Summary The Deputy Controller position is in the Department of Administrative Services, Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division. FMO is responsible for management, oversight, and support of the Judiciary's finance activities, including accounting, reporting, and investments. Responsibilities The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Deputy Controller in the Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Operations Division (FOD) supervising the Accounting and Payment Management Branches. The FOD supports financial operations including accounting, finance, travel, disbursement, external financial and tax reporting, investment services, and other fiscal services to the AO and Judiciary. The incumbent will serve as the Judiciary Controller's assistant and principal advisor and act on behalf of the Controller. The incumbent will distribute workload related to preparing the personnel management performance plans and ratings, performance award recommendations, and developmental training responsibilities for managers. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Implementing the FOD strategic direction for the division's branches (Accounting Branch and Payment Management Branch). Overseeing the daily and cyclical financial operations of the FOD, including strategic, contract, and performance management; and annual financial planning. Representing the division as an advisor on various financial topics, including financial operations and documentation requirements. Leading a proactive, comprehensive, and integrated communication strategy to coordinate with stakeholders to establish and maintain the Judiciary's financial records. Serving as a liaison and reference point to the Judiciary financial staff to ensure the Judiciary's financial transactions are properly recorded and maintained. Reviewing, tracking, and conducting executive review of correspondence; and ensuring timely, clear, and concise responses in accordance with Judiciary guidelines. Preparing documents for FOD and FMO leaders for use in briefings or presentations to the Director, Deputy Director, Associate Director, Advisory Councils, or court community. Determining the impact of emergent issues and providing objective, independent assessments and recommendations regarding policy and operations. Analyzing and updating FOD policy and procedures to ensure the financial integrity of Judiciary financial management, including formulating and analyzing strategic recommendations to resolve accounting, reporting, and payment issues. Overseeing all changes impacting the accounting records and procedures of the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS), Judiciary Electronic Travel System (JETS), Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS), Automated Cash Register (ACR), and other feeder system updates and releases. Performing analysis and formulating recommendations to resolve JIFMS, HRMIS, JETS, ACR, and other feeder system functional issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. Qualifications Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated senior-level experience overseeing and managing accounting operations, financial applications business requirements, payment management, and policy and compliance. Education Basic Qualifications: Applicants must meet ONE of the qualification requirements (A, B, or C) as described below: (A) Degree in an accounting or in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that includes or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting and/or auditing. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED (B) A combination of education and experience; at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge and included at least one of the following: 24 semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality (this can include up to 6 hours of business law); or a certificate as certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor, obtained through written examination. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED (C) Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph 1, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements. TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED Additional Information The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.