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Senior Accounting Technician

New York | NY

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Technical Requirements

AccountingAccounts PayableAccounts ReceivableExcelFinancial ReportingReconciliationBudget Management

Role Overview

CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join our team supporting the mission of a large federal agency. This position will entail a wide range of duties including management of accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight.

Key Responsibilities

  • Adjustment of the payroll/labor transactions via re-org processing.
  • Correct and process federal government travel in accordance with policies and regulations.
  • Verify, analyze, and maintain financial information used by the DOJ Office of the Comptroller.
  • Use various electronic software and databases, such as UFMS, JEDI and JEDI-2, SAFARI, E-2, and SAMS.gov, to analyze complex data sets.
  • Record and retrieve financial data, particularly related to reimbursable and billing processes.
  • Use a financial management system to track expenditures of multiple accounts and generate reconciliation reports.
  • Prepare financial reports and documentation for review by DOJ Office of the Comptroller Management and other U.S. Government agencies.
  • Assist with UFMS transaction processing and support system error resolutions.
  • Compose memorandums, correspondence, and financial documentation for outside vendors and agencies.

Qualifications

  • Two-year degree in accounting or four-year degree in a related field (finance, business, banking, or economics) with at least 30 credit hours in accounting.
  • Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial, and other institutions.
  • Experience working with commitments, obligations, and interagency reimbursement agreements.
  • Experience working with the quarterly review, accrual, and closeout process.
  • Ability to provide analysis and technical support for a variety of financial activities.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Skills

  • Proficiency with Excel (including Vlookup, Pivot Tables, and statistical functions).
  • Experience with UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, and E-2 systems.
  • Expertise in Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R) management.
  • Understanding of budgeting cycle management and cash flow analysis.
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