Supervisory Accountant - Washington, United States - US Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

US Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
US Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

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Duties:


This position will report to the Chief of the Finance and Accounting Division (FAD), Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Finance and Procurement Office (FPO).

The FPO is seeking a self-motivated professional Supervisory Accountant to join its dynamic team and serve as the Chief of the Quality Assurance Branch (QAB).

The QAB is responsible for improving financial management reporting, administering FPO audits and reviews, managing the remediation of corrective actions resulting from audit findings, and certain compliance activities including improper payments.

The primary functions of the QAB would be to manage the audit and corrective action processes, help prepare for audits and ensure audit readiness, and manage the remediation of the corrective actions.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

  • Managing and supervising government staff and multiple contracts responsible for reviewing audit samples and developing correction action plans; and preparing direct reports performance plans, issuing performance assessments, and compliance activities.
  • Serving as a liaison to the Office of Audit and the Office of Compliance and Risk.
  • Leading the audit processes for the Finance and Accounting Division related to Judiciary financial statements and reviews.
  • Preparing and updating annual audit checklists for the completion and verification of the Provided by Client (PBC) and sample documentation requests to ensure the audit response is complete, accurate, timely, and sufficient documentation has been provided to support the transaction, including the documentation required for each type of sample.
  • Reviewing audit samples and verifying against the checklist; and providing an explanation and assessment of risk relative to the audit sample.
  • Managing, gathering, verifying, correcting, copying, and uploading PBC's data to the auditor's Share Point site; and reviewing and verifying to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely submission and missing documentation shall be collected and corrected prior to final submission.
  • Providing analysis and thoroughly documenting responses to adhoc audit inquiries; and developing, running, and distributing requested audit status reports.
  • Reviewing the Judiciary's financial statements and notes; assessing risk and materiality of balances; and developing corrective actions for weaknesses identified.
  • Reviewing audit reports of the Judiciary financial statements and developing corrective actions to remediate findings.
  • Tracking, monitoring, and reporting on corrective actions assigned to FPO.
  • Assisting in remediating findings by making business process improvements for current operations, designing new controls, recommending system enhancements, and monitoring and reconciling financial data.
  • Researching, analyzing, and identifying modernization opportunities for financial management; and providing actionable recommendations to management.
  • Presenting findings to the judicial financial community, financial stakeholders, and management.
  • Supporting certain compliance activities, including the tracking improper payments, reporting on improper payments to senior management, and supporting the courts with reporting and navigating the process of improper payments.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

  • Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the preemployment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If noncitizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with noncompetitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), noncitizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of noncitizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of noncitizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  • All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprintbased national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
  • All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
  • You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a firsttime appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a firsttime supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
  • If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting
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