Supervisory Accountant

Environmental Protection Agency•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in Region 5, Office of the Regional Administrator, Mission Support Division, Comptroller Branch, Budget Section. It is an office-centered position requiring regular physical attendance at the duty station. At full performance, the Supervisory Accountant plans, organizes, and directs the unit to ensure compliant, customer-focused delivery of program commitments with improved quality, timeliness, efficiency, and accountability. The position provides comprehensive supervisory personnel management and leads program goal-setting and integrated planning and budget cycles. It also represents the Agency and develops high-level partnerships to support collaboration, policy clarity, and informed decisions across the unit, branch or office, division, and Agency. One or more positions may be filled in the advertised or another organization, as appropriate.

Requirements

Meet time-in-grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date.
Undergo a Moderate Risk background investigation unless an appropriate investigation is already on record; meet all pre-employment security conditions before an official employment letter can be issued.
If selected, complete or have completed a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period.
Upon accepting an initial EPA supervisory or managerial appointment, complete all elements of the EPA Successful Leaders Program.
Complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of the first day of employment and annually thereafter.
For GS-13: one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, including reporting on organization-wide financial resources; establishing and operating financial accounting and reporting systems; and advising financial managers and accountants on financial issues and solutions.
For GS-14: one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-13, including assessing and reporting on organization-wide financial controls of resources; establishing and operating automated financial accounting and reporting systems; and advising financial managers and accountants on financial issues and alternative solutions.
Meet the basic entry education requirements for Accountant (series 0510): a qualifying bachelor's or higher degree, or an allowed combination of education and experience, with the specified accounting/auditing coursework, certification, or qualifying professional accounting knowledge.
Demonstrate the competencies needed for the role: Budget and Cost Management; Financial Management and Analysis; Planning and Evaluating; Leadership; Customer Service (assessed at GS-13 only); and Supervisory and Leadership Judgment (assessed at GS-14 only).

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and direct the organizational unit to deliver program commitments compliantly and with a focus on customers, quality, timeliness, efficiency, and accountability.
Provide supervisory personnel management to build an equitable, compliant, high-performing workforce that accomplishes the mission.
Lead program goal-setting and integrated planning and budget cycles, ensuring compliance, transparency, audit readiness, and efficient resource allocation aligned with regional and Agency priorities.
Represent the Agency and cultivate high-level partnerships to enhance collaboration, clarify policy, and support informed decisions across the organizational unit, branch or office, division, and Agency.