Supervisory Accountant (Systems)

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

6d • 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 role serves as a Section Head within the Associate Chief Financial Officer for Shared Services and supervises the daily operations of the Payments Error Management and 1099 Processing sections.

The position interprets and applies Federal accounting principles, practices, standards, and regulations; reviews financial reporting analyses and reports prepared by direct reports; plans and assigns work and sets production or quality standards; and supports constructive collaboration and conflict resolution. The incumbent also provides recommendations to the Branch Chief and other leadership to help ensure branch and division policies align with policies issued by regulatory bodies.

Applicants must meet the accounting education or qualifying experience requirements and have one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12. The specialized experience must relate to payment errors, 1099 processing and reporting, system solutions for reporting problems, interpreting Federal regulations and accounting standards, revising procedures, and preparing written evaluations with corrective-action recommendations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after December 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 prior 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 complete all required training program components before the end of the supervisory probationary period.
• Meet the basic accounting education or experience requirement: an accounting degree, or a related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting (up to 6 hours may be business law); or at least four years of accounting experience or an equivalent combination of experience, college-level education, and training that provides professional accounting knowledge, together with one of the specified accounting-coursework, certification, or education-and-experience alternatives.
• For GS-13, have one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12 and directly related to the position.
• Specialized experience must include advising on administrative payment errors, 1099 processing and reporting, and system solutions to control reporting problems; interpreting Federal regulations and accounting principles, practices, and standards to recommend alternatives and solutions; initiating revised program or policy procedures when needed; and preparing written evaluation reports with findings and corrective-action recommendations.
• Qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the announcement closing date, November 12, 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.
• Plan unit work by assigning work to employees and establishing production or quality standards.
• Develop collaborative solutions that foster cohesiveness and improve operations.
• Recommend actions to the Branch Chief and other leadership to help ensure branch and division policies are consistent with policies issued by regulatory bodies.
• Supervise daily operations for the Payments Error Management and 1099 Processing sections.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized; payment is determined by the hiring official at the time of the job offer.

What This Job Offers

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