Senior Accountant TS​/SCI Poly

Senior Accountant TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

CGI Federal is seeking a senior accountant to perform accounting work in support of a U.S. Government agency in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The senior accountant will serve as the lead expert and contractor supervisor in the preparation, analysis, and reconciliation of financial statements, tax returns, general ledgers, and other financial information. The role may also involve supporting the financial manager of a working capital fund.

• Provide financial strategic program guidelines and initiatives through effective and timely customer support.
• Ensure financial program data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Recommend and maintain appropriate internal controls to minimize the risk of inaccurate data.
• Provide extensive technical financial advice, guidance, and instruction to program managers, staff, and others on the full range of accounting processes, workflow, and directorate/office/unit priorities.
• Continuously review and assess financial processes and procedures to identify and implement changes that gain efficiencies.
• Manage day‑to‑day accounting activities within the area of assignment, ensuring financial compliance.
• Analyze and reconcile General Ledger accounts to identify and resolve all mid‑to‑high‑level complex discrepancies; interact with customers to resolve complex problems or controversial issues.
• Analyze financial data from various systems, create reports for and brief senior managers, and make recommendations in support of the mission.
• Participate on various resource working groups/meetings and provide advice on financial policies and procedures.
• Review financial activity and accrue expenses as needed to support financial statements.
• Prepare complex tax returns, reconciliations, and tax documents in support of the U.S. Government agency's tax program.
• Ensure data integrity by working to obtain favorable Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit opinions and ultimately auditable financial statements.
• Assist managers within the area of assignment in developing specific accounting policies or procedures.
• Originate appropriate accounting data and post in the U.S. Government agency’s unique databases and systems; review to ensure data integrity is maintained.
• Adhere to federal government requirements and the U.S. Government agency’s standards for accounting and financial record keeping.
• Perform analysis and testing of systems that interface with the accounting systems to ensure the integrity of accounting data.
• Participate in the preparation and review of financial statements that support the U.S. Government agency’s Working Capital Fund businesses.
• Participate in the analysis of Working Capital Fund financial statements and other financial data submitted by Working Capital Fund businesses and offer guidance on issues and corrective actions.
• Brief and/or provide supporting documentation to senior management in response to questions from management and/or external reviewers (e.g., OMB and Congress).
• Provide functional expertise to system development activities, create ad‑hoc system reports, and conduct functional testing of business systems.
• Assist in developing financial forecasts to support pricing of Working Capital Fund products.

• Extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
• Extensive knowledge of Federal appropriations law and the U.S. Government agency’s regulations, concepts, methods, and standards impacting financial activities.
• Extensive knowledge of customer mission requirements sufficient to anticipate required financial support and extensive customer service skills to respond to a broad range of customer questions.
• Extensive knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness.
• Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques and qualitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate financial solutions to resolve interrelated financial problems and issues.
• Ability…