Supervisory Accounting Technician

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Supervisory Accounting Technician manages public funds, negotiable instruments, and cash transactions, ensuring accurate documentation, reconciliation, and reporting of disbursing and collection operations. The role supervises and evaluates accounting technicians, sets performance standards, prioritizes workloads, and provides technical and customer service training. It enforces financial regulations, internal controls, equal employment opportunity policies, and occupational safety and health standards. The position also conducts quality-control reviews of accounting transactions, vouchers, and financial files, and improves productivity and service quality by evaluating customer feedback, streamlining processes, and implementing continuous improvement strategies. This is a federal supervisory role requiring one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level, or qualifying related graduate education or a combination of education and experience. The employee must obtain and maintain Level 1 certification under the DoD Financial Management Certification Program within two years of entering the position, unless an applicable certification timeline is already in effect. The position requires favorable suitability and security determinations and may require access to classified information. Relocation expenses may be paid, travel is seldom (1–24%), and telework is available only rarely on a case-by-case basis when determined to meet a compelling DoD need.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-06 level, such as overseeing disbursement and collection of public funds, reviewing financial documents and transactions for regulatory compliance, or analyzing operations to improve procedures and maintain financial controls.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
Must be suitable for Federal employment and receive and maintain a favorable security determination; a security clearance may be required.
Candidates must have served three months after their latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
Must obtain and maintain Level 1 certification under the DoD Financial Management Certification Program within two years of entry on duty, subject to the stated exception for employees already subject to an original certification period.
For the GS-08 education substitution, 18 months of directly related graduate-level education may substitute for specialized experience; qualifying combinations of graduate education and experience may also be used.
Education used to substitute for experience must be from an accredited college or university, and transcripts must be submitted with the application.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period and a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period.
Must meet applicable qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise indicated.

Responsibilities

Manage and safeguard public funds, negotiable instruments, and cash transactions.
Document, reconcile, and report disbursing and collection operations.
Supervise and evaluate subordinate accounting technicians.
Establish performance standards, prioritize daily workloads, and provide technical and customer service training.
Enforce compliance with financial regulations, internal control protocols, equal employment opportunity policies, and occupational safety and health standards.
Review accounting transactions, vouchers, and financial files for accuracy, propriety, and legality.
Analyze customer feedback and departmental operations, streamline processes, and implement continuous improvement strategies.