Senior Accounting Technician
for section headings, - for lists,
for prose.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, contact info, etc. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove the Equal Opportunity Employer line, the contact email, the job board link, the AI note, etc.
We must keep the pay line.
We must keep the benefits list.
We must keep the "Our Commitment:" paragraph? It's somewhat generic but maybe considered company description; could be considered part of About the role? But we already have About the role. Might be redundant. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine the introductory paragraph and the "Our Commitment:" into About the role? But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep both as separate paragraphs under About the role? Actually About the role heading expects prose about the role. The "Our Commitment:" is about company values, not role. Could be omitted as not strictly required? But it's substantive info about company. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it. Where to put? Could be a separate section like "About CGS" but we only allowed headings from list. Could put under About the role as additional paragraph? Might be okay.
Better: Use About the role for the initial description of the role and the company environment. Then Responsibilities for duties. Then Qualifications for qualifications. Then Skills for ideally you will also have. Then Benefits for benefits. Then Pay for pay.
We must not include Schedule.
Now ensure we don't include headings with empty content.
Let's extract content.
About the role paragraph: Combine the first paragraph and maybe the "Our Commitment:" paragraph.
First paragraph: "Senior Accounting Technician Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level Department: Finance CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join our team supporting the mission of a large federal agency. This position will entail a wide range of duties including management of accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities."
Our Commitment paragraph: "Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come. We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.- Health, Dental, and Vision- Life Insurance- 401k- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays"
But note benefits already listed later; we might duplicate. Actually the benefits list appears twice: once in Our Commitment paragraph (as a dash list) and then later a separate bullet list. We need to preserve all substantive information but avoid duplication? The instruction: "Remove duplicated lines". So we should not duplicate the benefits list. The Our Commitment paragraph includes benefits as dash list; later there is a separate bullet list. We should keep only one instance. Probably keep the later bullet list (more structured) and omit the dash list in Our Commitment. But we must preserve all substantive information; if we remove the dash list we lose that info but it's duplicated elsewhere. So we can keep the bullet list and remove the dash list from Our Commitment. However the Our Commitment paragraph also includes other info about company values; we should keep that prose but remove the benefits dash list.
Thus we need to edit the Our Commitment paragraph to remove the benefits dash list. Let's rewrite: "Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come."
Now we have benefits list separate.
Now Responsibilities: The "Skills and attributes for success:" bullet list. Let's capture each bullet:
- Adjustment of the payroll/labor transactions via re-org processing.
- Correct and processes 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.
- Use various software packages, databases, and online resources to record and retrieve financial data, particularly related to reimbursable and billing process.
- Use a financial management system to track expenditures of multiple accounts.
- Generate reconciliation reports from a financial management system and reconcile financial books /reports weekly.
- Prepare financial reports and documentation for review and signature by DOJ Office of the Comptroller Management and numerous other U.S. Government agencies.
- Assist and provide support to other sections of DOJ in UFMS transaction processing and provide suggestion in system errors resolutions.
- Compose memorandums, referencing financial reports and activities, as well as letters to the outside vendors and agencies, as needed.
- Composes and disseminates correspondence, prepares forms and financial documents, manage databases, maintains the office files, routes paperwork, schedules and assists with web conferences, prepares meeting room and office events.
- Performs other duties, either as assigned or on own initiative, that are necessary for regular or special projects undertaken by the division.
- Contributes to team efforts, as needed.
Note some bullets have grammar issues but we keep as is.
Now Qualifications bullet list:
- 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 working 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 change in budgetary and/or financial activities.
- Ability to research and analyze financial data.
- Must be a US Citizen upfront.
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
Now Skills (Ideally, you will also have:) bullet list (many). Let's capture each:
- 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.
