ACCOUNTANT

Job Title Accounting Specialist Duties Provides professional accounting advice and assistance to supported organizations and lower graded accountants and/or accounting technicians in the resolution of diverse, complex, or controversial accounting problems. Interprets, develops, adapts, modifies, or integrates accounting and financial policies and procedures. Assists in the implementation of new procedures or policies to ensure compliance with established financial accounting requirements. Identifies problem areas and determines actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, ensure the propriety of accounting transaction processing, and maintain the integrity of accounting records and financial information. Examines internal controls systems and analyzes/evaluates effectiveness, adequacy, and interrelationships within/among segments of the system and other segments within the organization. Duties described above reflect the full performance level GS-12. Duties assigned to an entry grade of GS-11 will be developmental in nature.