Supervisory Accountant

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking a seasoned financial management specialist at the GS-14 level. You will apply mastery of accounting policies, laws, and regulations to guide staff, monitor performance, and drive risk, compliance, and assurance initiatives across the agency.

Responsibilities include developing directives and standard operating procedures, drafting desk guides, reviewing fiscal submissions for accuracy and completeness, and supervising a team

Qualifications

• Mastery of financial management concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and accounting policies.
• Ability to apply independent judgment to solve financial issues and questions.
• Experience drafting directives, SOPs, and desk guides for internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Draft directives, standard operating procedures, and desk guides for staff.
• Review fiscal submissions for substance, accuracy, and proper authorization.
• Supervise staff to ensure timely, quality work and strong internal controls.

Skills

Financial management concepts

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting

Job description

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the Nation's risk advisor, working with partners to defend against today's threats and collaborating with industry to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.

Do NOT copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Your resume must describe your work and experience, in your own words. To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required education and experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

A. Degree: Bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited institution that included a major field of study 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 or 36 quarter hours in accounting. The 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours may include up to 6 semester hours or 9 quarter hours of credit in business law. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts). OR B. Combination of education and experience: A combination of education and experience with 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 AND include one of the following: (1) 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 semester hours or 9 quarter 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 or 22.5 quarter hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24 semester hour or 36 quarter hour requirement of statement A above, provided that (a) I have 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 I have 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 statement A above; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in accounting, my education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts and/or certificate).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

You qualify at the GS-14 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level (or equivalent) performing all the following duties: Mastery knowledge and skill of financial management concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations and accounting policies, systems and procedures to provide staff direction and guidance; Ability to apply a high level of sound, independent judgment in the solution of financial related issues, questions, and problems related to the agency management program and develop methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts; Provides broad administrative and policy direction to standardize business processes, specifically as it relates to internal controls, and the financial statement audit. This includes the drafting of Directives, Standard Operating Procedures, and desk guides; Reviews fiscal related submissions for substance, and conformance with instructions, completeness, accuracy, and appropriate authorizations; AND Supervises a staff engaged in substantive professional, technical or administrative work. Supervisory functions include responsibility for ensuring timely performance of satisfactory volumes and quality of work, acceptance, amendment, or rejection of work. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-G