Accountant

Accountant Job DutiesAs an Accountant, you will:Identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommends procedural enhancements that improve operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with applicable standards.Use Federal accounting systems such as Oracle Federal Financial and related enterprise platforms, the incumbent performs financial operations that include recording, verifying and adjusting financial entries.Support internal control activities by following established procedures, maintaining documentation and helping identify potential risk or control gaps.Conduct transaction-level reviews and reconciliations, supports the preparation of trial balances and assists in the production of financial reports to support internal stakeholders and external mandates.Perform complex and high-level accounting operations in support of the Department of Health and Human Services' Program Support Center (PSC) and its customer agencies.Trace transactions across multiple accounting systems and ensure consistency between general and subsidiary ledgers.Conduct root cause analysis of audit findings and implement sustainable solutions in partnership with other branches, systems owners, and policy advisors.Provide functional and technical leadership within the team by mentoring junior accountants and supporting staff development.Serve as a point of contact for internal and external audits, prepare documentation to support financial statement assertions and provide walkthroughs of accounting processes to auditors and review teams.