Accountant

This position is in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, which provides policy leadership in strategic planning, budgeting and financial management to GSA. As an Accountant, you will:

• Review financial and/or management reports and assist in interpreting trends, spotting abnormal fluctuations and determining and/or recording required adjustments.
• Evaluate reports and data to determine that the effect of transactions are being properly charged to the appropriate user.
• Actively participate in ensuring that the day-to-day operations of the system or segments thereof are carried out in accordance with accounting principles, policies, and objectives of the accounting system.
• Analyze transactions in terms of their effect on assets, liabilities, and equity of the particular program and directs the correction of errors.
• Serve as a point of contact or reference in the handling of routine problems, either providing solutions derived from the direct application of well-established principles and practices or referring the problem to the supervisor.