Mid-Level Accountant (Federal)
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Mid-Level Accountant (Federal) Direct Hire with Benefits PackageHybrid: Leesburg, VA office 2 days a week | Travel to DC: Possible travel to DC once a weekMust be able to obtain Public Trust clearance if needed, U.S. Citizenship requiredExperience: 7 years*We are specifically looking for candidates with a background in financial reporting, special-purpose reconciliation, and treasury accounting.*Responsibilities: Assist in preparing various time-sensitive financial transactions and reports, ensuring adherence to deadlines.Prepare, record, and adjust various journal entries to support Treasury submissions, including accruals, eliminations, and other necessary financial actions.Assume responsibility for assigned areas (e.g., organizational entity, program, or functional area), preparing, recording, interpreting, and reporting financial transactions and events.Conduct recurring and special-purpose reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and prepare financial reports, statements, and related documentation per prescribed formats to meet reporting requirements established by Treasury, OMB, other accounting authorities, and legislation such as the Chief Financial Officers Act.Prepare annual financial statements following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), encompassing disclosures, footnotes, supporting schedules/analytical files, and collecting and consolidating supplemental data to analyze the Service's actual financial performance against established measures.Maintain clear audit trails from the general ledger to subsidiary records and from the accounting system to interfacing management systems.Ensure adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and standards established by organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), GAAP, OMB, and GAO.Requirements: 7 years of relevant experience in accounting, general ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, and related financial processes, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.Must have a Bachelor's Degree.2+ years of experience demonstrating proficiency and understanding of federal or DHS-specific financial management processes and requirements such as sub-ledger and general ledger activity, JVs, reconciliations, accruals, payment certifications, IPAC, invoicing, Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), intragovernmental transactions, property plant & equipment (PP&E), capitalization, depreciation, financial statements, etc.In-depth knowledge of payments, relocations, cash management, and employee travel claims processing.Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex accounting issues.Experience preparing annual federal financial statements.Experience maintaining clear audit trails from the general ledger to subsidiary records.Proven experience in analyzing operational internal control structures.Preferred Qualifications: 7 years of experience resolving fatal accounting checks and submitting accounting data in TIER, GTAS, or CARS within a designated deadline.3 years of experience submitting accounting data within TIER, CARS, or GTAS.Familiarity with Federal Oracle Financials.