Accountant

-Reviews and prepares financial statements and accounting reports for departmental management and federal agencies.
-Develops guidelines for the maintenance and reconciliation of financial data; maintains and reconciles the more difficult financial control records for expenditures, allotments, receipts, and encumbrances.
-Designs, revises, and implements accounting systems and procedures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and theories.
-Conducts surveys to prepare recommendations for improvements, controls, new methods, and other changes to improve the efficiency of accounting systems.
-Reviews budgets and prepares related budget documents.
-Designs cost classification systems; develops guidelines to assign cost classifications to expenditures.
-Determines and analyzes direct and indirect costs in order to determine the cost of finished goods.
-Conducts cost studies and implements cost allocation plans.
-Provides consultation to local governmental units and others regarding accounting systems and generally accepted accounting principles and theories.
-Maintains records and prepares reports and correspondence related to the work.