Accountant

Accountant

Department: Legislative Branch

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $144735 - $182378 Per Year

Job Summary: The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.

Major Duties:

• This position is located in the Accounting Division, Office of Financial Management, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Capitol Police (USCP). Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Provides financial guidance to external entities and USCP program offices to ensure accurate classification and timely recording of transactions entered directly into or interfaced into the accounting system and to ensure data maintained in subsidiary ledgers are reconciled with accounting system data on a timely basis. Analyzes and validates financial data to ensure accurate recording and consistent reporting, initiates processing enhancements and improvements as necessary. Serves as an expert authority on analysis and reconciliation of integrated accounts for a variety of accounting systems. Develops, implements, and maintains accounting policies and procedures to ensure USCP compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and accurate and consistent reporting of financial date. Performs quality assurance reviews of existing and proposed accounting processes to provide assurances as to financial integrity and conformance to Federal laws and U.S. Capitol police regulations and practices. Evaluates total financial management accounting procedures for an organization by studying the accounts, reports, procedural instructions, and legislative and program background pertaining to the accounts or operating program. Recording and/or approving financial transactions timely, accurately, and in accordance with internal organizational policies and procedures and external laws and regulations. Designs controls to track financial records, safeguard assets, and ensure accurate valuations, properly classified transactions, and reliable financial statement and reports. Prepares statements and reports containing essential financial information such as financial and contractual status, general ledger accounts systems, quarterly and annual reports, and accounts receivable due.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. For the CP-11 level you must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the CP-10/GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience which includes: 1) Researching and applying the theories, concepts, principles, and practices of accounting and financial management to problems that are new or novel where various needs must be met to achieve a sufficient or optimal outcome; 2) Planning, directing, and coordinating financial accounting operations; 3) Performing in-depth analysis and reconciliations of a variety of integrated accounts within and across systems; and 4) Ability to plan, analyze, and determined cost/benefit relationships and coordinate a wide variety of functions, operations and administrative systems. All eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (Information on Qualification & Education are located at the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/)

How to Apply: Navigate to the following url to apply to this job: USCP Careers 1. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package. 3. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. 4. To verify that your application is complete, log into your account, select the job posting for this position. The page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and any correspondence the Department has sent related to this application. 5. Failure to provide all required documents and information requested by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application not being considered. The complete application package must be submitted by 6:59 PM (ET) on the closing date to receive consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-01-20