SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT (STAFF)

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Accountant (Staff) in the Financial Operations Division/Comptroller of CNSSC MECHANICSBURG NWCF MHA.

Duties

• You will serve as Head of the Division and are responsible for providing policies and methods (technical guidance) and leadership for Navy material to commands, units, forces, and activities of Navy and Marine Corps.
• You will serve as the principal advisor to senior managers on the development, implementation, and revision of financial management and accounting policies, plans, and programs.
• You will generate, recommend, and implement new and revised financial management and accounting concepts, internal controls, methodologies, policies, and strategies in support of the organization's programs.
• You will direct and/or perform continuing program execution review, analysis, and appraisal of the major operating and support programs within the organization.
• You will prepare briefs for senior managers on program execution review and provide recommendations to correct program variances or problem areas.
• You will plan work, set priorities, and schedule work as necessary to assure effective and expeditious accomplishment of priority work without adverse affect on regular and recurring work
• You will assign work to subordinates based on employee's capabilities, priorities, and difficulty.

Qualifications

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-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing professional accounting work. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialized experience must demonstrate a mastery of advanced concepts, principles, and practices of professional accounting and financial management. Specialized experience must includes; 1)Directing a comprehensive financial management program, including accounting and financial analysis for a large-scale organization. Developing, implementing, and revising financial management policies, plans, and accounting procedures to ensure the effective and efficient use of financial resources; 2)Serving as a principal advisor to senior leadership on complex financial and accounting matters, including the use of appropriated and revolving funds; 3)Leading and directing the work of subordinate supervisors and staff responsible for various accounting and financial management functions 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.

Education

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 oneof 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.

Grade: GS 15. . Telework eligible. Apply by 2026-11-10 on USAJOBS.