes and security guidelines and procedures; AND -Experience ascertaining resources needed for the accomplishment of the work to ensure the adequacy and reliability of accountability controls and procedures. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education 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.

Individual Occupational Requirements for the Accounting Series, 0510

Basic Requirements:
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 Office of Compliance Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]