Supervisory Accountant

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency•Washington, DC

About The Position

This position serves as Supervisory Accountant in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The incumbent leads a team responsible for implementing financial procedures, systems, and controls; analyzing, reconciling, and correcting financial activity and systems; and coordinating with DFAS to support audit-compliant financial statements and informed management decisions. The role oversees accounting operations across General Fund and Working Capital Fund operations, ensuring the propriety of accounting results and financial statements. It provides authoritative advice to leadership on financial management policies, regulations, principles, systems, and the operational impact of financial results. The position also supports audit compliance through accounting procedures, internal control documentation, testing, and resolution of deficiencies. This is a full-time DCIPS position in the Excepted Service. The work schedule is flexible, overtime may be occasional, and situational telework may be approved by supervisors on a temporary, case-by-case basis. A security clearance is required. The incumbent must hold or obtain Level 3 certification under the DoD Financial Management Certification Program within two years of entry on duty and meet continuing education requirements thereafter.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet the 0510 basic requirement through an accounting degree; a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); or a qualifying combination of accounting experience, education, and training with the specified accounting coursework, CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification, or qualifying substantial accounting coursework and experience.
Provide transcripts; failure to provide them will result in ineligibility.
Have specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower GS/GG-13 grade, generally one year or more. Education may not substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
Specialized experience applying accounting theories, concepts, and standards to financial management and operations in government, quasi-government, or private-sector organizations.
Specialized experience implementing financial management laws, regulations, policies, principles, and procedures, including accounting, financial analysis, and internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Specialized experience applying compliant accounting methods to financial reporting; analyzing financial and operational issues for management decisions; implementing procedures; assessing policy impacts on operations; and supporting audit compliance.
Specialized experience supervising or leading a team in accounting operations, financial reporting, reconciliations, and error resolution.
Ability to articulate accounting information to supervisors, budget analysts, program managers, and employees.
Meet the DoD Financial Management Certification Program Level 3 requirement, or obtain the certification within two years of entry on duty and satisfy continuing education requirements thereafter.
Obtain and maintain the security clearance required by the job announcement.
Satisfy the drug-testing condition of employment, including initial screening and random testing thereafter.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Demonstrate the competencies in accounting concepts, policies, and principles; accounting analysis; financial reporting; financial management systems; and leadership.

Responsibilities

Supervise a team of accountants and financial analysts; plan and schedule work, set priorities, and evaluate performance.
Manage accounting operations across General Fund and Working Capital Fund operations and ensure the propriety of accounting results and financial statements.
Manage reconciliation and analysis of accounting transactions and systems to ensure the accuracy and integrity of general ledger accounts, trial balance, and financial reports.
Advise leadership on financial management policies, regulations, principles, systems, financial results, and their operational impact.
Implement audit-compliant accounting procedures and guide documentation, testing, and resolution of internal control deficiencies.
Collaborate with DFAS and other internal and external stakeholders to validate financial statements and reports, resolve complex accounting discrepancies, and ensure proper reporting of financial transactions.
Monitor the accounting transaction life cycle and lead resolution of transaction and system errors, including problem or unmatched disbursements, negative unliquidated obligations, undistributed transactions, and posting logic errors.