Systems Accountant Jobs

Job Title

Accounting Policy And Operations Specialist

Duties

• Establish accounting policies, organization goals and accounting operations, as it relates to financial systems.
• Analyze and interpret voluminous and complex data contained in financial reports.
• Ensure that the financial system satisfies the overall policy guidelines.
• Study, develop and implement accounting systems and continually monitor, assess the effectiveness of and initiate modifications.
• Provide financial systems assistance to Program Managers, Functional Directors, and others.
• Represent the Command at meetings with appropriate Navy, TRANSCOM and DFAS representatives on matters relating to the financial management system and ensuring the integrity of the records and reports.
• Serve as the Command's Funds Management (FM) Module Lead within Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (NERP).
• Administer and validate Navy Fund Codes, ensuring direct alignment with proper references and Navy ERP systemic Tables and functional translation of codes to full Lines of Accounting (LOA).
• Manage all systemic requirements related to budget execution, distribution, and fund control including full audit compliance within NERP to guard against Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) violations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system execution defects, cross-module integration issues (FI, CO, MM, PS), and LOA/Fund Code failures between NERP and DFAS.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• In order to fully implement the DOD Financial Management (FM) Certification Program requirements and in accordance with DON Memorandum dated Oct 23, 2013, this Position Description (PD) must be amended
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment
• This is a Financial Management Level 2 Certified position per the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012, Section 1599d. This certification level must be achieved within prescribed timelines.

GS-13 In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience with assisting in the formulation and establishment of long-range and short-range plans for financial management systems and operations to ensure a logical/efficient framework for MSC on a worldwide basis.
• Experience providing leadership and management on financial system matters inclusive of account analysis, financial system reports, the Financial Data Mart (FDM), management and maintenance of Financial Management System (FMS) projects and CFO compliancy.
• Experience establishing accounting policies, organization goals and accounting operations, as it relates to financial systems, consistent with the objectives of the Navy and TRANSCOM and conforming to existing laws, regulations and approved financial principles and standards.
• Experience with ensuring that the financial system satisfies the overall policy guidelines established by the Commander, MSC;
  Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM);
  Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller);
  Assistant Secretary of the Navy (FM&C);
  Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS); and ensuring CFO compliancy, a Presidential/Congressional initiative.
• Experience with analyzing and interpreting voluminous and complex data contained in financial reports.
• Experience serving as a lead or subject matter expert for Navy Funds Management (FM) and/or Funds Control. Specific module experience within Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (NERP) or an equivalent SAP-based financial system is a plus.
• Experience executing budget distribution, monitoring obligations and…