Supervisory Accountant (Systems), GS-0510-15, FPL: GS-15, (MP)

Supervisory Accountant (Systems), GS-0510-15, FPL: GS-15, (MP)

Department: Department of Education

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $169279 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in the Department of Education, Federal Student Aid. Federal Student Aid is a Principal Office of the United States Department of Education responsible for awarding billions of dollars in federal student aid funds. Our vision is to be the most trusted and reliable source of student financial aid, information, and services in the nation. Our core values include integrity, customer service, excellence, respect, stewardship, and teamwork.

Major Duties:

• APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a Supervisory Accountant (Systems), GS-0510-15, you will be responsible for: • Serving as advisor to senior staff on alternative means of meeting financial andaccounting requirements. • Providing advice on mission critical issues and initiatives, such as the implications to FSA of new Federal financial management system laws and regulations. • Managing FSA's efforts to comply with OMB Circular A-123 by developing and mainitaining an internal control framework for the organization. • Providing strategic planning for FMD by understanding the working FMD/CFO environment, including system processes, system stakeholders, goals and objectives for FSA. • Setting the branch's long-range objectives and ensures the team's work is designed too achieve FSA's strategic goals, strategies, and plans.

Qualifications: Minimum Qualification Requirements You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the below specialize experience, education or combination of the two. Specialized Experience for the GS-15 One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments: 1. Experience providing advice in specialized areas of accounting, developing policies and financial management program goals, determining accounting data requirements, and developing procedural manuals, methods, and directives. 2. Experience providing advice to financial and program managers and other accountants on unusual and difficult accounting systems/internal controls and/or operations problems. 3. Experience conducting financial analyses, audits, and investigations; reviewing and validating financial data; resolving accounting discrepancies. AND EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement) OR A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1. Knowledge in professional accounting and in appropriation law, accounting theories, principles, practices, techniques, and accounting systems. 2. Ability in reviewing legislation and regulations to develop policy and guidelines for program users. 3. Knowledge of accounting internal control programs to identify problem areas and develop solutions to improve operating program effectiveness. 4. Knowledge of financial management, fiscal and accounting theories, concepts, principles, and procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles and standards in the United States. 5. Ability to develop guidance, memoranda, procedures and instructions that cover the full spectrum of accounting and financial management issues.

How to Apply: Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.usajobs.gov. Step 2: Create a resume using the USAJOBS resume builder. Ensure that your resume demonstrates your education, experience, training, and accomplishments as it relates to the qualifications for this position and substantiates your responses to the occupational questionnaire. Step 3: Upload any required documents into your USAJOBS account (must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX)). Step 4: Click "Apply Online" and follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire and attach any required documents. Verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBS transfer into the agency's hiring system. You will have the opportunity to upload any additional required documents in the agency's hiring system. Click “Finish” to submit your application. NOTE: You may update your application or required documents at any time while the announcement is open by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking on "Application Status," clicking on the position title, clicking "Update Application,” and following the prompts. In order to receive consideration for this position, you must submit your complete application, including all required documents, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. If the vacancy announcement has an application limit, we recommend that you submit your complete application at the time of initial application. We will not accept any required documentation after the closing date of the vacancy announcement. If you have any questions regarding submitting your application, please contact the HR Specialist listed under the Agency Contact Information.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-21