4583 Mid-Level Staff Accountant with Security Clearance
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Location: Columbia, MD 21046
Description:
OVERVIEW: The ideal candidate will have 4 to 6 years of hands-on, accounting operations experience to include "full-cycle" A/P, A/R-Billing, Job Cost Accounting, financial statements, bank reconciliations, and monthly closing. This is a great opportunity for the highly motivated individual. We seek a results-oriented, energetic person with superior accounting skills. GENERAL DUTIES: * Process accounts payable from invoice entry thru check-cutting
* A/R - billing of customer invoices and collection of customer payments
* Job Costing for government contracts
* Daily accounting for all cash deposits
* Monthly Bank Reconciliations
* Process payroll and entering payroll journal entry and update vacation balances
* General ledger account reconciliations
* Assist with preparing financials and updating forecast schedules
* Closing Process/Cycle
* Mastering budgeting and forecasting process including identifying areas of concern (e.g. indirect tab; variances)
* Financial Reporting, as needed
* Working knowledge of indirect rates and basic pricing skills
* Organize and maintain all vendor and accounting records
* Prepare and update spreadsheets weekly
* Research items; handle inquiries and information requests
* Monitors cash flow in accordance with client needs
* Responsible for meeting deliverables and client satisfaction for assigned clients
* Support assigned clients with cost-effective, accurate, and compliant accounting services
* Assist with training of Junior Accountants, as needed REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Experience working for or with government contractors and Unanet, CostPoint, and/or Quickbooks is required.
* 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience required; proficiency with general ledger, job costing, GAAP compliance a must
* Highly organized. Tedious about record-keeping, file organization, etc.
* Able to handle competing deliverables with various levels of complexity.
* Excellent communication and customer service skills
* Extremely computer literate, strong MS Excel, MS Word skills are a must
* Understanding of Government contracting including Familiarity with the FAR
* and indirect rate structures
* Motivated - A self-starter with the ability to multi-task, problem solves, and takes initiative
* Strong working knowledge of accounting software, as required
* Overall, candidates must be highly accurate, have superior written and oral communication skills, and be extremely organized. We value our clients and this individual must offer great customer service. CLEARANCE: * US Citizenship required
* A/R - billing of customer invoices and collection of customer payments
* Job Costing for government contracts
* Daily accounting for all cash deposits
* Monthly Bank Reconciliations
* Process payroll and entering payroll journal entry and update vacation balances
* General ledger account reconciliations
* Assist with preparing financials and updating forecast schedules
* Closing Process/Cycle
* Mastering budgeting and forecasting process including identifying areas of concern (e.g. indirect tab; variances)
* Financial Reporting, as needed
* Working knowledge of indirect rates and basic pricing skills
* Organize and maintain all vendor and accounting records
* Prepare and update spreadsheets weekly
* Research items; handle inquiries and information requests
* Monitors cash flow in accordance with client needs
* Responsible for meeting deliverables and client satisfaction for assigned clients
* Support assigned clients with cost-effective, accurate, and compliant accounting services
* Assist with training of Junior Accountants, as needed REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Experience working for or with government contractors and Unanet, CostPoint, and/or Quickbooks is required.
* 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience required; proficiency with general ledger, job costing, GAAP compliance a must
* Highly organized. Tedious about record-keeping, file organization, etc.
* Able to handle competing deliverables with various levels of complexity.
* Excellent communication and customer service skills
* Extremely computer literate, strong MS Excel, MS Word skills are a must
* Understanding of Government contracting including Familiarity with the FAR
* and indirect rate structures
* Motivated - A self-starter with the ability to multi-task, problem solves, and takes initiative
* Strong working knowledge of accounting software, as required
* Overall, candidates must be highly accurate, have superior written and oral communication skills, and be extremely organized. We value our clients and this individual must offer great customer service. CLEARANCE: * US Citizenship required