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Senior Staff Accountant
Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Posted 79 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $180K – $264K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 Accounting ISTJ OperationsFinanceTransportation
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The Division of Administration (DA or Division) directs the innovative internal management of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC or Commission) business, human resources, financial, technological, security, and strategic operational resources. The Division's role is to effectively and efficiently ensure the fulfillment of the Commission's mission through continued success in continuity of operations.
What You'll Do
- →As a Staff Accountant you will have the responsibility for ensuring that the CFTC is compliant with financial management laws and regulations governing business processes, systems, and practices.
- →Duties include: Responsibilities for executing accounting and financial management functions, which includes performing financial reporting and oversight of financial operations, drafting accounting policy, position papers and providing guidance and financial advice to the CFTC programs and overseeing and leading other key financial activities.
- →Serving as a senior-level subject matter/technical expert for a variety of accounting policies and processes, methods, and practices.
- →Formulating solutions to unusual and complex accounting issues and/or problems.
- →Preparing financial statements for submission to OMB/Treasury and senior leadership.
- →Supporting the annual financial statement audit.
- →Researching and recommending solutions for complex accounting issues.
- →Formulating, developing and managing accounting and financial management policies, procedures and directives.
- →Performing and documenting assessments of internal controls over financial reporting and information technology controls in financial systems in compliance with OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal Control.
Requirements
- ✓Please refer to the OPM Accounting Series Qualification Standard for the specific Education/Experience requirements for this position.
- ✓To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.
- ✓You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criterion, see www.ed.gov.
- ✓For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
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