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Accountant
Smithsonian Institution · Posted 15 days ago
About the Role
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Office of Finance and Accounting (OF&A) in General Accounting and Reporting (GAR).
What You'll Do
- →In this position, you will be responsible for the following: Prepares, analyzes, interprets, and presents accounting data and resolves daily accounting issues.
- →Prepares assigned portions of financial statements and related footnotes for annual reporting, ensuring they tie to the financial statements; validates financial data for net asset reports, various U.S. federal reports, contributions, and inter-unit transactions.
- →Advises management on financial and managerial accounting methods and procedures related to purchases, receivables, returns, merchandise transfers, sales, refunds, income and expense deferrals, grants, contributions, allotments, capital expenditures, obligations, and budgetary and proprietary liabilities.
- →Provides professional accounting advice, support, development, and training to staff on office programs, systems, functions, and structures, as well as the effective use of accounting and related financial management policies, procedures, and systems.
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.
- ✓You must submit a legible copy of your college/university transcripts to your online application.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application.
- ✓Official transcripts will be required if selected.
- ✓Failure to submit the required legible documentation at the time of application will result in disqualification of your application.
- ✓Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation May need to complete a Probationary Period Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
Benefits
- ★The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.
- ★Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
- ★Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/
Personality Fit
Job ID: 11c885ba-1674-4a59-8069-bb3af045e399
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