Accountant - Expert TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED

About the role

CGI Federal is seeking candidates to perform accounting work in support of a USG agency in the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA).

Responsibilities

• Provide broad financial strategic programmatic direction and initiatives through effective and timely customer support.
• Brief and/or provide supporting documentation to senior management in response to questions from leadership and/or external reviewers (i.e., OMB and Congress).
• Advise 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.
• Ensure financial program data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Affirmative action statement

Requirements

• Mastery knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of the data.
• Mastery knowledge of the federal Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
• Mastery knowledge of Federal appropriation law and ability to obtain thorough knowledge of the USG agency’s regulations, concepts, methods and standards impacting financial activities.
• Ability to obtain and apply thorough knowledge of customer mission requirements sufficient to anticipate required financial support and mastery customer service skills to respond to a broad range of customer questions or concerns.
• Ability to obtain and apply thorough knowledge of all funding, accounting and acquisitions capabilities to include common and unique financial processes across the USG agency.
• Comprehensive analytical skills are necessary to research and compile data, evaluate it and develop financial reports.
• Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques and qualitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate and recommend to managers appropriate financial solutions to resolve interrelated financial problems and issues.
• Ability to interact with senior Directorate/Office managers, corporate finance managers, or external financial managers in order to contribute to and influence decision making.
• Ability to prepare and deliver briefings to senior Directorate/Office managers, corporate finance managers, or external financial managers on finance topics, to include non-accountants.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work requirements by continuously evaluating the needs of the organization's mission against on-going work and planning/scheduling own and unit's work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to elicit cooperation and support from others and to interact tactfully and effectively with coworkers and senior management.
• Excellent written communication skills to compose and deliver highly technical responses to senior management and customers' inquiries and concerns in a way that generates customer satisfaction.
• Mastery skill of Microsoft Office suite tools; specifically, PowerPoint, Word and Excel including effective written/oral communication of results to management.

Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Forensic Accountant (CrFA)
• Government Forensic Accountant (GFA)
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Benefits

To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $113,380.00 - $250,920.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well-being programs