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Director Finance Office Comptroller
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The position is located within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, whose mission is to manage and oversee NOAA's accounting, financial planning, performance evaluation, financial systems, internal control, and policy, supporting the broader strategic goals of the Department and NOAA. In this role, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring internal funding controls are in place for over $6.5 billion annually. The position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
What You'll Do
- →The Director, Finance Office/Comptroller is responsible for managing NOAA's accounting system and developing overall financial management guidance.
- →The incumbent has primary responsibility for directing and leading the full range of Bureau financial operations, which include the following: 1.
- →Serves as principal expert in all financial management programs as required by the Chief Financial Officers Act.
- →Coordinates necessary audit activity throughout NOAA organizations.
- →Institutes methodologies, organizational practices, and processes to ensure audit readiness and accuracy consistent with applicable U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and prescribed Departmental accounting policies and procedures. 2.
- →Maintains liaison with key management officials and provides assistance on complex budgetary and financial matters, and builds consensus among executives, senior and internal or external stakeholders regarding strategies that contribute to more efficient allocation of resources, which cross-cut organizational lines.
- →Provides advice and assistance where needed to meet requirements established by DOC, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Department of the Treasury.
- →Externally communicate with senior officials at the Department of Justice, OMB, General Services Administration, and OIG to coordinate financial matters. 3.
- →Develops uniform operational systems and approaches that improve NOAA accounting procedures. 4.
- →Interprets and implements accounting changes to the Government Performance and Results Act, Government Management Results Act (OMRA), Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, OMB Bulletin 97-01, Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA), and other financial management improvement acts. 5.
- →Ensures the financial management system complies with Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Boards (FASAB), GAO, Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP), FMFIA, and FFMIA requirements.
- →Develops and implements integrated systems, policies, and procedures designed to ensure financial information generated by NOAA's accounting system is reliable, consistent with all regulatory requirements, and meets the needs of Congress, DOC, and NOAA. 6.
- →Provides technical policy, procedure, guidance, and financial management leadership on overall fiscal and accounting matters.
- →Develops and/or oversees the implementation of programs and processes that ensure robust monitoring of financial transactions and budget execution to achieve complete compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as well as internal and external policy.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Senior Executive Service employees are subject to a one year probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- ✓If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- ✓May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
- ✓File a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- ✓You may 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.
- ✓This position requires a Top Secret clearance.
- ✓There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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