Office of General Accounting-Financial Analyst 2; FIP061 (PG-J); Atlanta, GA.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, performs professional level finance, accounting, and fiscal control functions.   Performs and/or oversees financial planning, documentation, analysis, reporting and system development.  May coordinate the design or implementation of financial/accounting/budget related systems and reports.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

·         Analyzes financial information and prepares financial reports to document or maintain records of assets, liabilities, profit and loss or other financial activities within an agency.

·         Records financial transactions, reconciles accounting records, and prepares reports.

Entry Qualifications:

·         Associate degree in a related area from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional job-related experience in accounting, billing, and collections systems or claims; or two (2) years of professional job-related experience in general accounting, billing, and collection systems and/or claims; or one (1) years of experience at the lower-level Financial Analyst 1 (FIP060) or equivalent position.

Agency Specific Qualifications:

·         Full working level professional knowledge and experience of general accounting principles and standards.

·         One (1) year of Perceptive content experience.

·         Demonstrated experience producing spreadsheets and financial reports.

·         Demonstrated experience querying, analyzing, and reconciling information extracted an accounting system (Queries and other related reports).

·         Demonstrated experience using PeopleSoft Financials or equivalent accounting system.

·         Demonstrated ability to plan, distribute, and monitor work assignments; evaluate work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance.

·         Demonstrated ability to interact with others to influence, motivate, and challenge them.

·         Demonstrated experience identifying and analyzing problems; gathering, interpreting, and evaluating information to determine its accuracy and relevance; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and recommend a solution.

·         Displays a high standard of ethical conduct.

·         Committed to providing quality customer service.

Agency Preferred Qualifications:

·         Completion of a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a closely related field.

·         Extensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel, especially focusing on the use of pivot tables.

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