Accounting Officer

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Division of Financial Reporting (DFR) in located in Washington, DC.

For the GS-510-15:

The OCFO is responsible for the financial leadership of the Department and upholding strong financial management and accountability. OCFO delivers timely, accurate, and reliable financial information to decision makers through efficient and effective financial systems and business processes, fosters effective stewardship of public funds, and safeguards fiscal integrity through effective internal controls.

• Provide leadership to DOL agencies on financial management matters and represent the OCFO and Departmental management in meetings and conferences with internal and external stakeholders.

• Perform supervisory duties to include: interview candidates for positions, plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, performance management, ensure program accomplishments are within budget allocations, and ensure supervisory compliance with regulatory requirements such as Diversity and EEO, internal management controls, Merit Systems Principles, etc.

• Ensure Departmental compliance with the requirements of the Chief Financial Officer's Act (CFOA) and related Federal statutes.

• Promulgate departmental accounting policy, oversee the financial aspects of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), maintain the Standard General Ledger (SGL) for the Department, and maintain automated interfaces between agency level systems and the departmental Core accounting system.

• Ensure that budget execution structures and reports are relevant to financial management; provide for the integration of accounting, budget, and financial data consistently and meaningfully.

• Review interim and year-end Treasury reports.

• Manage the preparation of annual financial statements, and conduct coordination and liaison with OIG during the audit of those statements.

• Timely and accurately prepare of the annual CFO's Report, the financial management component of the Secretary's annual report, the annual Federal Managers' Financial Improvement Act (FMFIA) report of the Secretary, high risk reports for OMB, the semi-annual management reports required by the Debt Collection Act, the Prompt Payment Act, and related Federal statutes, regulations and requirements, and such other financial analyses and reports as required.

• Develop, prescribe, monitor, and maintain policies, standards, guidelines, controls, and procedures for financial systems development.

• Manage a program of internal control to assure the protection of departmental resources from fraud, waste, or abuse.

• Manage a program that direct, and coordinate actions taken related to audit activities, including entrance and closing conferences, resolution and closure of findings and recommendations, development of action plans and other actions necessary to assure a mutually supportive relationship with the OIG.