Systems Accountant

The incumbent serves as a Systems Accountant performing multiple and varying assignments under the limited direction of a manager or more experienced professional. The incumbent is an individual contributor and/or member of a team and performs some leadership functions for small projects/programs and/or other work activities. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: 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 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: 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. AND IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of Specialized Experience equivalent to the next lower level FV-G(FG/GS-10/11). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized Experience includes: Experience with government procurement processes, including the use of Unison PRISM and other acquisition software within the software development lifecycle, covering design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance; analyzing and optimizing processes for planning, designing, and implementing new or enhanced information systems to meet the business requirements of customer organizations; and developing comprehensive project management plans to ensure the successful execution of systems, projects, and enhancements, delivering results on time and within scope. AND IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration. Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Applicants must have documented experience using one or more of the following Oracle E-Business Suites (EBS) or Unison Prism modules: General Ledger, Purchasing, Accounts Payables, Fixed Assets, Projects, and/or Accounts Receivables. Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. Applies experience and advanced knowledge applicable to systems accounting, to plan and accomplish assignments. Assignments may require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include: Analyzes financial system modules to detect deficiencies, mitigate data integrity risks, and ensure full disclosure of financial transactions. Identifies gaps in reporting capabilities and designs modern, data-driven reporting solutions to improve visibility into customer financial statuses. Identifies needed changes in reporting requirements, which would provide more meaningful information, and to determine ways and means to make financial accounting practices more effective and efficient for implementation and new releases. Uses the accepted software packages and approved methodologies to document and maintain the user's functional requirements for the financial software capabilities. Finalizes, completes and records this functional documentation in a format suitable to meet the requirements of Financial Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication Number 38 and other standards. Leverages modern business analysis methodologies to gather, document, and maintain user functional requirements for financial system capabilities. Ensures all systems documentation complies with current federal information processing standards and agency architectures. Leads complex business process re-engineering (BPR) initiatives and develops end-to-end financial business scenarios to optimize workflow efficiency. Creates comprehensive system test plans and conducts detailed systems functional testing to validate system integrity prior to deployment. Creates targeted technical training programs to ensure seamless organizational readiness, successful module deployment, and sustainable maintenance of subsequent financial software releases. Responsible for creating financial business scenarios, business-processing re-engineering approach development, training materials, and methodology necessary for the design, implementation and maintenance of assigned modules within the financial system. Reviews and approves the technical work of junior systems accountants. Acts as an escalation point to resolve or mitigate risks identified during requirements gathering, testing, data conversion, or system implementation. Assists leadership in forecasting resource needs and developing strategic technical solutions. Initiates, resolves, or escalates any issues or risks identified by lower-level system accountants or participants in the requirements definition, testing, conversion or implementation of financial software modules and subsequent releases of the software. May help the manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional develop and/or recommend solutions. Operates with considerable independence in planning work, managing timelines, and allocating assigned resources. While aligned with established federal policies, the role exercises significant discretion to innovate new approaches, optimize workflows, and adapt to changing software environments. Contacts typically are internal and external, with regular contacts among major subdivisions and LOB's/SO's, customers, employees and other external parties. Maintains regular contact with internal business lines, major subdivisions, external customers, and federal oversight entities. Successfully translates complex technical/accounting system behaviors into clear, policy-aligned explanations for non-technical audiences. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow considerable discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es) or recommend new approaches. Assignments often require reviews of policies and precedents under the limited guidance of a manager or other employee. Performs other related duties as assigned. Conditions of Employment We are not accepting applications from noncitizens. Education This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page). Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation. Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered. KSA INFORMATION: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and Selective Factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Quality Ranking Factor (QRF), if applicable, and the KSA¿s listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.