Controller

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Controller in the Financial Management Office (FMO) Financial Operations Division (FOD).The incumbent reports to the Deputy Chief in FMO.

The Controllers primary responsibilities are centered on accounting operations and ensuring the integrity of Judiciarys financial management. The Controller focuses on financial management activities related to the planning development coordination and execution accounting policies programs and procedures across the Judiciary excluding the Supreme Court. The Controller acts as an expert advisor to the FMO Chief and AO senior leaders including the Director Deputy Director and Associate Director for the Department of Administrative Services.

The successful candidate must possess significant professional experience in accounting finance policy compliance payment and travel management along with a working knowledge of financial application requirements. Additionally they should have a solid understanding of the system development lifecycle and recognize the importance of technology in supporting long- and short-term enterprise-wide financial management solutions.

The duties of the Controller include but are not limited to:

1. Directing and providing administrative and technical supervision for the FODs work.
2. Leading motivating evaluating developing staff including providing training and development opportunities and recommending personnel decisions regarding hiring promotion and adverse actions.
3. Providing executive leadership in developing and implementing Judiciary-wide accounting financial operations and debt management policies and standards.
4. Ensuring accounting and internal control policies exist are maintained and are applied.
5. Ensuring financial reports are prepared properly accurately and timely.
6. Ensuring financial system policies and procedures are maintained in compliance with requirements.
7. Coordinating the preparation communication execution and monitoring of corrective action plans.
8. Representing the Judiciary on finance and accounting matters including meeting with U.S. Treasury officials and other federal agencies to discuss educate or explain matters of mutual concern (e.g. Judiciary accounting financial reporting and financial systems issues).
9. Contacting advising and collaborating on fiscal issues with court advisory groups consisting of judges court unit executives federal public defenders and other high-ranking government officials or comparable private-sector organization executives.
10. Planning and managing a broad array of financial management initiatives and activities in support of the courts probation and pretrial services offices and federal public defender offices.
11. Working with the FMO Chief to support various Judicial Conference Committees and their subcommittees the AOs Risk and Financial Management Advisory Council and the AOs Financial Management Working Group.

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience which shows competence in the qualifications as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification Compensation and Recruitment Systems which includes 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 experience equivalent to the GS-15/JSP-15/CL 31 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as follows:

1. Managing and directing large-scale financial management programs for a federal state or local government agency or organization.
2. Managing accounting functions and applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and accounting practices.
3. Procurement information technology and budgeting processes.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)

1. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with other executive levels both within and outside the federal sector elected or appointed officials and subordinates on matters of broad scope and complexity concerning financial management issues that affect the Judiciary legal associations and other federal state and local agencies and authorities.
2. Solve problems of broad scope and complexity such as those that occur in managing and directing programs of national scope.
3. Advance communications promote good relations accountability leadership and service among subordinate staff the courts and other federal agencies to ensure operational effectiveness and streamline business processes.

1. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation External Awareness Flexibility Resilience Strategic Thinking Vision.
2. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide workplace that fosters the development of others facilitates cooperation and teamwork and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management Developing Others Team Building.
3. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge analyzing problems and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Entrepreneurship Problem Solving Technical Credibility.
4. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human financial and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management Human Capital Management Technology Management.
5. Building Coalitions / Communication: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies State and local governments nonprofit and private sector organizations foreign governments or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering Political Savvy Influencing/Negotiating.