Supervisory Accountant

Commerce, International Trade Administration • Washington, DC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This vacancy is to fill a Supervisory Accountant position within the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Accounting. If interested in this career opportunity, you are encouraged to apply! As a Supervisory Accountant, you will perform complex financial analyses and investigations of major foreign and/or domestic businesses. You will review, analyze, and validate industry financial data, develop and coordinate questions for gathering, analyzing, and validating data, and resolve accounting discrepancies in reported data. You will supervise a team of professional accountants in the performance of AD and CVD investigations, and provide expert advice in specialized areas of accounting, developing policies, and identifying and resolving cost and financial accounting issues in AD and CVD proceedings. Additionally, you will train staff accountants and analysts in analytical and verification techniques of cost of production, constructed value, and differences in merchandise cost data. You will orchestrate reviews and provide recommendations for AD and CVD case related accounting issue write-ups for briefing papers, decision memos, Federal Register notices, and Court briefs and remands. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Accountant GS-0510-14, full performance level, GS-14, positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under ITA-EC-DE-27-13083718, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Requires a Secret-Level Clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required clearance
• Must successfully pass a background investigation (may include credit check, review of financial issues, criminal offenses, and illegal drug use/possession)
• A supervisory probationary period may be required
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service
• Must complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and certify accuracy of application information
• All Federal employees must have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit
• Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible
• Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.
• OR Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge.
• The applicant's background must also include one of the following: Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
• Utilizing generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and accounting standards in the United States and/or foreign countries to analyze financial and/or cost accounting data of commercial enterprises pursuant to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) proceedings
• Planning, Performing, and Documenting antidumping duty verification procedures pursuant to antidumping proceedings
• Preparing technical cost-of-production calculation adjustments in accordance with U.S. antidumping duty laws
• Writing fully developed memoranda, issue papers, decision memoranda, and court briefs addressing technical accounting issues in antidumping proceedings
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• Foreign education must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.

Responsibilities

• Conducts complex financial analyses, and/or investigations of major foreign and/or domestic businesses
• Reviews, analyzes, and validates industry financial data
• Develops and coordinates questions for gathering, analyzing, and validating data
• Resolves accounting discrepancies in reported data
• Supervises a team of professional accountants in the performance of AD and CVD investigations
• Provides expert advice in specialized area of accounting, developing policies, and identifying and resolving cost and financial accounting issues in AD and CVD proceedings
• Trains staff accountants and analysts (i.e., sales and policy) in analytical and verification techniques of cost of production, constructed value, and differences in merchandise cost data
• Orchestrates review and provides recommendations for AD and CVD case related accounting issue write-ups for briefing papers, decision memos, Federal Register notices, and Court briefs and remands

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

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