Accountant - Expert TS​/SCI Poly

Accountant - Expert TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED

Category: Finance

Main location: United States, Virginia, Chantilly

Position : J

Employment Type: Full Time

CGI Federal is seeking candidates to perform accounting work in support of a USG agency in the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA). Successful candidates will be capable of conducting expert level accounting work which includes being the lead expert in the preparation, analysis and reconciliation of financial statements and information, tax returns, general ledgers, etc. Broad responsibilities include ensuring financial program data integrity and reporting accuracy and establishing and maintaining appropriate internal controls.

Position is located in Chantilly, VA

Provide broad financial strategic programmatic direction and initiatives through effective and timely customer support.

Brief and/or provide supporting documentation to senior management in response to questions from leadership and/or external reviewers (i.e., OMB and Congress).

Advise senior management in the design, implementation and management of financial operations to ensure the integrity of financial data, the establishment of financial reporting requirements, the development of security guidelines and processes to protect financial data and systems and the establishment and maintenance of financial relationships with other government and non-government organizations.

Ensure financial program data integrity and reporting accuracy.

Assist in the management of the establishment and maintenance of appropriate internal controls to minimize the risk of inaccurate data and/or unauthorized use of funds.

Ensure data integrity by working to obtain favorable Office of Inspector General {OIG) audit opinions and ultimately auditable financial statements.

Maintain professional development through continuing education, attending courses, seminars, workshops, or by reading professional journals.

Assist the senior financial expert in area of assignment.

Formulate approaches that achieve desired financial business objectives, including program scope and objectives.

Resolve highly complex financial problems and issues; provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the most complex financial regulations, policies and procedures to senior management, staff and customers.

Analyze financial data from various systems, create reports for and brief senior managers and make recommendations in support of the mission.

Review financial activity and accrue expenses as needed in support of financial statements.

Assist managers within area of assignment in developing specific accounting policies or procedures.

Originate appropriate accounting data and post into the USG agency’s unique databases and systems. Review to ensure data integrity is maintained.

Adhere to federal government requirements and the USG agency’s standards for accounting and financial record keeping.

Assist in preparing financial statements.

Prepare complex tax returns, reconciliations and tax documents in support of the USG agency’s tax program.

Attend, at the direction of the USG agency, established and ad hoc directorate and corporate finance committees, working groups and boards.

Assist, at the direction of the USG agency, any participatory member of the office of assignment's senior management team.

Assist in the design and implementation of financial systems development to enable business process improvement and to incorporate changes driven by external changes.

Provide functional expertise to system development activities, create ad hoc system reports and conduct functional testing of business systems.

Facilitate communication between financial systems stakeholders, customers and systems development teams.

Develop and recommend accounting policies and procedures of accounting program metrics fundamentals necessary to effectively and efficiently analyze and assess program goals, objectives and outcomes.

Assist in developing financial forecasts to support pricing of Working Capital Fund products.

Assist in analyzing Working Capital Fund financial data, including financial statements…