Supervisory Accountant, GS-0510-14 - Chesapeake, United States - Department Of Homeland Security

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    Summary



    This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Finance Center, Chesapeake, VA.



    Duties


    This position serves as a Branch Chief in the Comptroller Division of the United states Coast Guard (USCG) Finance Center (FINCEN). The position has responsibility for supervising and ensuring the accuracy and timely processing and reporting of various types of accounting transactions and events occurring over the course of the accounting cycle associated with activities such as commercial and member payments; receivables and collections, including intra-governmental payments and collections; property, plant and equipment; cash reconciliations; and financial statement preparation in accordance with federal regulations, standards, policies and procedures on behalf of the USCG and other federal customer agencies.

    Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

    • Providing expert advice in accounting, fiscal operations, and Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act implementation.
    • Validating data entered into accounting systems and consolidates for various USCG programs and FINCEN cross-serviced customers.
    • Serving as office contact for review and reporting on matters related to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), providing information on material weaknesses and other management control weaknesses identified during reviews.
    • Reviewing agency level accounting reconciliations and reports to ensure accuracy and timeliness and to provide agency-wide policy and oversight on a variety of operating accounting and financial reporting matters.
    • Serving as a resource to agency managers and staff in researching laws, regulations, policy guidelines, and other pertinent documents to establish agency fiscal policy.