About The Role

Who We Are & What We Do

At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high-quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

Role Description

The Staff Accountant applies well-established accounting, grants management, billing, and cost recovery principles, concepts, and practices to the accounting treatment of financial transactions. Within the limits of delegated responsibility, demonstrates mastery of accounting grants management, billing, and cost recovery in the performance of assignments and in the resolution of complex problems. The position is also responsible for providing analysis and advice regarding accounting programs revenue projections, operating and capital billing and disputes resolution and/or financial management matters. Work is performed with limited supervision and work is reviewed by supervisor solely for soundness of overall approach, feasibility of recommendations and adherence to project assignments(s).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The Staff Accountant supports a broad variety of accounting functions and works independently at an expert level with minimal supervision; may include all or a subset of the following.

Performs a wide range of activities in fixed asset management, specifically in areas of accountability, recording, reporting and problem resolution.
Performs complex account reconciliation and account analysis; defines problem or issue, interprets and conducts comprehensive analysis which may include data trends, deviation from standards. May be involved in forecasting and cost benefit analysis.
Reviews, records and reports financial transactions in accordance with established accounting principles (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - GAAP), policies, and objectives.
Develops nonstandard reports and statements, i.e. those containing cash forecasts reflecting the interrelations of accounting, cost budgeting, or comparable information.
Prepares financial information for submittal of the financial statement and closing activities.
Implements and monitors policies and procedures in assigned program area to ensure achievement of management objectives.
Uses judgment and professional knowledge to assess, investigate and analyze unusual problems or complete projects in the absence of guidelines, policies and or procedures.
Supports a broad variety of activities for grants, wholesale billings on capital and operating and maintenance costs, miscellaneous ad-hoc billings, and other activities related to cost recovery including IMA settlement preparation, audit coordination, and disputes resolution.
Prepares various financial information and schedules for the preparation of financial statements, and Schedule of Expenditure of Federal Awards (SEFA) and closing activities. Coordinates timely completion of annual audits of SEFA.
Performs cost analysis and imports, adjustments, reconciliations and analysis of financial transactions on Project Portfolio Management (PPM) module of Oracle ERP. Performs wholesale revenue projections based on proposed budgets.
Performs other related duties and projects as assigned at the discretion of the Senior Accountant.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Key Working Relationships: Interacts with co-workers throughout the Authority.

Skills & Qualifications

Th e qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability necessary for an individual to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable amounts of training are provided.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Required Experience

Four (4) years of progressive accounting/finance experience.

Minimum Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited university or college.

Required Skills

Good working knowledge of automated financial systems, specifically Oracle Cloud ERP.
Ability to work independently in a project-oriented environment.
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
Expert knowledge of accounting/finance principles and GAAP, billing, cost recovery, and grants management principles.
Utilizes personal computer and maintains working knowledge of Oracle Cloud ERP and other applicable software programs including MS office skills i.e. Word, Excel skills.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Required Licenses & Certifications

N/A

Required Languages

English

Physical Requirements

General office conditions.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

Preferred Experience

N/A

Preferred Education Requirements

A CPA and/or Master’s degree is preferred.

Preferred Skills

N/A

The work environment characteristics described in the physical requirements section of the required skills & qualifications table are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities.

Your Experience at DC Water

At DC Water, our people make us an industry leader. Join a group of thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers focused on protecting life’s most precious resource in the nation’s capital.

Take pride in your work. We provide an essential service and do work that matters. A career at DC Water is an exciting opportunity to help improve the environment and make a lasting difference for the community.
Connect to a strong culture. Everything we do is grounded in our shared values—accountability, trust, teamwork, customer focus, safety, and well-being.
Be your true self. We are an inclusive organization that embraces diversity, and we recognize and celebrate employees’ individuality and unique contributions.
Build your skills and career path. We are committed to developing a future-ready workforce by helping our employees develop skills for the jobs of tomorrow.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against “qualified individuals with disabilities”.
If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to
perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please
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