Accountant Sr. Level

Level V Accounting Work

The role involves being the lead expert in the preparation, analysis, and reconciliation of financial statements and information, tax returns, general ledgers, etc. Incumbents may assist the financial manager of a working capital fund and / or are responsible for generating the Agency's or WCF financial statements.

Responsibilities include :

• Providing broad financial strategic programmatic direction and initiatives through effective and timely customer support.
• Briefing and / or providing supporting documentation to senior management in response to questions from Agency management and / or external reviewers (i.e., OMB and Congress).
• Advising senior management in the design, implementation, and management of financial operations to ensure the integrity of financial data, the establishment of financial reporting requirements, the development of security guidelines and processes to protect financial data and systems, and the establishment and maintenance of financial relationships with other government and non-government organizations.
• Ensuring financial program data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Assisting in the management of the establishment and maintenance of appropriate internal controls to minimize the risk of inaccurate data and / or unauthorized use of Agency funds.
• Ensuring data integrity by working to obtain favorable Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit opinions, and, ultimately, auditable Financial Statements.
• Maintaining professional development through continuing education, attending courses, seminars, workshops, or by reading professional journals.
• Assisting the senior financial expert in area of assignment.
• Formulating approaches that achieve desired financial business objectives, including program scope and objectives.
• Resolving highly complex financial problems and issues; providing guidance on the interpretation and application of the most complex financial regulations, policies, and procedures to senior management, staff, and customers.
• Analyzing financial data from various systems; creating reports for and providing briefings to senior managers and making recommendations in support of the mission.
• Performing other duties as assigned.
• Other functions may include :
• Assisting in the design and implementation of financial systems development to enable business process improvement and to incorporate changes driven by external changes.
• Facilitating communication between financial systems stakeholders, customers, and systems development teams.
• Developing and recommending budget policies and procedures of the budgetary program metrics fundamentals necessary to analyze and assess program goals, objectives, and outcomes effectively and efficiently.