Accountant

About the Position: This position serves as a developmental Accountant responsible for supporting financial management operations through accounting analysis, financial reporting, and evaluation of accounting systems and processes. The incumbent identifies trends and discrepancies, develops recommendations for management, and performs progressively more complex assignments while advancing toward the full performance level. Major duties: Utilize integrated federal financial management systems and sub-systems to extract data, identify and resolve system problems, and maintain data integrity. Prepare and reconcile financial statements and financial reports to meet reporting requirements and to support management decisions. Interprets accounting reports and estimating the effect of proposed changes in operating programs on accounting operations and service. Conduct financial, and accounting analysis to provide information to decision makers. Compile statistical data from a variety of accounting reports and financial statements to make comparisons against policies. Perform accounting work, including the maintenance of accounting records and interpretation of financial statements. Supply accounting and financial statements, reports.