Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Summary

The Controller position is in the Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office, Financial Operations Division (FOD). The FOD supports financial operations including accounting, finance, travel, disbursement, external financial and tax reporting, investment services, and other fiscal services to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) and Judiciary.

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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Controller in the Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division (FOD).The incumbent reports to the Deputy Chief in FMO.

The Controller's primary responsibilities are centered on accounting operations and ensuring the integrity of Judiciary's financial management. The Controller focuses on financial management activities related to the planning, development, coordination, and execution accounting policies, programs, and procedures across the Judiciary, excluding the Supreme Court. The Controller acts as an expert advisor to the FMO Chief and AO senior leaders, including the Director, Deputy Director, and Associate Director for the Department of Administrative Services.

The successful candidate must possess significant professional experience in accounting, finance, policy, compliance, payment and travel management, along with a working knowledge of financial application requirements. Additionally, they should have a solid understanding of the system development lifecycle and recognize the importance of technology in supporting long- and short-term enterprise-wide financial management solutions.

The duties of the Controller include, but are not limited to:

Directing and providing administrative and technical supervision for the FOD's work.

Leading, motivating, evaluating, developing staff, including providing training and development opportunities and recommending personnel decisions regarding hiring, promotion, and adverse actions.

Providing executive leadership in developing and implementing Judiciary-wide accounting, financial operations, and debt management policies and standards.

Ensuring accounting and internal control policies exist, are maintained, and are applied.

Ensuring financial reports are prepared properly, accurately, and timely.

Ensuring financial system policies and procedures are maintained in compliance with requirements.

Coordinating the preparation, communication, execution, and monitoring of corrective action plans.

Representing the Judiciary on finance and accounting matters, including meeting with U.S. Treasury officials and other federal agencies to discuss, educate, or explain matters of mutual concern (e.g., Judiciary accounting, financial reporting, and financial systems issues).

Contacting, advising, and collaborating on fiscal issues with court advisory groups consisting of judges, court unit executives, federal public defenders, and other high-ranking government officials or comparable private-sector organization executives.

Planning and managing a broad array of financial management initiatives and activities in support of the courts, probation and pretrial services offices, and federal public defender offices.

Working with the FMO Chief to support various Judicial Conference Committees and their subcommittees, the AO's Risk and Financial Management Advisory Council, and the AO's Financial Management Working Group.

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Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive 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), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation.

Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. 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 I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.

New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more…