Accountant

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Licensing Division Section, Financial Management Division, Office of the Assistant Register and Director of Operations, Copyright Office.

The position description number for this position is 364538. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

The incumbent of this position will work a flexitime work schedule. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.

Ability to gather, compile, and analyze financial data using analytical methods and techniques to identify and resolve complex financial issues.** Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and techniques.** Ability to use financial computer systems and software applications for financial analysis work.** Knowledge of Federal financial management regulations, laws, policies and procedures.

Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing Major Duties:

Serves as an expert authority on the analysis and reconciliation of all Division accounts across a variety of integrated and non-integrated accounting systems.

Evaluates and makes recommendations for improving the financial management and accounting procedures for the Division by studying accounts, reports, or procedural instructions as well as legislative and program background information.

Makes recommendations on the structure and operation of accounting operations and the use of financial data for the planning of organizational strategies.

Plans the reconciliation process, develops schedules, assembles required data, and coordinates across organizational levels to assure the timely input, review and closeout of entries in anticipation of the production of Library of Congress, Copyright Office, and Division financial statements and reports.

Validates data entered into multiple accounting systems and provides comprehensive review of transactions and reconciliations performed by others.

Confirms the accuracy of financial data by analyzing both transactions and trends.

Serves as the expert authority on the design, development, coordination, and implementation of investment and distribution policies, procedures, and integrated systems.

Conducts cost/benefit analysis and makes recommendations for improvements in organizational policies, processes, and systems to optimize the efficiency of the investment and distribution processes.

Oversees the receipt and posting process for deposits to the multiple trust funds administered by the Division.

Oversees the investment of these funds in Treasury securities, including the timing of investments in relation to yields and liquidity needs of the program.

Oversees the disbursement of funds from the trusts to recipients following the decisions of the Copyright Royalty Board.

Provides review of the work of others for proposed investment and distribution transactions; ensuring transactions meet the requirements of law, regulation, and policy; are in conformance with the decisions of the Copyright Royalty Board, and are properly documented.

Prepares financial statements and financial reports for use by the Copyright CFO, Library of Congress, external stakeholders, and others.

Develops new reports and reporting processes when necessary to address needs that are new or novel in nature.

Designs, implements, tests, monitors, and evaluates the internal controls and the internal control environment associated with accounting processes and transactions, and performs regular quality assurance testing to provide confidence in the integrity of financial information reported and in its conformance to relevant law, regulation, and policy.