Accountant

This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation(FPAC) Business Center (FBC), Performance, Accountability, and Risk Division (PARD). The incumbent serves as an Accountant and is primarily responsible for executing assigned business cycles in planning, coordinating and execution of the evaluation and assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123, Appendix A. The incumbent participates with other PAR leads/project managers to evaluate the severity of control deficiencies resulting from the tests of key internal controls. Ensures financial reporting is timely and accurately prepared in accordance with accounting principles and regulatory requirements. Ensures that over financial reporting/financial statements for the assigned business process cycles. The incumbent prepares and executes, test plans of the key internal controls over financial reporting/financial statements. Partners with FPAC's audit liaison officers to assist in the annual financial statement audit, specifically as it applies to the assigned business process cycle. Works with the independent auditors to enable knowledge transfer of business processes, including the key internal controls within the business processes regarding internal controls. Ensures financial reporting/reporting, participates with others in the development and implementation of new accounting.