An accountant is any organization is responsible for compiling, analyzing and preparing financial records of the organization. Accountants will be closely involved in looking after the movement of the business on a daily basis and handling of works behind the scenes.

Many organizations recruit candidates for this position and this is true in the case of Government organizations as well. Pay scale for the position of Accountant in Government Organizations in India is Rs. 9300-34800 plus a grade pay of Rs. 4200. However, this pay scale might differ in some organizations.

Recent job notification for the post of Accountant in Government organizations:

The names of some of the public sector organizations that called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Accountant are given below:

• Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited

• Ministry of Finance, Government of India

• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture

• Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak

• Gujarat Ecological Education & Research Foundation

• Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasarna Nigam Limited

• Power Sector Companies of Rajasthan

• Himachal Pradesh Sub-ordinate Services Selection Board

• Haryana Prathmik Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad

Educational qualification required for finding accountant job in government organizations:

Most of the government organizations require that candidates must be graduates in the field of commerce to apply for the position of Accountant. However, some organizations recruit only candidates who have completed their intermediate examination in CA/ICWA for the position of accountant. Nowadays, most of the organizations require that candidates must have knowledge of computer based accountancy.

Age requirement:

To apply for the position of accountant in Government organizations the minimum age limit is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 40 years, which this might also be 35 years in some organizations.

Selection procedure:

In most of the cases, interview is followed as the selection procedure for appointment of candidates to the position of accountant. However, if the number of candidates applying for the position is higher, public sector organizations might conduct written test as the initial selection process and candidates succeeding in the written test alone will be called for interview.

Job responsibilities of an accountant:

An accountant is a person who examines the accounting system of the organization, runs and maintains it. The main task of an accountant is to deal with the financial statements of the organization. It is the job of accountant to prepare these statements by keeping a watch on the day-to-day financial expenses and receipts of the organization. This is highly important since the statement of an organization is decided only on the basis of its financial statements.