BDO
Senior Accountant - Public Sector, Federal Civilian
BDO, Mc Lean, Virginia, us, 22107
Job Summary:
BDO is seeking an experienced accounting professional with a strong finance background to support a federal civilian client. The individual in this position should have proven knowledge and success in ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness in financial reporting within the federal sector.
Job Duties:
Assists in preparing various time-sensitive financial transactions and reports for the client, ensuring adherence to deadlines
Prepares, records, and adjusts various journal entries to support Treasury submissions, including accruals, eliminations, and other necessary financial actions
Takes responsibility for assigned areas (e.g., organizational entity, program, or functional area), preparing, recording, interpreting, and reporting federal financial transactions and events
Conducts recurring and special-purpose reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and prepare financial reports, statements, and related documentation per prescribed formats to meet reporting requirements established by Treasury, OMB, other accounting authorities, and legislation such as the Chief Financial Officers Act
Prepares annual financial statements following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), encompassing disclosures, footnotes, supporting schedules/analytical files, and collecting and consolidating supplemental data to analyze the Service’s actual financial performance against established measures
Maintains clear audit trails from the general ledger to subsidiary records and from the accounting system to interfacing management systems
Ensures adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and standards established by organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), GAAP, OMB, and GAO
Delivers a full range of services that uses their educational background, experience, and organizational skills while serving BDO’s dynamic public sector client base
Assists with firm practice, solution, and business development initiatives with guidance from Public Sector leadership
Supports task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes
Supports problem solving and fact finding, while working side by side with experienced team members, management, and client leadership
Adapts to a changing client environment while meeting client expectations
Manages priorities and works effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion; supports multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
Provides summary recommendations to team leadership regarding assigned tasks
Applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations
Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in client meetings and day-to-day interactions
Communicates with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
Establishes professional rapport with clients and other organizations
Attends relevant training, seminars, and/or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client’s needs and changes in the industry
Supports recruiting efforts by identifying and referring potential candidates
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Serves as a mentor / career advisor to Public Sector staff as appropriate
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education
Bachelor’s Degree, required, focus in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, preferred
Experience
Six (6) or more years of accounting, finance, or business administration experience, required
Experience supporting the federal government in accounting, general ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, and related financial processes, required
Experience with payments, relocations, cash management, and employee travel claims processing within federal agencies, preferred
Experience preparing annual federal financial statements, preferred
Experience with preparing financial products or reports, preferred
Experience working at a professional services firm, preferred
License(s)/Certification(s)
Ability to obtain and maintain government agency suitability or security clearance, required
Relevant Professional certification, such as CPA, CGFM, or CDFM, preferred
Software
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, required
Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Ability to support possible project-related travel, as needed
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex accounting issues
Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels within the client organization and in the firm
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaborate within a team environment and with a customer service focus
Ability to follow instructions as directed
Superior organizational skills required with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
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BDO is seeking an experienced accounting professional with a strong finance background to support a federal civilian client. The individual in this position should have proven knowledge and success in ensuring accuracy, integrity, and timeliness in financial reporting within the federal sector.
Job Duties:
Assists in preparing various time-sensitive financial transactions and reports for the client, ensuring adherence to deadlines
Prepares, records, and adjusts various journal entries to support Treasury submissions, including accruals, eliminations, and other necessary financial actions
Takes responsibility for assigned areas (e.g., organizational entity, program, or functional area), preparing, recording, interpreting, and reporting federal financial transactions and events
Conducts recurring and special-purpose reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and prepare financial reports, statements, and related documentation per prescribed formats to meet reporting requirements established by Treasury, OMB, other accounting authorities, and legislation such as the Chief Financial Officers Act
Prepares annual financial statements following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), encompassing disclosures, footnotes, supporting schedules/analytical files, and collecting and consolidating supplemental data to analyze the Service’s actual financial performance against established measures
Maintains clear audit trails from the general ledger to subsidiary records and from the accounting system to interfacing management systems
Ensures adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and standards established by organizations such as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), GAAP, OMB, and GAO
Delivers a full range of services that uses their educational background, experience, and organizational skills while serving BDO’s dynamic public sector client base
Assists with firm practice, solution, and business development initiatives with guidance from Public Sector leadership
Supports task areas while coordinating closely with engagement team management and client leadership on strategy, planning, execution, status, and review processes
Supports problem solving and fact finding, while working side by side with experienced team members, management, and client leadership
Adapts to a changing client environment while meeting client expectations
Manages priorities and works effectively to initiate correspondence and task completion; supports multiple efforts through flexible multi-task coordination
Provides summary recommendations to team leadership regarding assigned tasks
Applies fundamental industry knowledge and standards to support client reviews, improvements, and/or implementations
Communicates and maintains relationships with key client personnel to ensure shared understanding of processes, operations, and functions
Prepares presentations, briefings, and actively participates in client meetings and day-to-day interactions
Communicates with team management through effective status reporting and demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned task areas and work products
Establishes professional rapport with clients and other organizations
Attends relevant training, seminars, and/or conferences to stay current with technical skills that align with client’s needs and changes in the industry
Supports recruiting efforts by identifying and referring potential candidates
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Serves as a mentor / career advisor to Public Sector staff as appropriate
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education
Bachelor’s Degree, required, focus in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, preferred
Experience
Six (6) or more years of accounting, finance, or business administration experience, required
Experience supporting the federal government in accounting, general ledger, journal entries, reconciliations, and related financial processes, required
Experience with payments, relocations, cash management, and employee travel claims processing within federal agencies, preferred
Experience preparing annual federal financial statements, preferred
Experience with preparing financial products or reports, preferred
Experience working at a professional services firm, preferred
License(s)/Certification(s)
Ability to obtain and maintain government agency suitability or security clearance, required
Relevant Professional certification, such as CPA, CGFM, or CDFM, preferred
Software
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, required
Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Ability to support possible project-related travel, as needed
Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex accounting issues
Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels within the client organization and in the firm
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaborate within a team environment and with a customer service focus
Ability to follow instructions as directed
Superior organizational skills required with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
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