Supervisory Accountant

US Commerce, International Trade Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is seeking a Supervisory Accountant to lead accounting activities in antidumping and cost analysis. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge and experience with accounting standards used in AD/CVD proceedings.

The position emphasizes planning, performing, and documenting verification procedures and producing technical memoranda addressing complex accounting issues in antidumping cases.

Qualifications

• Education requirement under OPM: degree in accounting or related field with 24 semester hours in accounting (may include up to 6 hours business law).
• Combination of education and experience with 24 accounting hours or equivalent credentials acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing GAAP and US/foreign accounting standards to analyze financial and cost data for AD/CVD proceedings.
• Plan, perform, and document antidumping duty verification procedures.
• Prepare technical cost-of-production adjustments under U.S. antidumping duty laws.
• Write memoranda, issue papers, and briefs addressing technical accounting issues in antidumping proceedings.

Education

Accounting degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

Combination of education and experience meeting the 24-hour accounting requirement

Job description

This vacancy is to fill a Supervisory Accountant position within the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Accounting.

Basic Requirement - Education:

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.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

To qualify at the GS-14 grade-level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• Utilizing generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and accounting standards in the United States and/or foreign countries to analyze financial and/or cost accounting data of commercial enterprises pursuant to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) proceedings;
• Planning, Performing, and Documenting antidumping duty verification procedures pursuant to antidumping proceedings;
• Preparing technical cost-of-production calculation adjustments in accordance with U.S. antidumping duty laws; and
• Writing fully developed memoranda, issue papers, decision memoranda, and court briefs addressing technical accounting issues in antidumping proceedings.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.