USA remote
Supervisory Accountant (Staff)
About this role
Basic Requirement for Accounting: Degree: Possess a degree in 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.").
(Must provide transcripts) 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 of the following: (Must provide transcript and/or other document): (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; OR (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.
Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Planning, analyzing, coordinating, implementing, and integrating all actions necessary to orchestrate the Department's business process and financially related internal control oversight program; 2) Applying the rigors of the professional accounting discipline when conducting reviews and recommendations for compliance; 3) Serving as a subject matter expert on all areas of professional accounting application to the Department's financial business processes and internal control over financial reporting; and 4) Leading and overseeing the activities associated with the internal control over financial reporting provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control" across all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Components and Headquarters in alignment with DHS Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Federal Financial Improvement Act (FMFIA) requirements.