Senior Accounting Technician

About the role

CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to support the mission of a large federal agency. The position involves managing accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight.

Responsibilities

• Adjust payroll/labor transactions via re-org processing.
• Process federal government travel in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Verify, analyze, and maintain financial information used by the DOJ Office of the Comptroller.
• Use various electronic software and databases, such as UFMS, JEDI and JEDI-2, SAFARI, E-2, and SAMS.gov, to analyze complex data sets.
• Record and retrieve financial data using various software packages, databases, and online resources.
• Track expenditures of multiple accounts using a financial management system.
• Generate and reconcile financial reports and documentation for review and signature by the DOJ Office of the Comptroller and numerous other U.S. Government agencies.
• Support other sections of DOJ in UFMS transaction processing and resolve system errors.
• Compose memos and letters referencing financial reports and activities, as well as prepare forms and financial documents.
• Manage office files, route paperwork, schedule meetings, and assist with web conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned or on initiative.

Requirements

• Two-year degree in accounting or four-year degree in a related field (finance, business, banking, or economics) with 30 credit hours in accounting.
• Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial, and other institutions.
• Experience working with commitments, obligations, and interagency reimbursement agreements.
• Experience with the quarterly review, accrual, and closeout process.
• Ability to provide analysis and technical support for a variety of financial activities.
• Ability to identify and analyze changes in budgetary and/or financial activities.
• Ability to research and analyze financial data.
• US Citizenship.

Qualifications

• UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency.
• Budgeting Cycle Management.
• Financial Management.
• Accounts payable (A/P) and Accounts receivable (A/R) management and processing.
• Reimbursable agreements analysis and management.
• Obligations processing and committed funds tracking.
• Auditing and accounting services.
• Cash flow analysis.
• Statistical analysis.
• Financial fraud-related research.
• Electronic data acquisition and processing.
• Systems analysis and administration.
• Database user support.
• Reporting.
• Record Management.
• Business legal compliance.
• Special projects.
• Analytical and critical thinking, time management, and organization.
• Excel proficiency with skills to include various formatting, sorting, and correction of data, and table manipulations, such as: Table array, Sum function, Max min function, Vlookup, Trim, Pivot table, Arithmetical formulas.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays.

Schedule

Full-time