Senior Accounting Technician
Company: Contact Government Services (CGS)
Location: Miami, FL / Remote / Hybrid / Tampa, FL
Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level
Department: Finance
Salary: $87,360 - $126,186.67 a year
Website: http://cgsfederal.com
About the Role
CGS is seeking a Senior Accounting Technician to join our team supporting the mission of a large federal agency. This position will entail a wide range of duties including management of accounts payable, reimbursement activity, collections, and account oversight.
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. We offer an environment in which our employees feel supported and encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Adjustment of payroll/labor transactions via re-org processing.
- Correct and process federal government travel in accordance with policies and regulations.
- Verify, analyze, and maintain financial information used by the DOJ Office of the Comptroller.
- Use various electronic software and databases (such as UFMS, JEDI, JEDI-2, SAFARI, E-2, and SAMS.gov) to analyze complex data sets.
- Use various software packages, databases, and online resources to record and retrieve financial data, particularly related to reimbursable and billing processes.
- Use a financial management system to track expenditures of multiple accounts.
- Generate reconciliation reports from a financial management system and reconcile financial books/reports weekly.
- Prepare financial reports and documentation for review and signature by DOJ Office of the Comptroller Management and other U.S. Government agencies.
- Assist and provide support to other sections of the DOJ in UFMS transaction processing and provide suggestions for system error resolutions.
- Compose memorandums, financial reports, and letters to outside vendors and agencies.
- Compose and disseminate correspondence, prepare forms and financial documents, manage databases, maintain office files, route paperwork, schedule web conferences, and prepare meeting rooms/office events.
- Perform other duties as assigned or on own initiative necessary for regular or special projects.
- Contribute to team efforts as needed.
Qualifications
- Two-year degree in accounting or four-year degree in a related field (finance, business, banking, or economics) with 30 credit hours in accounting.
- Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial, and other institutions.
- Experience working with commitments, obligations, and interagency reimbursement agreements.
- Experience working with the quarterly review, accrual, and closeout process.
- Ability to provide analysis and technical support for a variety of financial activities.
- Ability to identify and analyze changes in budgetary and/or financial activities.
- Ability to research and analyze financial data.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
Preferred Skills & Attributes
- Proficiency in UFSM, JEDI, SAFARI, E-2, and Excel.
- Budgeting Cycle Management and Financial Management.
- Accounts payable (A/P) and Accounts receivable (A/R) management.
- Reimbursable agreements analysis and management.
- Obligations processing and committed funds tracking.
- Auditing, accounting services, and cash flow analysis.
- Statistical analysis and financial fraud-related research.
- Electronic data acquisition, processing, and systems administration.
- Database user support, reporting, and record management.
- Business legal compliance and special projects.
- Analytical and critical thinking, time management, and organization.
- Excel proficiency: Formatting, sorting, data correction, and table manipulations (Table array, Sum, Max/Min, Vlookup, Trim, Pivot tables, Arithmetical formulas).
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
About CGS
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We are committed to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
How to Apply
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Note: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.