LEAD ACCOUNTANT

Leads a team of professionals by communicating DFAS’s and customers’ strategy, equitably distributing workload, and monitoring progress. Mentors team members in collaborative techniques, GAAP, and USSGL applications, providing actionable feedback to ensure deliverables meet leadership's quality standards for accurate financial statement preparation. Evaluates current procedures to eliminate non-value-added steps, optimize government resources, and effectively resolve complex NFRs and CAPs to improve the auditability of agency financial statements. Leverages Advana, DDRS, and sub-GL source systems to execute deep financial data analysis, ensuring transaction-level data accurately crosswalks to federal financial statement line items. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve abnormal balances and GAAP misalignments, proactively briefing leadership and audit stakeholders on system discrepancies and the strengthening of internal controls over financial reporting. Serves as the pr