Supervisory Accountant

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Winchester, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in Winchester, Virginia. The ideal candidate has experience leading a team in at least one of these areas: accounts payable, bank card program administration, accounts receivable, or accounting analysis and reporting. The position provides responsive, accurate, and professional customer service to internal and external stakeholders by resolving complex accounting, payment, and financial management inquiries; explaining applicable policies, procedures, and reporting requirements; and delivering accounting services promptly and in compliance with requirements. The role supervises staff in a designated functional activity and is responsible for carrying out EEO policies and requirements. FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. Positions are subject to recall at any time for emergency operations, which may involve irregular hours, work away from the official duty station, and duties outside the employee’s usual position description. Emergency travel may last weeks to months, may be required with little advance notice, and may involve relocation to austere, operationally challenging sites.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust—High Risk background investigation; the investigation may include a credit check and review of financial issues and certain criminal offenses or illegal drug use.
Register with Selective Service, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Be able to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
For GS-13 qualification, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, including advising agency managers on the relevance of accounting data to program operations and on fiscal management and efficient use of funds; preparing written documents such as memoranda, operating instructions and manuals, training materials, and briefings; and assuring quality in determining qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.
Meet the individual occupational requirement through an accounting degree; a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting; or the specified combination of accounting experience, education, and training. Qualifying alternatives include 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing, a CPA or CIA certificate obtained through written examination, or the specified substantial accounting coursework and professional-level experience evaluated by a panel of higher-level accountants or auditors.
Provide unofficial transcripts with the application.
There is no educational substitution for the position.
Federal employees must disclose current or recent (within five years) political appointee service to the Human Resources Office.
A one-year probationary period is required for new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a team in accounts payable, bank card program administration, accounts receivable, or accounting analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

Analyze, approve, and research accounting data and transactions; reconcile transactions to source documents to verify accuracy; and report on findings.
Ensure the validity of data entered into basic and specialized accounts integrated into a complex accounting system.
Reconcile integrated accounts across the accounting system.
Review processes and identify operational improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting services.
Interpret fiscal laws and regulations and advise agency managers on fiscal management of program operations and efficient distribution, reallocation, and use of funds.
Supervise staff in a designated functional activity.
Fulfill EEO requirements by carrying out EEO policies.
Resolve complex accounting, payment, and financial management inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
Explain applicable policies, procedures, and reporting requirements and support timely, compliant, customer-focused accounting services.