Accountant

Program Support Center; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Program Support Center in Rockville, MD, seeks an Accountant to identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows, recommend procedural enhancements, and perform financial operations using Oracle Federal Financial and related platforms.

You will support internal control activities, conduct reconciliations, prepare trial balances and financial reports, and assist in audits for PSC and client agencies. Mentoring junior staff is included.

Qualifications

• Identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommend enhancements.
• Use Oracle Federal Financial and related platforms for financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommend enhancements while maintaining compliance.
• Perform complex and high-level accounting operations in support of the Department of Health and Human Services' Program Support Center (PSC) and its customer agencies.
• Trace transactions across multiple accounting systems and ensure consistency between general and subsidiary ledgers.
• Conduct root cause analysis of audit findings and implement sustainable solutions with stakeholders.
• Provide mentoring to junior accountants and support staff development; serve as a point of contact for audits.

Job description

• Department: Department of Health and Human Services

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 150 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.

Key Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As an Accountant, you will: Identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommends procedural enhancements that improve operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with applicable standards. Use Federal accounting systems such as Oracle Federal Financial and related enterprise platforms, the incumbent performs financial operations that include recording, verifying and adjusting financial entries.

Support internal control activities by following established procedures, maintaining documentation and helping identify potential risk or control gaps. Conduct transaction-level reviews and reconciliations, supports the preparation of trial balances and assists in the production of financial reports to support internal stakeholders and external mandates.

Identify routine inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommends procedural enhancements that improve operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with applicable standards. Perform complex and high-level accounting operations in support of the Department of Health and Human Services' Program Support Center (PSC) and its customer agencies. Trace transactions across multiple accounting systems and ensure consistency between general and subsidiary ledgers.

Conduct root cause analysis of audit findings and implement sustainable solutions in partnership with other branches, systems owners, and policy advisors. Provide functional and technical leadership within the team by mentoring junior accountants and supporting staff development.

Serve as a point of contact for internal and external audits, prepare documentation to support financial statement assertions and provide walkthroughs of accounting processes to auditors and review teams.

Requirements & Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Program Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $102415 – $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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