Supervisory Accountant (Systems)

Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer • New Orleans, LA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Financial Management Services Center (FMS), in New Orleans, Louisiana. The position serves as a Section Head within the Associate Chief Financial Officer for Shared Services and supervises the daily operations of the Intra-governmental Payments and Collections (IPAC) section.

The role applies Federal accounting principles, practices, and standards to the unit’s routine activities; reviews financial reporting analyses and reports prepared by direct reports; and plans and assigns work while setting production and quality standards. It also involves fostering open exchanges of ideas, preventing and constructively resolving conflict, addressing employee complaints, taking minor disciplinary measures, and recommending action in more serious cases. The incumbent develops collaborative solutions to improve operations and team cohesiveness.

Applicants must meet the stated accounting education or experience requirements and the specialized experience requirements for the GS-13 level. The position is subject to background screening and a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period, unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must complete the required training program before the end of that period.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Must use direct deposit for Federal payments.
• Must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period unless previous Federal service is creditable; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Subject to a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable.
• New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of the probationary period.
• Meet the accounting basic requirement through a degree in accounting or a related field including or supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law), or through at least four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of experience, college-level education, and training providing professional accounting knowledge, plus one of the specified accounting/auditing course, certification, or education-and-experience alternatives.
• For GS-13, have at least one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12, including advising on accounting problems and system solutions for reporting controls; interpreting Federal accounting principles, practices, and standards to recommend alternatives and solutions; initiating revised procedures for programs and policies; and providing written evaluation reports with corrective-action recommendations.
• Qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date of 11/06/2026.

Responsibilities

• Interpret Federal accounting principles, practices, and standards and implement them in the unit's routine activities.
• Review financial reporting analyses and reports prepared by direct reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Encourage exchanges of ideas and take steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations.
• Manage and resolve conflicts and disagreements constructively.
• Hear and resolve employee complaints, effect minor disciplinary measures, and recommend action in more serious cases.
• Plan work by assigning tasks to employees and establishing production or quality standards for the unit.
• Develop solutions collaboratively to foster cohesiveness and improve operations.
• Advise on accounting problems and provide system solutions to control reporting problems.
• Recommend alternatives and solutions based on interpretation of Federal accounting principles, practices, and standards.
• Initiate revised procedures when needed for programs and policies.
• Provide written evaluation reports of findings with recommendations for corrective action.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized, with final determination made by the hiring official at the time of job offer.

What This Job Offers

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