Supervisory Accountant

Applies an advanced knowledge of the technical aspects of accounting and general accounting functions and an advanced understanding of the objectives of the branch.

As such, the incumbent plans and assigns work, tasks and responsibilities, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines goals/objectives and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations and Branch manager to accomplish goals and objectives; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

Serves as a front-line manager over professional and administrative support staff performing the full range of supervisory duties and fulfilling the responsibility for personnel management over subordinate personnel.

Reviews and evaluates work produced by the organization to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Maintains responsibility to senior management for all phases of accounting activities, reporting, and analysis.

Work activities are carried out through subordinate staff, to achieve broad objectives set out for each assignment.

The incumbent provides services in the following functional areas: accounts payable processing for commercial payments, grants, inter-entity and agency cost and payment transfers (IPAC) in accordance with Federal regulatory guidelines, and other miscellaneous payments such as legal settlements, utilities, and training.

Duties include recording obligations for all procurement activities in compliance with Federal regulations; performing preview, validation, and payment sweep processing to audit and process daily payment batches sent to the Treasury; and managing supplier set-up and maintenance tables.

The incumbent processes interfaces for procurement cards, the e-invoicing solution, and the Department procurement system. Additionally, the incumbent provides Tier 2 help desk support for the e-invoicing solution and Departmental procurement system, identifying and correcting system issues within the e-invoicing solution and workflow process.

The incumbent researches financial data, reconciles and analyzes general accounting transactions for sub-ledger reporting, and develops reports, as well as designs, tests, and implements system changes, interfaces, and automated processes in an Oracle Federal Financial National Enterprise System.

Furthermore, the incumbent establishes and monitors organizational (section) and individual measures to determine success in meeting stated goals and objectives, conducts internal audits of financial and accounting functions to assess quality, deficiencies, and non-conformance, and reviews operations to ensure the adequacy of internal controls to minimize the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse.

Performs as a front line manager over the work of a large staff of accountants, financial management specialists, and accounting technicians affecting all Operating Administrations within the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and several non-DOT client agencies.

Applies knowledge of various programs and fund types (direct, F&E, Franchise, Working Capital, Trust, Revolving, etc.) within each customer¿s organization in order to provide direction, advice, and service regarding financial management matters, audit support and accounting policies to their staff.

The work affects the plans, goals, and effectiveness of each agency¿s mission. This position requires frequent personal contacts, coordination, consultation, and correspondence, with the multiple departments and agencies program and financial management offices.

Additional managerial responsibilities include communicating the organization's vision and objectives; monitoring and evaluating employee performance; coaching and developing employees; approving leave; approving selections; recommending or approving corrective/disciplinary actions as appropriate. Performs other related duties as assigned.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS A. 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. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard.

Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.") OR B. 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 types 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 as stated above, 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 above; 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience includes: managing accounts payable processing for a wide variety of payments (i.e., commercial payments, grants, inter-entity and/or agency cost and payment transfers); conducting audits of financial/accounting functions to assess quality, deficiencies, and/or non-conformance; providing support for procurement process/system; and leading the implementation of financial policies, system changes, and/or processes.

Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.