Note there is some duplication: Excel proficiency appears twice; we can keep both but maybe deduplicate? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicate Excel proficiency line. Keep one that includes the detailed skills. We'll keep the detailed one and drop the simple "UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency." but that also includes UFSM etc. Actually the first includes UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency. The second is Excel proficiency with details. We need to preserve all substantive info; we cannot drop the mention of UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2. So we need to keep those. So we could combine: keep the first line but remove the duplicate Excel proficiency mention? But the first line includes Excel proficiency; the second line is more detailed Excel proficiency. We could keep both but that duplicates Excel proficiency. To avoid duplication, we could keep the first line (which mentions UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency) and then for the detailed Excel skills we could add a sub-bullet? But we cannot change structure beyond allowed? We could keep both but note duplication; maybe acceptable? The instruction says remove duplicated
for prose. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, contact info, etc. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove the Equal Opportunity Employer line, the contact email, the job board link, the AI note, etc. We must keep the pay line. We must keep the benefits list. We must keep the "Our Commitment:" paragraph? It's somewhat generic but maybe considered company description; could be considered part of About the role? But we already have About the role. Might be redundant. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine the introductory paragraph and the "Our Commitment:" into About the role? But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can keep both as separate paragraphs under About the role? Actually About the role heading expects prose about the role. The "Our Commitment:" is about company values, not role. Could be omitted as not strictly required? But it's substantive info about company. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it. Where to put? Could be a separate section like "About CGS" but we only allowed headings from list. Could put under About the role as additional paragraph? Might be okay. Better: Use About the role for the initial description of the role and the company environment. Then Responsibilities for duties. Then Qualifications for qualifications. Then Skills for ideally you will also have. Then Benefits for benefits. Then Pay for pay. We must not include Schedule. Now ensure we don't include headings with empty content. Let's extract content. About the role paragraph: Combine the first paragraph and maybe the "Our Commitment:" paragraph. First paragraph: "Senior Accounting Technician Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level Department: Finance CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join our team supporting the mission of a large federal agency. This position will entail a wide range of duties including management of accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight. CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities." Our Commitment paragraph: "Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come. We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.- Health, Dental, and Vision- Life Insurance- 401k- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays" But note benefits already listed later; we might duplicate. Actually the benefits list appears twice: once in Our Commitment paragraph (as a dash list) and then later a separate bullet list. We need to preserve all substantive information but avoid duplication? The instruction: "Remove duplicated lines". So we should not duplicate the benefits list. The Our Commitment paragraph includes benefits as dash list; later there is a separate bullet list. We should keep only one instance. Probably keep the later bullet list (more structured) and omit the dash list in Our Commitment. But we must preserve all substantive information; if we remove the dash list we lose that info but it's duplicated elsewhere. So we can keep the bullet list and remove the dash list from Our Commitment. However the Our Commitment paragraph also includes other info about company values; we should keep that prose but remove the benefits dash list. Thus we need to edit the Our Commitment paragraph to remove the benefits dash list. Let's rewrite: "Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work. Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come." Now we have benefits list separate. Now Responsibilities: The "Skills and attributes for success:" bullet list. Let's capture each bullet: - Adjustment of the payroll/labor transactions via re-org processing. - Correct and processes 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. - Use various software packages, databases, and online resources to record and retrieve financial data, particularly related to reimbursable and billing process. - Use a financial management system to track expenditures of multiple accounts. - Generate reconciliation reports from a financial management system and reconcile financial books /reports weekly. - Prepare financial reports and documentation for review and signature by DOJ Office of the Comptroller Management and numerous other U.S. Government agencies. - Assist and provide support to other sections of DOJ in UFMS transaction processing and provide suggestion in system errors resolutions. - Compose memorandums, referencing financial reports and activities, as well as letters to the outside vendors and agencies, as needed. - Composes and disseminates correspondence, prepares forms and financial documents, manage databases, maintains the office files, routes paperwork, schedules and assists with web conferences, prepares meeting room and office events. - Performs other duties, either as assigned or on own initiative, that are necessary for regular or special projects undertaken by the division. - Contributes to team efforts, as needed. Note some bullets have grammar issues but we keep as is. Now Qualifications bullet list: - 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 working 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 change in budgetary and/or financial activities. - Ability to research and analyze financial data. - Must be a US Citizen upfront. - Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. Now Skills (Ideally, you will also have:) bullet list (many). Let's capture each: - 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. Note there is some duplication: Excel proficiency appears twice; we can keep both but maybe deduplicate? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should remove duplicate Excel proficiency line. Keep one that includes the detailed skills. We'll keep the detailed one and drop the simple "UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency." but that also includes UFSM etc. Actually the first includes UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency. The second is Excel proficiency with details. We need to preserve all substantive info; we cannot drop the mention of UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2. So we need to keep those. So we could combine: keep the first line but remove the duplicate Excel proficiency mention? But the first line includes Excel proficiency; the second line is more detailed Excel proficiency. We could keep both but that duplicates Excel proficiency. To avoid duplication, we could keep the first line (which mentions UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel proficiency) and then for the detailed Excel skills we could add a sub-bullet? But we cannot change structure beyond allowed? We could keep both but note duplication; maybe acceptable? The instruction says remove duplicated