Accounting Analyst (Current or Former Federal Employees and Veterans Only)

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our position of an Accounting Analyst within Mission Support, Budget & Accounting Services, Accounting Team, located in Arlington, VA. Bring your skills and voice to our team!

Position Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate is primarily responsible for managing the agency's travel card program, including management of travel cards accounts. The candidate will also be responsible for processing disbursements to vendors, reimbursements to employees, reconciling monthly accounts and assisting with other accounting team functions. The candidate with maintain accounting records and reports and will ensure reports are in compliance with generally accepted accounting practices, and USPS and USPS OIG accounting practices and policies. The incumbent will correspond/communicate with external and internal customers on a routine basis.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Serve as the subject matter expert with responsibility for providing guidance and assistance to employees on travel.
• Respond to travel help desk inquiries and solve complicated travel related problems.
• Prepare worksheets and reports to document noted discrepancies, corrective entries, and other needed adjustments. Ability to use software to create spreadsheets, develop presentations, reports etc.
• Process accounts payable orders and accounts receivables.
• Process purchasing requests, reconcile bank statements, and reconcile general ledger entries.
• Participate in the month-end closing, variance analysis and account reconciliations.
• Participate in the fiscal year-end closing, which includes handling accrued expenses.
• Coordinate and effectively communicate accounting matters with other departments/locations, to ensure timely resolution of issues and to foster and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Maintain various logs, reports, and listings regarding voucher payments, schedules and records.
• Independently research and resolve problems and exceptions to facilitate timely posting to related balance sheet accounts.
• Identify and implement innovative process and/or system changes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting function.

Position Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in reviewing and processing travel and/or agency's travel card program accounts.

OR

• Three years of experience in reviewing and processing travel and/or the agency's travel card accounts.

Desired Qualifications

• Proficiency in Postal Service Financial Systems
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in using SharePoint
• Proficiency in Citibank, GetThere, eTravel

Evaluation Factors | How You Will Be Evaluated

You must have the experience, knowledge and skills as listed in each of the below evaluation factors. Ensure you include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data and recommend alternatives to resolve difficult problems.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize multiple tasks simultaneously and meet established deadline.
• Demonstrated skill to provide quality customer service resulting in collaborative relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to review and process travel and/or agency's purchase card accounts.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

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