This position is part of the US International Development Finance Corporation in the Office of Financial and Portfolio Management, Financial Management Division. As a Deputy Accounting Officer you will serve as a supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over supervisory employees and in part sharing responsibility for managing the Financial Management Division's systems, accounting, and budget execution processes.

Duties

As the Deputy Accounting Officer you will: Responsible for managing the financial management systems, accounting, budget execution processing, transfer of funds, portfolio services, and responding to audits. Responsible for assisting, managing, and maintaining the Corporation's integrated financial management system. Ensures proper functional integration with DFC's financial systems, including budget, accounting, loans, insurance, and financial reporting. Ensures that the financial systems provide accountability for agency funds and assets and full disclosure of DFC's financial operations, including responsibility for proper management of DFC's financial resources in accordance with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB), U.S. Treasury, and statutory and regulatory requirements. Manages Financial Management participation in DFC's budget execution and associated reporting. Serves as point of contact for DFC's external auditors and the annual financial statement audit. Manages separate financial management modules for DFC's finance and insurance portfolios. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Must submit resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation
• Selection may require completion of a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless met during prior Federal service
• Within 30 days of your start date, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements no later than the closing date of this announcement. BASIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT 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") 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. AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT In addition to the Basic Educational Requirement listed above, you must meet the required specialized experience. You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirements: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service that demonstrates your ability in all of the following: 1. Experience preparing or auditing financial statements and reports of complex Federal government agencies that demonstrates a thorough understanding of Treasury regulatory reporting requirements (GTAS, TROR, DATA Act) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Federal reporting entities. 2. Experience leading teams or work groups and managing projects involving financial operations, processes, systems, and/or associated external and managerial reporting. 3. Experience managing, maintaining or reviewing integrated financial management systems for large, complex organizations including developing or reviewing requirements for automated business systems to enhance financial management operations. Note: Education is not substitutional at this grade level. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This position is being advertised concurrently with vacancy announcement 24-OFPM-ST-12536208-AC using Merit Promotion (MP) procedures. If interested, refer to that announcement to determine if you meet MP requirements and can apply to that announcement. NOTE: You must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered under both. This announcement may be used to fill similar positions, if additional vacancies occur.

Education

You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your basic educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION is education acquired outside of any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification and/or eligibility requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university) with your application in order to receive credit for that education. (Foreign education transcripts will not be accepted). For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address International Development Finance Corporation 1100 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20527 US
• Name: Amy Covington
• Email: [email protected]