Accountant

Accountant

Department: Legislative Branch

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $70623 - $91815 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in the Financial Reports Division, Financial Services Directorate, Chief Operating Officer. The position description number for this position is 354005. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. Relocation expenses will not be authorized for the person(s) selected under this vacancy announcement.

Major Duties:

• Serves as an Accountant in the Financial Reports Office and performs a variety of accounting duties related to the daily operations of the central accounting functions and reporting of the Library of Congress and other Legislative Branch cross service agencies. The Library's complex funding and accounting environment includes accounting and control of appropriated, reimbursable, revolving, and gift and trust funds which use one-year, no-year, and multi-year funds. The work requires a basic knowledge of and the application of federal governmental accounting principles and procedures. The incumbent is responsible for performing data validation, data analysis, transaction processing, accounting systems support, accounting for funds control activities, cost accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, accounting procedures documentation and audit support. The Financial Reports Office prides itself on providing timely and accurate financial statements, using sound judgement in performing analytical work, using innovative business practices and techniques, and providing excellent customer service. Validates basic data using established accounting principles and practices. Analyzes accounting data and reconciles source documents to determine accuracy of all transactions. Investigates and corrects errors encountered. Reviews and follows regulatory requirements for government accounting procedures. Performs analysis and reconciliation of day-to-day accounts, making adjustments using established accounting practices. Participates in various reconciliation activities to ensure that subsidiary ledgers are reconciled to general ledger accounts. Solves basic out of balance conditions. Performs continuous analyses and reconciliation of transactions. Applies conventional accounting principles to journalize accounting transactions to the general ledger in a functional area such as payroll, cost, property, reimbursable, inventory, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Reviews changes in procedures and processes to ensure that accounting records are being updated properly. Refers findings to the supervisor and makes recommendations for corrective action. Performs assignments related to fund control activities for stable programs with established and documented requirements. Analyzes accounting functions, ensuring that appropriate transactions are recorded in the accounting system within prescribed deadlines. Studies existing reports, accounts, or instructions to streamline operations or provide reports with greater detail. Prepares specific instructions for ongoing operations. Ensures recurring reports are compiled and completed on time. Provides support and assists with analyzing and evaluating cost accounting information utilizing conventional procedures and practices to produce accounting reports and financial statements. Conducts reconciliation and maintenance of transactions. Prepares monthly schedules for activity reporting, relevant account reconciliations and federal financial reporting. Analyzes phases of existing accounting processes with problems of a routine nature. Based on specific objectives and approaches, applies general principles, techniques and theories of accounting to review and recommend revisions affecting accounting processes. Performs quality assurance reviews of existing and proposed accounting processes to provide assurances as to financial integrity and conformance to Federal Laws and the Library of Congress regulations (LCRS). Assists and participates in development activities for new systems and in the integration of existing systems into new systems. Provides basic advice and assistance that affects procedures concerning various accounting processes and regulations.

Qualifications: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability to apply analytical methods and techniques to identify and resolve financial issues.** Knowledge and application of general accounting principles, practices and techniques.** Ability to use computer systems and software applications for financial analysis, reconciliation and reporting.** Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

How to Apply: Please carefully follow all instructions under the How to Apply tab to ensure you are considered for the position. Please note, there is no page restriction to your resume, and you are allowed to upload a resume longer than two pages in the resume section within the application process. When the application system prompts, please proceed to the agency site to complete your application. You are required to apply online for this announcement. We are unable to accept mailed or emailed documents. You must complete the entire application process, including submission of all documents BEFORE this announcement closes. To do so, complete the following steps. Step 1: If you do not already have one, create a resume and upload it to your profile in the "Resume" section. Although you must enter your Social Security Number for USAJOBS, this information will not be provided to the Library of Congress. Step 2: Review the Job Announcement. We recommend you go to the end of the Qualification and Evaluation section of the job announcement to preview the online questions that you will answer in Step 4. You may wish to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Step 3: Click on the "APPLY ONLINE" button to the right of this announcement. Follow USAJOBS' instructions to access your account. You will be redirected to the Hiring Management website to complete the application process. If this is your first time in Hiring Management, you will be asked to answer questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. You will be able to update this information and save it to our account for future announcements. Step 4: Once you have completed the eligibility questions, you will be taken directly to the vacancy application questions. Answer all questions honestly and thoroughly. Step 5: Hiring Management offers one option that will electronically attach your documentation to your online application once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement. You may electronically upload a document directly from your computer to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation of the document uploaded and click on "Finished" to be returned to USAJOBS. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have multiple documents of the same kind, e.g. 2 undergraduate transcripts from different schools or 2 SF-50s, etc., be sure that they are all in the same file on your computer. If you try uploading them individually, only the last one sent will be visible in our system. If you have any questions about this information, please contact the person on this announcement BEFORE the closing date. Step 6: Click on "Finish" after you have completed your application. Once you have submitted your application, you can check your status online through your Hiring Management or MY USAJOBS account. Your complete online application and any required supplemental documentation (e.g., SF-50, etc.) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of the announcement. It is your responsibility to ensure that all documents are received on time and that the materials are readable. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded from consideration for this announcement. If you are experiencing any technical difficulty with the online process, you MUST CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. For all technical issues please contact jobhelp@loc.gov , no later than 4:00pm EST of the Closing Date. REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-12