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Lead Accountant

National Nuclear Security Administration · Posted 63 days ago

Hybrid Albuquerque, NM $150K – $194K Apply by Aug 6, 2026 Accounting ISFJISTJ OperationsFinance
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About the Role

This position is part of the Associate Administrator for Management and Budget. A successful candidate will serve as a Lead Accountant, and lead a team of professional accountants to ensure compliance with financial and cost accounting standards and the financial integrity of DOE/NNSA resources. In this role, you will oversee eight NNSA integrated contractor sites with budgets exceeding $26 billion, while collaborating with high-level DOE/NNSA stakeholders and contractors complex-wide.

What You'll Do

  • →As a Lead Accountant, you will: Applies senior technical expertise, knowledge transfer, peer review, process improvement, technical integration, and coordination of complex accounting/internal control deliverables without requiring formal supervisory authority.
  • →Applies analysis, policy interpretation, risk assessment, evaluation of alternatives, and recommendation-making to complex budget, financial, policy, program, or resource-management issues.
  • →Applies written communication to budget, financial, policy, program, resource, customer, stakeholder, or oversight products that require clarity, accuracy, organization, and audience awareness.
  • →Briefs managers or senior leaders, explaining accounting requirements, responding to stakeholder questions, defending budget recommendations, presenting options, delivering training, or translating complex accounting issues for non-accountant audiences.
  • →Applies concepts, principles, and practices of accounting and financial accounting management for effective financial accounting standards and integrity of resources and programs in support of organizational priorities and decision-making.

Requirements

  • ✓Subject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
  • ✓Favorable suitability determination required.
  • ✓Financial Disclosure is required.
  • ✓Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance.
  • ✓You must be a United States Citizen.
  • ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
  • ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
  • ✓Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
  • ✓May be required to successfully complete a one (1) year probationary.
  • ✓Employees serving on a probationary period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service.
  • ✓Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
  • ✓If more than two pages are submitted, you will be disqualified.
  • ✓Probationary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinstated employees who return to Federal service after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probationary period will need to complete the requirement.
  • ✓In addition to meeting the specialized experience listed above, applicants must meet the Basic Requirements for the Accountant (0510) series which includes: 1.

Personality Fit

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