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Summary The Financial Systems Accountability Officer reports directly to the ETA Deputy Comptroller and is responsible for providing leadership, direction, policy, planning and performance relating to ETA systems of financial internal controls for day-to-day accounting and budget operations, ad hoc reporting, and special assessments. Position is not in the bargaining unit. Responsibilities As the Financial Systems Accountability Officer, you will work closely with the ETA (Employment and Training Administration) Comptroller, Accounting Officer and Budget Officer, other ETA offices, ETA senior executive management, other Department of Labor offices, and other Federal departments performing the following duties: Evaluates and determines the need for improvements in manual and automated accounting, budget, grants and unemployment insurance processes, including control environments, controls testing and evaluations, and remediation of findings. Advises the Comptroller and senior executive management on issues of financial systems integrity as well as risk related issues and provides guidance on corrective actions. Provides leadership, direction, policy, planning and performance relating to ETA systems of financial internal controls for day-to-day accounting and budget operations, ad hoc reporting, and special assessments. Provides administrative and technical supervision. Plans work; makes assignments. Reviews and evaluates work performance. Functions as senior expert on assigned program policies, systems, procedures and activities. Plans, develops, designs, coordinates, executes and maintains major aspects of varied difficult and complex work involving critical, urgent, constantly changing and/or controversial assigned programs, systems, sub-systems and activities that support public safety regulatory agency missions. Prepares for presentations and briefings to management and non-management staff by thoroughly researching topics. Leads meetings and provides clear, succinct, understandable, technically sound and appropriate information for the intended audience. Demonstrates subject matter expertise during the discussions. Recommends functional changes that optimize the operations, processes, and systems. Proposes new and/or modified business process improvement strategies (e.g., accounting systems, administrative management, financial management, subsystems, policies, standards, etc.) and policy changes to leadership for implementation to ensure the Agency meets its future financial management needs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for Financial Systems Accountability Officer as described below. Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade level or GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-14). Qualifying Specialized Experience for GS-15 includes ALL of the following 3 items: Experience developing and maintaining effective internal control procedures over financial reporting and financial systems to ensure that such controls are operating effectively; and Experience reviewing agency and departmental financial and business processes to ensure transparency and to adhere to new or revised legislation and regulations; and Experience managing or leading financial staff, assigning and monitoring work of financial staff, and evaluating and addressing financial staff performance. If you have this experience, please ensure it is clearly documented in your resume along with examples. No assumptions can be made with regards to experience based on job titles. Do NOT copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Education There is no education requirement or substitution for this grade level. Additional Information The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. Supervisory Financial Disclosure (If applicable): This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. Click here for Telework Position Information This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act, such as law enforcement or national security positions. 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