Accountant

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Financial Management Group (FMG). As a Accountant, GS-0510-13, you will serve as a senior accountant, providing authoritative and comprehensive technical expertise for accounting work that requires the application of complex accounting principles, theories, concepts, and practices on a range of financial reporting.

Serve as an expert providing professional accounting services to the assigned area and to other financial managers regarding the accounting function and the application of accounting principles, policies, and procedures.

Determine corrective action necessary to resolve complex operational problem conditions. Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates incoming source documents, identifies discrepancies and their sources, and prescribes corrective action.

Review a variety of complex incoming, outgoing, and summary financial reports to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of financial operations and financial reports.

Serve as the point of contact for the Group or Division translating accounting/audit language for universal understanding. with management and operating officials.

Monitor complex accounting operations compliance with established internal controls to identify problem areas, determine actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, ensure and maintain financial integrity.