Applies principles of accounting theory to alter and maintain an accounting system. Develops methods for recording financial transactions and prepares reports of financial analyses. Collects and analyzes data on investment plans. Reviews budgetary requests for completeness, verifies estimates, and summarizes budgetary statements of program activities and objectives. Reconciles reports with ledgers, bank statements, and supporting documents. Processes financial transactions concerning assigned accounts. Prepares checks and deposits, transfers funds, posts journal and ledger entries, and posts principal and interest received. Organizes and batches financial documents. Processes all transactions concerning the assimilation of payroll information, the processing of payroll changes, the distribution of payroll checks, the accounting control of payroll deductions, the recording of financial transactions, the balancing and reconciling of accounts, the verification of accounting documents, and the preparation of summary financial statements. Administers an equipment and property inventory system and supervises the distribution of maintenance and purchase costs to accounts. Uses cost accounting techniques to identify information not ordinarily found in a general accounting system and devises cost standards for measuring expenditures. Distributes budgetary instructions and explains the use of budgetary forms. Collects information for budgetary requests. Prepares budgetary allotment authorizations, identifies budgetary surplus, and recommends funding changes. Prepares reports on cost allocations, revenue and expenditure comparisons, cash flow projections, capital expenditures, revenue budgets, availability of funds, level of financial obligations, and budgetary variances. Interprets accounting system policies, implements accounting procedures, and designs accounting forms.