Government Accountant

Government accountants and auditors work in the public sector to maintain and examine the records
of government agencies and also to audit private businesses and individuals who pay taxes.
Government accountants also audit entities subject to other government regulations, such as
businesses providing contract services to the government or organizations receiving government
grant money.
The goals of federal, state or municipal government agencies when applying the principals of
accounting are different from the private sector's main business objective of earning profit. Budgets
are among the most important considerations in government accounting since government agencies
and other recipients of government money are fiscally accountable to tax payers and must
demonstrate compliance with the intended uses of budgeted resources.