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Senior Accounting Technician

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) · Arlington, WA · 1 mo ago
Accounting$87k–$126k/yrFull-time
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        About the role

        CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join our team supporting the mission of a large federal agency. This position entails 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. We seek candidates excited to contribute to government innovation, who appreciate collaboration and can anticipate the needs of others. At CGS employees feel supported and are encouraged to grow professionally through various learning opportunities.

        Responsibilities

        • Management of accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight.
        • Adjustment of the payroll/labor transactions via re‑org processing.
        • Correct and 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.
        • Use various software packages, databases, and online resources to record and retrieve financial data, particularly related to reimbursable and billing processes.
        • 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 suggestions for system error resolutions.
        • Compose memorandums referencing financial reports and activities, as well as letters to outside vendors and agencies, as needed.
        • Compose and disseminate correspondence, prepare forms and financial documents, manage databases, maintain office files, route paperwork, schedule and assist with web conferences, prepare meeting rooms and office events.
        • Perform other duties, either as assigned or on own initiative, that are necessary for regular or special projects undertaken by the division.
        • Contribute to team efforts as needed.

        Qualifications

        • 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 U.S. citizen.
        • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

        Skills

        • 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

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