ACCOUNTANT

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This ACCOUNTANT position is located in the Office of the Executive Director.

For more information visit: Office of the Executive Director (OED) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As an ACCOUNTANT you will process, review, and reconcile collection and disbursement transactions, ensure accurate classification of financial transactions and compliance

Qualifications

• Transcripts required for education evaluation.
• Pass/fail coursework rules apply as described in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Processing, reviewing, and reconciling collection and disbursement transactions, ensuring accurate classification of financial transactions and compliance with federal accounting standards.
• Analyzing and verifying financial reports and entries from PeopleSoft Financials, reconciling account balances and ensuring adherence to Treasury, OMB, GAAP, and internal regulations.
• Collaborating with internal offices, auditors, and external federal agencies to exchange financial information and support accurate reporting of obligations, expenditures, revenues, and cash.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Department: Department of Energy
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This ACCOUNTANT position is located in the Office of the Executive Director. For more information visit: Office of the Executive Director (OED) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Key Responsibilities

As an ACCOUNTANT some of your typical work assignments include: Processing, reviewing, and reconciling collection and disbursement transactions, ensuring accurate classification of financial transactions and compliance with federal accounting standards, agency policies, and internal control requirements.

Analyzing and verifying financial reports and entries generated from PeopleSoft Financials, identifying discrepancies, reconciling account balances, and ensuring that transactions adhere to Treasury, OMB, GAAP, and internal regulatory requirements.

Collaborating with internal offices, auditors, and external federal agencies to exchange financial information, resolving reporting issues, preparing narrative analyses and documentation, and supporting accurate reporting of obligations, expenditures, revenues, cash, and other key financial data.

Requirements & Education

This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.

Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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