Supervisory Staff Accountant

General Manager Duties

As a Front Line Manager you will:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Evaluate work performance of subordinates and makes recommendations for outstanding performance recognition and/or disciplinary action.
• Give advice, counsel or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.
• Interview candidates for positions within the organization/unit and recommend appointment, promotion or reassignment to such positions.
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees, refer group grievances and/or more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate.
• Effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommend other actions in more serious cases.
• Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.
• Initiate ways to improve production, work processes and/or to increase the quality of the work directed.

The following are the job specific duties of this position. You will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Manages the operation of the assigned section and serves as advisor to the Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis in the following capacities: Review and Reconciliation on matters related to administrative FBWT, Intragovernmental Eliminations, TROR, and other reconciliations, work papers, accruals, and comparative analysis. Also reconciles general ledger accounts, records financial transactions in the IRS's financial system, and adjusts IRS financial data in Treasury systems. Administrative Reporting on matters related to the IRS's financial statements, administrative TIER reporting, budgetary to proprietary reconciliations, Treasury financial data calls, posting models, and specified work paper analysis. Also supports financial management by generating the IRS's financial statements and reporting financial information to Treasury through the TIER system. General Ledger Review on matters related to the administrative general ledger; labor; grants; user fees; imputed costs; reimbursables; property and equipment; and other work papers, accruals, and comparative analysis.
• Plans and coordinates work to be accomplished, sets priorities in line with the CFO's mission, and schedules completion timeframes.
• Oversees hiring and development of the staff to maintain sufficient resources to effectively perform the mission and critical functions of the section.
• Provides leadership and direction through senior accountants to effectively support and guide staff, provide expert interpretation of accounting requirements, and serve as liaisons to other offices.
• Oversees the establishment of internal operational procedures in compliance with generally acceptable accounting principles and statutory requirements.

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD25477 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.