Accountant

Summary

C2 ALASKA, LLC

Washington, DC

The Accountant Technician II, Journeyman Division of Enforcement, Office of Distributions reviews and analyzes financial data, documents, and manual or automated accounting systems in support of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement. The SEC’s Division of Enforcement uses a variety of data that includes current, historical, and future information on sensitive public company data, mutual fund data, and trade/quote data.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets financial institution records (e.g., account statements and wire transaction information) and company financial statements and accounting records (e.g., general ledger and journal entries).
• Summarizes large datasets in Excel (including pivot tables) to produce concise, investigation-ready statements.
• Reviews vouchers, purchase orders, and invoices to confirm correct cost center and classification, budget compliance, and proper recording of expenditures and revenues; assesses year-end accruals, prepayments, deferrals, depreciation, and other adjustments.
• Prepares timely cost accounting reports to support budgeting and cost control.
• Provides the Division of Enforcement, Office of Distributions, with additional finance and accounting support as needed.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related labor category field, such as Accounting or Finance, from an accredited college, university, school, or educational institution that has been accredited and recognized by the US Department of Education.
• Minimum four (4) years’ experience within the past six (6) years performing accounting, audit, or forensic financial analysis (e.g., reviewing financial records and tracing funds).
• Ability to provide a favorable credit history.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Forensic Accountant (CRFAC), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables) to organize data and perform in-depth analysis (e.g., scheduling account activity and tracing the disposition of funds).
• Audit or investigative experience involving money laundering and/or tax, securities, or financial fraud.
• Familiarity with public company reporting processes, including but not limited to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems used by banking, financial, and other institutions, including QuickBooks, Oracle, SAP, Flexi, and AvidXchange.
• Experience interpreting data for trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• High accuracy and attention to detail in preparing work product.
• Ability to work independently on tasks without the need for continuous input from SEC Staff.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  
  

Physical Demands (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
  
  
  

Estimated Salary/Wage

Up to USD $44.95/Hr.