Supervisory Accountant

Announcement Type

TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Permanent

USACE Finance Center (UFC)

Millington, TN

INTRODUCTION: Serves as the Chief of Civil Works Reports Division with responsibility for the planning, organizing and directing of civil works and revolving fund accounting and reporting operations of the Division in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Divisions, Districts, Labs, Military Departments and Defense Agencies. Direct responsibility and oversight for the coordination of the preparation, reconciliation, consolidation and distribution.

Supervisory Accountant Chief, Civil Works Reports Division, GS-0510-14

Leads the Civil Works Reports Division, establishing priorities, overseeing performance, and ensuring compliance with Army and EEO policies. Directs USACE Finance Center civil works and revolving fund accounting and reporting operations by implementing financial management laws and guidance, maintaining standardized processes and internal controls, and advising senior leadership while coordinating with Army, DoD, and external oversight organizations. Provides enterprise-level oversight of accounting systems and financial reporting, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial statements, managing current and prior-year funds, leading fiscal year-end closeout, and serving as the principal technical advisor for upward reporting.

• Leads a division organized into two branches, Civil CFO Reports Branch and Civil Eliminations and Cash Reports Branch
• Delegates authority to subordinate supervisors and holds them accountable for the performance of their organizational element
• Approves work plans developed by subordinate supervisors; oversees revisions of these plans as necessary
• Approves employee overtime to support mission accomplishment, as required
• Develops performance standards for subordinate employees' positions and exercises position management responsibilities ensuring that subordinates' position descriptions are current
• Reviews and interprets pertinent legislation and directives and guidelines of Department of Treasury, DoD, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
• Participates in operational planning with top level management and key operational officials for the purpose of determining the effects of proposed best practices on current operations
• Directs and monitors the activities and provides administrative, regulatory guidance and policy direction for civil works and revolving fund accounting and reporting operations
• Reviews and analyzes financial reports to track fund execution and to detect/correct errors
• Performs a continuous analysis of existing accounting policies, procedures, programs, and systems for error detection and to ensure accuracy and integrity

APPLICABILITY/AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, P.L. 118-31, Sec 1250 B(i)(2) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

• US Citizens
• This recruitment is open to both internal and external candidates

• 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.")
  
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• 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: OR
• Twenty-four 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; OR
• 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…