Summary

This position reports to the Assistant Commissioner, Fiscal Accounting. The incumbent advises top Bureau officials in all matters pertaining to the management of and activities regarding the accounting of the Public Debt of the United States, governmentwide accounting and reporting, and also oversees the preparation and issuance of various annual audited financial statements and legislatively mandated publications including the Financial Report of the United States Government.

Duties

As a/an Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Fiscal Accounting, you will:

• Provide executive leadership for the daily operations of Fiscal Accounting systems and services including people, process, technology, and incident management;
• Administer the bureau's accounting program in compliance with federal accounting and auditing standards, fiscal law, policies, regulations, principles and procedures;
• Oversee GAO audit engagements relating to the Financial Report of the U.S. Government, the General Fund of the U.S. Government and the Schedules of the Federal Debt and serves as official liaison on auditing matters with high-ranking officials from other federal agencies, OMB, GAO, and CPA firms to solve complex management or technical issues;
• Provide executive oversight of the audit finding remediation process including planning, monitoring, progress, resolution, and closure of Corrective Actions Plans while ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and communication;
• Oversee the preparation, compilation, and issuance of various audited financial statements and legislatively mandated publications including the Daily Treasury Statement, the Monthly Treasury Statement, the Combined Statement, and the Financial Report of the U.S.; and
• Provide executive oversight during a Debt Issuance Suspension Period (DISP) and ensures that Extraordinary Measures are properly accounted for and reported timely.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Complete a 1-year SES probationary period, unless already completed.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf).
• Complete an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report annually.
• Undergo appropriate tax checks.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System (https://www.sss.gov/) or are exempt from having to so so.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit / Electronic Funds Transfer.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9).
• Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate at least one year of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement will disqualify the applicant.

Evidence must be provided that clearly demonstrates the applicant has the necessary level of executive potential, skills, abilities, specialized knowledge, and technical qualifications to perform as a SES executive. This evidence must include clear, concise examples that emphasize the applicant's level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of assignments, program accomplishments, policy initiatives, and long-range planning.

The best qualified candidates will be determined by assessing experience, education, awards, performance appraisals, and supervisory evaluations for this position. These assessments will be made against the Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed in the SES and provide the focus for OPM certification of executive qualifications.

ECQ 1 - Leading Change - The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision.

ECQ 2 - Leading People - The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven - The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen - The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions - The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Competencies: partnering, influencing/negotiating

Fundamental Competencies - Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation are cross-cutting and provide the foundation for success in each ECQ.

For each ECQ, it is recommended that you provide at least one example of your qualifications using the challenge, context, action, and result model described on the below website.

Additional information about the ECQs can be found on the OPM SES website at:


MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): The following qualifications are required for the incumbent to perform the duties of the position. You must demonstrate all of the MTQs to be rated eligible for this position.

MTQ 1 - Demonstrated experience overseeing a complex financial management or accounting program for a large government or business entity that is dependent on automation to accomplish time critical business objectives and ensuring the integrity of government-wide accounting operations, financial reporting and systems. This includes knowledge of federal accounting and auditing standards, laws, policies, regulations, principles and procedures that apply.

MTQ 2 - Demonstrated experience providing leadership in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities that requires understanding of organizational dynamics including interplay between policy and operations, including experience supporting high-level officials with changing priorities.

MTQ 3 - Demonstrated experience managing audit, internal control, and enterprise risk management programs, the evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and business processes and identifying improvements. This includes knowledge of government auditing, risk management, and internal control programs and the laws, policies, regulations, principles and procedures that apply.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and responses to the mandatory ECQs and MTQs are an integral part of the process for evaluating your basic qualifications for this SES position. We recommend that you emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments (including the results of your actions) in your resume, ECQ and MTQ responses, and any other materials you provide. Initial review of your application will be conducted by a Human Resources Specialist to determine if you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements of this position. Applicants who meet these mandatory requirements will be considered minimally qualified and will be evaluated by a panel of senior executives to determine the best qualified candidates. If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration and possible interview.

Required Documents

Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position. ALL APPLICANTS (REQUIRED):

• Resume or application.
• Responses to the mandatory ECQ and MTQ questions.
• Copy of your transcripts or a list of courses showing title, number of credits, grade, and date of completion. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the .

NOTE: ECQ submissions are not required for applicants who are currently in the SES, former career SES appointees who are eligible for career reinstatement in the SES, or graduates of an SES Candidate Development Program who have been certified by OPM.

• If you successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP), you must submit a copy of your Qualifications Review Board certification.
• If you are a current, retired, or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, for verification of current or prior Federal employment status, if applicable.

Recommended Documents: In addition, we recommend that you submit the following:

• A copy of your college transcripts or a list of college courses, if applicable; and
• A copy of your most recent supervisory appraisal of performance

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