You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ACCOUNTANT in the COMPTROLLER GROUP AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The incumbent of this position serves as Accounting Officer for the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The position is administratively assigned as the Head of the Accounting Department of the Comptroller Group, NAWCAD including all geographically dispersed sites. The duty location of this position is Patuxent River, MD.
You will provide direction, design, and execution of command accounting operations in support of the Comptroller, NAWCAD, NAVAIR, and Navy mission requirements in accordance with applicable financial policies and system capabilities.
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. Applicants must possess: 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 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.
This position is with Naval Air Systems Command, Department of the Navy.
The posted pay range is $143913 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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