Accountant

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, District of Columbia$76,726 - $133,964Full-timePosted 2mo ago

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Summary

Accountants use their skills in challenging and rewarding areas such as: financial statement compilation and analysis; general ledger review and analysis; and payroll and tax accounting.

Duties

As an Accountant for CIA, you will play an integral part in achieving and sustaining auditable financial statements and ensuring financial transactions across a wide range of activities are accurately calculated, recorded, and tracked. You will have the opportunity to work directly with customers, becoming the link between complex transactions and financially accurate documentation. You will be an important partner in all financial occupations, as well as across the Agency and Intelligence Community, as you gain governmental accounting expertise and provide financial analysis of programs and business enterprises. You will have the opportunity to compete for global positions after successfully completing your initial developmental program.

Qualifications and evaluation

For more information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/.

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in one of the following: Accounting Business Administration Finance Public Administration At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale preferred At least 24 semester credit hours of accounting coursework

How to apply

This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.

Required documents

For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/.

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