Accounting Technician/Analyst (SIL-121)

Job Description

Job Description

Accounting Technician/Analyst (SIL-121) ID: SIL-121 Location: Chicago Program: SEE
Wage/Hr: $19.21 Hours/Week: 24 hours per week Minimum Age: 55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, and technical support to the Environmental Protection Agency through the Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program.

Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period.

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in accounting, banking, bookkeeping, or finance OR BA/BS Degree in Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 8 semester hours in accounting

• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS OneDrive, Adobe, Copying Machine, Multiple Phone Lines, Scanner
• MS Office Suite

Duties:

Utilize standard accounting procedures and a variety of software programs (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Access, Power BI) and Agency financial databases) to support GLNPO on tasks including budget analysis, review of non-federal sponsor cost share progress reports and expenditures. Assist in tracking unliquidated obligations, support review of financial close-out activities. Incumbent will interact with Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) Program nonfederal sponsors.

• Support Great Lakes Restoration Initiative GLLA non-federal sponsor cost share reconciliation to close out completed projects and track active projects. Review quarterly and final reports, and track progress in SharePoint, Excel and other tools. 40%
• Work with GLNPO Project Agreement Team to resolve disputed items related to GLLA non-federal sponsor cost share reconciliation 10%
• Update and maintain GLLA Project Closeout flow and performance boards 10%
• Assist in tracking unliquidated obligations, review of commitment actions, and financial reserves tracking 20%
• Work with GLNPO Project Agreement Team to ensure receipts and financial documentation are complete 20%

Other:

• EPA standard cybersecurity training and some other standard on-going on-line training for all employees
• Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.