Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT in the COMPTROLLER GROUP and FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. You will serve as the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Command Financial Improvement Audit Remediation (FIAR) lead and support various functions for the Comptroller Department. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, Maryland. Responsibilities You will lead the Comptroller's Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) Department to include providing financial business operations support for documentation and updates to process flows. You will also provide GAP analysis, identify process controls, propose process changes to meet control requirements, and assist in the implementation and evaluation of said process changes. You will be responsible for developing, issuing, implementing, and reviewing financial improvement and audit remediation policy and processes and supporting audit requirements for the Command. You will be responsible for developing policy in support of NAWCAD and NAWCWD audit requirements and formulating organizational-wide approaches to implement such policy. You will be responsible for ensuring all key supporting documentation for business segment processes and procedures, segment control testing, and audit response activities are maintained in accordance with FIAR requirements. You will support DoD, DON, and NAVAIR efforts focused on ensuring the integrity and security of the financial data coming into and out of these systems. You will plan, direct, execute, and provide expert consultation as it relates to Echelon II and NAWC Internal Sustainment Testing efforts. You will develop and present various @types of metrics and analysis required to support effective assessment of the current status of NAWC FIAR efforts and audit compliance. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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-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) Providing technical guidance, advice, and assistance on accounting and financial information through both oral and written communication; 2) Analyzing existing financial processes to identify opportunities for improvement and risk mitigation including the usage of financial, logistics, acquisition, and personnel data systems (i.e. Navy ERP); 3) Identifying and analyzing problems, generating and evaluating alternative perspectives/solutions, and recommending/implementing timely/effective solutions based on potential implications of findings or conclusions; 4) Reviewing and implementing policies related to financial reporting, auditing, and accounting processes; 5) Performing duties in direct support of financial statement audit including providing responses to auditor requests including key supporting documentation, financial reporting or preparing and documenting financial processes for audit; and 6) Providing supervision and continuing tasking and technical direction to a financial department. 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 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 one of 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. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0500/accounting-series-0510/ Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
