SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT

About the company

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT in the COMPTROLLER GROUP AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The incumbent of this position serves as Accounting Officer for the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The position is administratively assigned as the Head of the Accounting Department of the Comptroller Group, NAWCAD including all geographically dispersed sites. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, MD.

Your tasks

• You will provide direction, design, and execution of command accounting operations in support of the Comptroller, NAWCAD, NAVAIR, and Navy mission requirements in accordance with applicable financial policies and system capabilities.
• You will be responsible for monitoring compliance of command processes and proposed changes with applicable accounting standards, policy, and guidance as well as preparing Command-level guidance.
• You will participate in and/or lead cross group, cross command, and cross echelon efforts associated with organizational structure, systems development/implementation, process improvements, and policymaking.
• You will collaborate with the NAVAIR and NAWCAD FIAR to assess risk, analyze likelihood and impact, determine risk tolerance, develop and implement controls through all Accounting/Financial Management processes.
• You will partner with the Budget Department to project financial estimates, incorporate budget issues, and develop cash phasing plans as well as explain differences between actual and planned amounts throughout execution.
• You will participate in employee mentoring/coaching, communicate strategy and vision across the command and up the echelon chain, and lead others in understanding their role in the financial management community.
• You will manage department resources including staffing of personnel, provide required infrastructure resources including facilities, information technology, equipment, and supplies, and budget/manage the costs of these resources.

Requirements

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-13/14) grade level or pay band (NM-04) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following 1) Identifying, researching, and resolving complex accounting issues, discrepancies, and process gaps by analyzing relevant financial data, evaluating alternatives, and implementing practical corrective actions; 2) Applying federal accounting standards, fiscal law, and agency financial management policy and accounting principles to daily accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal control activities; 3) Preparing, reviewing, reconciling, and validating financial statements and/or other financial reports to meet reporting requirements and support management decision-making; and 4) Analyzing and reviewing accounting data, general ledger activity, reconciliations, and performance metrics to identify trends, improve accounting processes and provide recommendations to management. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. Applicants must possess: 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 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: 1) Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; 2) A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3) 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.