Seeking candidate to fill Accountant position located at the U.S. Department of State in Charleston, SC.  This position will perform accounting, reconciliation, collections, data entry, systems analysis and support services in the area of Accounts Receivable.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing and collecting debt referred to the Accounts Receivable Branch
• Prepare reports to demonstrate trends or process deficiencies
• Identify areas for improvement and apply problem-solving techniques to improve debt collection results
• Perform accounting transaction analysis, verification of accounting interfaces, identification of accounting errors, root cause analysis for accounting errors and taking appropriate corrective action, making accounting entries into the automated system, maintaining accounting records and spreadsheets
• Process financial transactions; post collections; account write-offs; research and verify IPAC transactions
• Compile and analyze data from various sources into report format

Qualifications/Education:

• Six years experience as an accountant, performing transaction analysis, reconciliation, accounting system interface verification, trial balance summaries and reconciliation with General Ledger
• 4-year degree in accounting or business administration is required, plus applied experience providing accounting services for a moderate-sized enterprise
• Experience in DoS accounting practices and procedures is desired

  
Must be able to obtain a security clearance.