Supervisory Accountant
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Oklahoma City, OK - USA
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Job Summary
The incumbent serves as a Section Manager within the Administrative Payments Branch.
Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of accounting and general accounting functions and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the branch. As such the incumbent plans and assigns work tasks and responsibilities sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines goals/objectives and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations and Branch manager to accomplish goals and objectives; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Serves as a front-line manager over professional and administrative support staff performing the full range of supervisory duties and fulfilling the responsibility for personnel management over subordinate personnel. Reviews and evaluates work produced by the organization to ensure compliance with applicable laws regulations policies and procedures. Maintains responsibility to senior management for all phases of accounting activities reporting and analysis. Work activities are carried out through subordinate staff to achieve broad objectives set out for each assignment.
The incumbent provides services in the following functional areas: accounts payable processing for commercial payments grants inter-entity and agency cost and payment transfers (IPAC) in accordance with Federal regulatory guidelines and other miscellaneous payments such as legal settlements utilities and training. Duties include recording obligations for all procurement activities in compliance with Federal regulations; performing preview validation and payment sweep processing to audit and process daily payment batches sent to the Treasury; and managing supplier set-up and maintenance tables. The incumbent processes interfaces for procurement cards the e-invoicing solution and the Department procurement system. Additionally the incumbent provides Tier 2 help desk support for the e-invoicing solution and Departmental procurement system identifying and correcting system issues within the e-invoicing solution and workflow process.
The incumbent researches financial data reconciles and analyzes general accounting transactions for sub-ledger reporting and develops reports as well as designs tests and implements system changes interfaces and automated processes in an Oracle Federal Financial National Enterprise System. Furthermore the incumbent establishes and monitors organizational (section) and individual measures to determine success in meeting stated goals and objectives conducts internal audits of financial and accounting functions to assess quality deficiencies and non-conformance and reviews operations to ensure the adequacy of internal controls to minimize the risk of fraud waste and abuse.
Performs as a front line manager over the work of a large staff of accountants financial management specialists and accounting technicians affecting all Operating Administrations within the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and several non-DOT client agencies. Applies knowledge of various programs and fund types (direct F&E Franchise Working Capital Trust Revolving etc.) within each customers organization in order to provide direction advice and service regarding financial management matters audit support and accounting policies to their staff. The work affects the plans goals and effectiveness of each agencys mission. This position requires frequent personal contacts coordination consultation and correspondence with the multiple departments and agencies program and financial management offices. Additional managerial responsibilities include communicating the organizations vision and objectives; monitoring and evaluating employee performance; coaching and developing employees; approving leave; approving selections; recommending or approving corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
- This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
- A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.
- Please refer to Additional Information and Required Documents section.
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.)
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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 applicants background must also include one of the following:
- Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate types and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
- 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 as stated above 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 above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting the applicants education training and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENTS you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.
Specialized experience includes: managing accounts payable processing for a wide variety of payments (i.e. commercial payments grants inter-entity and/or agency cost and payment transfers); conducting audits of financial/accounting functions to assess quality deficiencies and/or non-conformance; providing support for procurement process/system; and leading the implementation of financial policies system changes and/or processes.
Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their Work History.
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). KSA INFORMATION: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process) the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore as an applicant for this announcement you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s) if applicable may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions etc. listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order category grouping or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Leadership and Management Dimension your work history please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
2. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
3. Some none or all applicants may be interviewed.
4. Position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: Position(s) may be realigned based on approved reorganization.
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This is not a bargaining unit position.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
Manager
