Accountant

The incumbent serves as an Accountant responsible for ensuring specific modal administrations receive professional accounting and financial reporting services. Accounting operations are maintained and monitored in accordance with current accounting policies and standards prescribed by government regulations. Incumbent utilizes knowledge of Federal Accounting Standard Advisory Board (FASAB), Treasury Financial Management (TFM), and OMB Circulars A-136 and A-11 in performing position duties.

Performs a combination of routine and multiple and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team for projects/programs within a defined area of responsibility. Applies experience and detailed knowledge to plan and conduct functional activities for projects and programs. Helps develop and recommend approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues. Analyzes and reconciles transactional data within the financial accounting system and external source systems to ensure proper accounting flow and financial reporting. May prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports on a national level, which are submitted directly to DOT, OMB and OFM. Resolves problems relating to all aspects of accounting by adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. (GAAP) and other guidance received from Treasury, OMB, and OFM. May analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts for accurate reporting involving the resolution of problems relating to all aspects of accounting i.e. based on the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and guidance received from Treasury, OMB, and OFM. Must interpret regulations and adapt regulations to meet reporting requirements and the various system limitations. Provides explanation to management, team lead and others reviewing the statements concerning the complex data contained in the reports. Identifies and analyzes accounting problems or new requirements, which occur in the ongoing processing of data to the accounting system. Helps provide requirements for processing complicated financial transactions which relate to all aspects of the general ledger accounts. Plans and organizes the necessary steps or methods used to report financial information needed for the monthly, quarterly, and annual statements. Identifies methods to improve costs, quality and timeliness of organizational activities through business process reengineering. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish tasks or small projects. Contacts are primarily internal to the organizational unit, major subdivision, or LOB/SO with a manager and other employees to share information, provide data and/or written analyses, and/or explain the statuses of assignments. Depending on the specialty, may have frequent contacts with customers and other external parties on routine matters such as gathering information, explaining regulations, and discussing the customers¿ situations. Some contacts include employees in the DOT Operational administrations, other ESC customers, policy officials, managers, and professionals, as well as the same level of contact with personnel in other Government agencies such as Treasury, OMB, OPM, and GSA. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es). Typically receives guidance on selecting approaches from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Refers problems and work issues to a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional when guidelines are not available or applicable. Work typically is reviewed frequently during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically support and may be vital to the success of projects and/or activities for one or more organizational units, major subdivisions, and/or LOB's/SO's.

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