In the era of big data, cloud computing and big accounting data are combined to build a cloud accounting application platform that mainly integrates spatial distribution, security, accessibility, and the importance of transforming the state of accounting information. In the face of the wave of economic development, cloud accounting will also begin to be applied to administrative agencies and show great vitality in these departments. On this basis, this article focuses on the application of cloud accounting in government accounting under the background of big data. This article attempts to analyze the characteristics of cloud accounting to explore its functions and application services. In the new requirements of the new government accounting system, the importance of “big data” in the implementation of the new government accounting system is systematically analyzed. The use of cloud accounting in the government compares the settings and levels of the application with traditional government accounting work. The research results show that the emergence of cloud accounting is a major change in the accounting industry. It improves production efficiency and reduces company costs, and is favored by units. But cloud computing has some disadvantages. In today’s digital age, how to make cloud accounting a foothold takes a long time to think about how to make cloud accounting seize opportunities and respond to challenges.