Summary
The Supervisory Accountant position is located in the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Finance and Procurement Office (FPO), Finance and Accounting Division (FAD), Quality Assurance Branch (QAB). The FAD is dedicated to supporting and improving financial management, accounting, finance, policy, travel, and other fiscal services to the AO and judiciary through research, training, publications, and process improvement.
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Clarification from the agency
This vacancy announcement is open to the public. This position allows for recurring and situational telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.
Duties
This position will report to the Chief of the Finance and Accounting Division (FAD), Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Finance and Procurement Office (FPO). The FPO is seeking a self-motivated professional Supervisory Accountant to join its dynamic team and serve as the Chief of the Quality Assurance Branch (QAB). The QAB is responsible for improving financial management reporting, administering FPO audits and reviews, managing the remediation of corrective actions resulting from audit findings, and certain compliance activities including improper payments. The primary functions of the QAB would be to manage the audit and corrective action processes, help prepare for audits and ensure audit readiness, and manage the remediation of the corrective actions.
The ideal candidate must have supervisory accounting experience and expert knowledge and skills in providing analysis and recommendations over the broad spectrum of financial and operational management. In addition, the candidate must have strong communication and collaboration skills and be able to interface and liaise and represent the FPO with senior level officials.
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Managing and supervising government staff and multiple contracts responsible for reviewing audit samples and developing correction action plans; and preparing direct reports performance plans, issuing performance assessments, and compliance activities.
- Serving as a liaison to the Office of Audit and the Office of Compliance and Risk.
- Leading the audit processes for the Finance and Accounting Division related to Judiciary financial statements and reviews.
- Preparing and updating annual audit checklists for the completion and verification of the Provided by Client (PBC) and sample documentation requests to ensure the audit response is complete, accurate, timely, and sufficient documentation has been provided to support the transaction, including the documentation required for each type of sample.
- Reviewing audit samples and verifying against the checklist; and providing an explanation and assessment of risk relative to the audit sample.
- Managing, gathering, verifying, correcting, copying, and uploading PBC's data to the auditor's Share Point site; and reviewing and verifying to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission and missing documentation shall be collected and corrected prior to final submission.
- Providing analysis and thoroughly documenting responses to ad-hoc audit inquiries; and developing, running, and distributing requested audit status reports.
- Reviewing the Judiciary's financial statements and notes; assessing risk and materiality of balances; and developing corrective actions for weaknesses identified.
- Reviewing audit reports of the Judiciary financial statements and developing corrective actions to remediate findings.
- Tracking, monitoring, and reporting on corrective actions assigned to FPO.
- Assisting in remediating findings by making business process improvements for current operations, designing new controls, recommending system enhancements, and monitoring and reconciling financial data.
- Researching, analyzing, and identifying modernization opportunities for financial management; and providing actionable recommendations to management.
- Presenting findings to the judicial financial community, financial stakeholders, and management.
- Supporting certain compliance activities, including the tracking improper payments, reporting on improper payments to senior management, and supporting the courts with reporting and navigating the process of improper payments.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
- Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
- All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
- New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
- You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
- If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
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 and supervising staff and contractors responsible for reviewing audit samples;
- Serving as audit liaison and leading and reviewing the audit processes; and
- Reviewing financial statements and assessing risk and developing corrective actions for weaknesses.
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
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.
You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
Required Documents
For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:
- Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
- Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
- Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
- Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 05/07/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click
- Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
- You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
- You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
- To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12371097.
Next steps
After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
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