Supervisory Accountant

Supervisory Accountant

This position is located in the General Accounting (FRG) organization of Accounting and Financial Reporting (FR), Finance (F), Bonneville Power Administration. The purpose of this position is to serve as the supervisor of the General Accounting organization and as a member of the Accounting and Financial Reporting management team with responsibility for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies associated with general accounting processes and operations.

Responsibilities

As a Supervisory Accountant, you will :

• Exercise delegated supervisory authorities and responsibilities, directing, coordinating, and overseeing the work and providing similar oversight of contractors when appropriate.
• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Make decisions on work problems presented by subordinates and by contractors.
• Develop performance standards.
• Recommend awards and bonuses for subordinates and changes in position classification.
• Approve expenses comparable to within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment : In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements :

You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

Conditions of Employment : Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually. First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT :

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.

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 :

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's 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 is defined as :

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade : Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates : To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.