Supervisory Accountant

Program Support Center • Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position is with the Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. The Supervisory Accountant directs major accounting operations, staff, systems, internal controls, and financial reporting activities affecting multiple programs, organizations, and partners. The role provides authoritative guidance on complex accounting matters and leads initiatives to design, refine, and implement accounting processes, workflows, system configurations, and corrective actions to strengthen financial integrity and compliance. The position supervises professional staff performing accounting, financial management, systems accounting, reporting, internal control, audit liaison, analytical, technical, and administrative functions.

Requirements

• Meet the basic accounting qualification through either a qualifying degree or a combination of accounting experience, education, and training. The degree option requires a degree in accounting, or a related field with 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law).
• For the experience-and-education option, have at least four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training providing professional accounting knowledge, plus an accepted accounting coursework, certification, or equivalent education and experience combination.
• Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 in the Federal service, including leading complex accounting operations, financial reporting, and general ledger activities for a large organization or agency.
• Have experience developing and implementing accounting policies and internal controls to ensure compliance with federal financial management laws, regulations, and standards.
• Have experience managing projects involving financial systems, accounting process improvements, data analysis, and organizational initiatives to improve financial operations and strengthen internal controls.
• Have experience supervising and evaluating professional accounting staff, setting priorities, managing workload, and fostering employee development and performance.
• Have experience providing expert technical guidance on complex accounting issues, financial reporting, reconciliations, accounting principles, and federal financial management regulations.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade restrictions by the announcement closing date.
• Be suitable for Federal employment and successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication.
• Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Provide documentation of employment periods and hours worked per week as required to support qualification determinations.

Responsibilities

• Direct major accounting operations, staff, systems, internal controls, and financial reporting activities affecting multiple programs, organizations, and partners.
• Provide expert analysis, interpretation, and authoritative guidance on complex, high-impact accounting matters.
• Direct implementation and sustainment of accounting processes, internal control practices, corrective actions, and system-related changes to strengthen financial integrity and compliance.
• Lead accounting initiatives involving the design, refinement, and implementation of accounting processes, workflows, and system configurations.
• Direct and supervise staff performing accounting, financial management, systems accounting, reporting, internal control, audit liaison, analytical, technical, and administrative functions.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentives may be authorized, subject to factors including funding availability; possible incentives include moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentives, student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, and creditable service for annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager