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- Monday-Friday Between 7:30am-5pm. Contract to perm. Onsite interviews. Training is two weeks.
- NO OPPORTUNITY FOR REMOTE WORK MUST HAVE bachelors in accounting, or at least 24 hours in an accounting course
- PREFERRED/NICE TO HAVE skill sets/qualities: Excel, Microsoft word, Accounting, self-starter, works well on a team.
- A typical day would like in this role: Accountant will spend the day preparing spreadsheets, and analyzing data from their assigned contracts day to day activities may change.
- Candidate will need strong communication skills, adaptable, and works well in a team environment.
- Team is comprised of a unique group of forward-thinking accountants that love to figure out problems, create new processes to get their work done and work as a team.
- Monitor and/or reconcile assigned general ledger accounts of a complex nature, process complex accounting activity, resolve variances, and/or document procedures to ensure accuracy of accounting information and/or financial reports, and/or compliance with established rules and/or regulations. Provide functional advice and/or training to less experienced accountants. Prepares daily and/or monthly account reconciliations of a complex nature. Ensures work conforms to all contract/business regulations and/or instructions as well as generally accepted accounting principles, federal acquisition regulations, cost accounting standards and/or departmental policies. Maintains the General Ledger, processes the journal entries and/or generates the financial reports.
- Reviews, analyzes, and/or verifies complex accounting and/or system transactions. Identifies resolves and/or documents variances, and/or provides accounting information to operational areas to help them identify and/or resolve problems. Supports the month end, quarter end and/or year end close activities in accordance with internal procedures and/or established timelines.
- Completes assigned reports in accordance with established due dates and/or produces management reports for cost behavior, trends, variances, and/or other pertinent information applicable to the given line of business. Reconciles General Ledger accounts and/or processes adjusting entries in accordance with internal procedures, maintaining compliance with applicable regulations. Reviews and/or provides support to related account reconciliation activities performed in other accounting areas (subsidiary ledgers).
- May maintain current work instructions for all activities in the area. Reviews all departmental policies, procedures, and/or forms used by the department to identify areas of potential improvement in those documents. Suggests updates and/or improvements in those documents or prepare a preliminary draft of the policies including the updates or improvements as necessary. Assists Supervisor with special projects. Interfaces with internal and/or external audit agencies. Provides guidance and/or training to other accountants. Consults with other areas and/or gives advice on complex accounting principles
- 5 years of accounting experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Possesses excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills. Ability to work independently. Required Software and Tools: Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications. Preferred Software and Other Tools: Able to write complex queries using database software. Work Environment: Typical office environment.
- Bachelor's degree Accounting or related degree with 24 semester hours in accounting. (Anyone hired prior to August 1, 2008, in an accounting position only requires 21 semester hours of accounting.)
