Summary As a Supervisory Accountant, you will be responsible for the leadership, direction, and oversight of financial accounting and reporting activities, including oversight of the financial statements, ensuring sufficient documentation provided to external and internal auditors, and interpret and organize implementation of GAO, OMB, Department of the Treasury, DOE, and FERC financial and budget policy initiatives; and promulgates WAPA-wide financial management directives and procedures. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Accountant, you will: You will serve as a principal accounting and reporting advisor to the Comptroller, the CFO, WAPA's Senior Officials, and technical liaison to Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Finance and Accounting and U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Service, General Accounting Office (GAO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other regulatory entities in matters related to WAPA's financial accounting and reporting obligations. Manages, supervises, staff, plans, and evaluates the Financial Reporting team ensuring financial integrity. Serves as senior advisor and subject matter expert regarding financial accounting and financial reporting obligations. Ensures accounting and financial reporting activities and deliverables are conducted and reported in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), DOE, GAO, OMB, and Treasury. Facilitate authoritative review of newly issued legislative and regulatory guidance and standards. Plans, coordinates, and manages month and year-end financial reporting and ensures proper fiscal closes/openings. Coordinates financial audits and remediate audit findings. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. You may also be required to complete a one-year supervisory probation period. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Upon reporting, and annually thereafter, you may be required to complete a financial disclosure (OGE-450). Qualifications Applicants MUST meet both the Basic Requirement AND Specialized Experience as outlined below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. 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- B. 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 oneof 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position MUST include at least two (2) of the following: Financial Reporting & Statement Preparation: Directing, preparing, or conducting high-level quality review of complex, consolidated entity financial statements, footnote disclosures, and related financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) standards. Audit Remediation & Issue Resolution: Leading the resolution of complex accounting or financial reporting issues, including coordinating with internal/external auditors, evaluating audit findings, or formulating corrective action plans to resolve significant deficiencies or internal control weaknesses. Policy Interpretation & Implementation: Developing, evaluating, or implementing organization-wide accounting policies, fiscal procedures, or reporting directives in compliance with federal/regulatory requirements (e.g., OMB, Treasury, FERC, FASAB, or comparable industry governing bodies). Accounting Operations Oversight & Internal Controls: Overseeing comprehensive general ledger accounting operations, which includes evaluating abnormal balances, reviewing journal entries, managing proprietary and budgetary accounting relationships, or overseeing complex reconciliations across multi-fund or multi-program structures, ensuring transactions are accurate, properly documented, and/or compliant with accounting standards. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Education Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov. Promotion Potential: This position is at the full performance level. Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. USAHire Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire CompetencyBased Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. (https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/sections/45063131363475-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information) The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized. This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.