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Supervisory Accountant (Systems), GS-0510-15, FPL: GS-15, (MP)

Department of Education
Federal Student Aid

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Education, Federal Student Aid. Federal Student Aid is a Principal Office of the United States Department of Education responsible for awarding billions of dollars in federal student aid funds. Our vision is to be the most trusted and reliable source of student financial aid, information, and services in the nation. Our core values include integrity, customer service, excellence, respect, stewardship, and teamwork.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
05/06/2026 to 05/21/2026
This job will close when we have received 200 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$169,279 - $197,200 per year

The salary listed is for the locality pay area of Washington, DC.

Pay scale & grade
GS 15
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—As determined by agency policy
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
15 - This position is at full promotion potential.
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
High Risk (HR)
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
Yes - The duties and responsibilities of your position require you to file the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE Form 450, (5 CFR Part 2634, Subpart I) to avoid involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. The form is required upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
FSA-2026-0084
Control number
867962200

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

•Current federal civilian employees in the competitive service on permanent career or career-conditional appointments; •Former federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; •Current federal employees eligible under Interchange Agreements; and • Applicants eligible under special hiring authorities (Schedule A, etc.). If you do not meet one of these categories, you may apply under the concurrently advertised vacancy announcement: FSA-2026-0085, which is open to all United States Citizens.

Duties

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APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.  

We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

As a Supervisory Accountant (Systems), GS-0510-15, you will be responsible for:

•    Serving as advisor to senior staff on alternative means of meeting financial andaccounting requirements.  
•    Providing advice on mission critical issues and initiatives, such as the implications to FSA of new Federal financial management system laws and regulations.
•    Managing FSA's efforts to comply with OMB Circular A-123 by developing and mainitaining an internal control framework for the organization.
•    Providing strategic planning for FMD by understanding the working FMD/CFO environment, including system processes, system stakeholders, goals and objectives for FSA.
•    Setting the branch's long-range objectives and ensures the team's work is designed too achieve FSA's strategic goals, strategies, and plans.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Relocation will not be paid.
  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
  • Must complete a background investigation and fingerprint check.
  • You may be subject to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Condition of Employment:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To verify that you meet these requirements, we will review your responses to the core eligibility questions on the occupational questionnaire, as well as your submitted resume and required documents. To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements

You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-15, if you possess the below specialize experience, education or combination of the two.

Specialized Experience for the GS-15
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-14 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:

1.  Experience providing advice in specialized areas of accounting, developing policies and financial management program goals, determining accounting data requirements, and developing procedural manuals, methods, and directives.
2.  Experience providing advice to financial and program managers and other accountants on unusual and difficult accounting systems/internal controls and/or operations problems.
3.  Experience conducting financial analyses, audits, and investigations; reviewing and validating financial data; resolving accounting discrepancies.

AND

EDUCATION (see EDUCATION SECTION of the vacancy announcement)
OR
A combination of both education and experience in which the total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) 

The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).

1.  Knowledge in professional accounting and in appropriation law, accounting theories, principles, practices, techniques, and accounting systems.
2.  Ability in reviewing legislation and regulations to develop policy and guidelines for program users.
3.  Knowledge of accounting internal control programs to identify problem areas and develop solutions to improve operating program effectiveness.
4.  Knowledge of financial management, fiscal and accounting theories, concepts, principles, and procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles and standards in the United States.
5.  Ability to develop guidance, memoranda, procedures and instructions that cover the full spectrum of accounting and financial management issues.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement.

Accounting GS-0510

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. 

Basic Requirements:

  1. 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. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")

    or

  2.  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. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:

    1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
    2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
    3. 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 A, 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.

Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  For further information, please click Foreign Education.

Additional information

Veterans’ Career Counseling: If you are a veteran interested in receiving tips on preparing a Federal resume and/or how to prepare for an interview, you may email sro_recruiting@ed.gov to schedule a session with a career counselor (“Veterans Counseling Session” should be placed in the subject line of the email).

Student Loan Default: If selected for this position, we will verify that you have not defaulted on any loan funded or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are found to be in default, we will contact you to make arrangements for repayment prior to making an official offer of employment.

Suitability and Investigation: If selected for this position, you will be required to complete the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for federal employment and successfully complete a pre-appointment investigation/background check.

Essential/Non-Essential: This position is maybe considered essential for purposes of reporting to work during federal government closures.

Financial Disclosure: This position requires a financial disclosure.

Bargaining Unit: This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Selections: Agencies have broad authority under law to hire from any appropriate source of eligibles and may fill a vacancy in the competitive service by any method authorized. We may make additional selections from this vacancy announcement within 90 days from the date the selection certificates are issued, should vacancies occur. We may also share selection certificates amongst program offices across the agency.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We use a multi-step process to review and evaluate applicants:

1. Eligibility and Minimum Qualifications

Once the vacancy announcement closes, we will review your submitted resume and documents to determine if you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, including any required education, experience, and/or selective placement factors. You will be rated as ineligible if you are outside of the area of consideration (i.e., who may apply) or your application is missing any required documents. You will be rated as not qualified if you do not possess the minimum qualification requirements.

2. Rating and Ranking

If you are found to meet both the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, we will assess the quality of your experience and the extent to which you possess the required KSAs by comparing your submitted resume and documents against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. (The occupational questionnaire is the list of questions in the automated system that you will have an opportunity to answer once you apply for the position). Based on the outcome of this evaluation, you will be assigned a numerical score (out of 100 possible). If your responses to the occupational questionnaire are not substantiated by your submitted resume, you may be eliminated from receiving further consideration.

3. Referral and Selection

If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview, check your references, and/or request that you submit a writing sample or complete a written assessment or exercise to further evaluate your qualifications for this position.


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Federal Student Aid

FSA's Marketing Statement:
Federal Student Aid (FSA) directs, coordinates, and recommends policies for programs that are designed to provide financial assistance to eligible students enrolled in postsecondary educational institutions. This assistance includes grants, loans, and work-study assistance to nearly 12.9 million students through approximately 6,100 postsecondary institutions.  Additionally, FSA manages the administrative and oversight functions supporting programs authorized under Title I and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Agency contact information

Senora Jones
Phone
202-987-1235
Email
senora.jones@ed.gov
Address
EDUCATION-OFC OF FEDERAL STUDENT AID
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Attn: Human Resources Services
Washington, District of Columbia 20202
United States

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