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Lead Accountant

National Nuclear Security Administration (Department of Energy) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Hybrid

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Pay$110k to $169k a year
LevelStaff · Accounting
Work modeHybrid
CPA exam supportNot mentioned
CPA licenseNot mentioned
Experience1 year+
PostedOct 9, 2026
Found by usOct 10, 2026
Last checkedOct 10, 2026

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Lead and perform complex accounting, financial reporting, and policy analysis for a federal field office.

A few years in, CPA in progress

Worth knowing: Must meet federal specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 (one year)

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Employer: National Nuclear Security Administration (Department of Energy), posting on USAJOBS, the US government's official hiring site Job title: Lead Accountant Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Salary: $110047 to $169060 Per Year Open from 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-19 Who may apply: Grade: 3 Remote: no; telework eligible: yes Summary: This position is part of the Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration Demonstration Project: This position is covered by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Demonstration Project. The NQ-03 pay band is equivalent to the GS-13-14 grade levels. For more information on the NNSA Demonstration Project and Pay Band/Salary Tables, review http://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsas-demo-pay-system-compared-general-schedule. Duties: As a Lead Accountant, NQ-0510-03, you will: - Serve as a Lead Accountant in the Finance Division's Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting Branch. - Apply a mastery of professional accounting principles, standards, and methods to develop, plan, operate, monitor, and evaluate financial accounting policies, plans, systems, procedures, and data for the field office. - Plan work for the accounting team, perform work with minimal direction in terms of approach, and completed work is reviewed for accomplishment of established objectives. - Function as a principal point of contact for the accounting team in identifying and resolving novel and complex accounting problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted methods, technology, or procedures. - Affect the efficiency and effectiveness of departmental financial reporting, fiscal management of program operations and economic policies and programs of the organization. Qualifications: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level NQ-02 or GS-12 in the Federal service.

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