Supervisory Accountant

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency • Arlington, VA

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the Nation's risk advisor, working with partners to defend against current threats and collaborating with industry to build more secure and resilient infrastructure. The Supervisory Accountant evaluates program effectiveness, develops and implements fiscal planning and controls, and ensures the accuracy and compliance of fiscal policies and procedures. The position provides direction and guidance on financial management matters, addresses accounting-system deficiencies, and supervises staff performing professional, technical, or administrative work.

The position is advertised at the GS-14 grade level. For eligible military spouses and U.S. Foreign Service spouses, the position is remote-work and telework eligible under agency policy. Eligible applicants living within 50 miles of Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia, may telework 100% under agency policy. Remote workers' locality pay is based on their residence.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the accounting education or education-and-experience basic requirements: a qualifying bachelor's or higher degree, or an approved combination of education, accounting experience, training, coursework, or CPA/Certified Internal Auditor certification as described in the announcement.
• For GS-14, at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent performing all listed financial-management, policy, review, and supervisory duties.
• Submit transcripts if using education to meet qualification requirements; transcripts must show the required identifying and course information.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USA Hire Assessment, if required.
• Meet time-in-grade and time-after-competitive-appointment requirements if applicable.
• Register for Selective Service or be exempt if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test; a final offer is contingent on a negative result.
• Meet all qualification and time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Essential personnel may be required to serve during continuity-of-operations events, including government closures or emergency conditions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate program effectiveness based on accomplishments, work quality and quantity, performance standards, procedural and regulatory compliance, and technical competence.
• Implement planning strategies and controls for data submissions, including recommending protocols for budget requests and expenditures, audits, program resource requests and allocations, and related decisions.
• Issue, maintain, and ensure the accuracy of fiscal policies and procedures.
• Review fiscal operating policies and procedures, laws, regulations, and program guidelines used by field office support staff for conformity with federal requirements.
• Draft and finalize instructions, procedures, manuals, and other materials for leadership approval concerning proposed fiscal systems or corrections to accounting-system deficiencies.
• Provide staff direction and guidance on financial management concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations, accounting policies, systems, and procedures.
• Use independent judgment to resolve financial management issues and develop methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts.
• Provide broad administrative and policy direction to standardize business processes, particularly internal controls and financial statement audits, including drafting directives, standard operating procedures, and desk guides.
• Review fiscal submissions for substance, compliance with instructions, completeness, accuracy, and appropriate authorization.
• Supervise staff performing substantive professional, technical, or administrative work, including ensuring timely performance and satisfactory work volume and quality, and accepting, amending, or rejecting work.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Other employment incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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