Supervisory Accountant (Systems)
Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer · Department of Agriculture
This job in plain English
This is a supervisory accountant job with the USDA Office of the Chief Financial Officer in New Orleans, Louisiana. The person in this role leads the daily work of the Payments Error Management and 1099 Processing sections. The job is full-time and permanent, with occasional travel and telework allowed under agency policy.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, and no prior federal experience is required.
What you would do
- Interpret federal accounting rules and apply them to daily unit work.
- Review financial reports from direct reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Assign work and set production and quality standards for the unit.
- Resolve conflicts and disagreements in a constructive way.
- Recommend policy changes to branch and division leaders.
Do you qualify for GS-13?
With experience: You need one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12 that is directly related to this job. This includes advising on administrative payment errors, 1099 processing and reporting, or system fixes for reporting problems, plus interpreting federal accounting rules and writing evaluation reports with corrective actions.
With education: You can qualify with an accounting degree, or a related degree (such as business administration, finance, or public administration) that includes 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of business law. Or you can qualify with at least 4 years of accounting experience plus one of these: 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor certificate earned by written exam, or other approved accounting coursework.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of 2 pages or less, showing work hours per week, dates, titles, series and grades
- Unofficial college transcripts if you use education to qualify, with accreditation proof for foreign schools
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- Proof of entitlement and SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
- For CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority: proof of eligibility, SF-50, and latest performance appraisal
How you will be rated: Applicants are placed in Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified categories based on experience and the USA Hire online assessment, which must meet a cut score on accountability, customer service, decisiveness, flexibility, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and resilience. Subject matter experts also review the first two pages of your resume, and overstating your experience can get you removed.
Tips for this job:
- Show hours per week and exact dates for each job on your resume, or the reviewers may not count it.
- Keep your resume to 2 pages, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
- If your USA Hire assessment link arrives after the closing date, you must finish it within 48 hours.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time.
Incentives and relocation: Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized, decided by the hiring official at the job offer. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
- Background investigation or fingerprint check, moderate risk position
- Direct deposit of federal pay required
- Pass the E-Verify employment check
- 1-year probationary period
- 1-year supervisory probationary period with required USDA supervisor training
- Continuous automated record checks if selected
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $106,437 – $138,370 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-13 · General Schedule
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- Yes
- Occupation
- Accounting (0510)
- Announcement
- OCFO-S27Y-13096258-KT
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