Accountant; Accounting, Analyst

Position: Accountant (Accounting, Analyst)
Summary

The MIL Corporation seeks an Accountant (Accounting, Analyst) to support a Federal Government client at our Charleston, South Carolina location. As a member of the team, the successful candidate will support the operation of both domestic and overseas financial systems, including payroll, accounting, accounts receivable, disbursing, cash reconciliation, data warehouse, imaging, and Treasury reporting systems.

This position currently requires an on-site schedule. Schedule is subject to change based on company/contract requirements.

Responsibilities

* Ability to assist in the prioritization and management of proposed changes to accounting systems and business process.

* Perform detailed reconciliations of systems outputs.

* Respond promptly and accurately to requests and inquiries from customers, following up on incoming communications within two workdays. Communicate and advise on US Government, Department of State and Service Center regulations, policies, and procedures.

* Report system and business process issues to appropriate personnel.

* Support system improvement initiatives, business process improvement, reporting, or other mechanisms identified as contributing to Annual Financial Report (AFR) NFRs (Notice of Findings and Recommendations.)

* Recommend, document, update, and participate on the implementation of continuous improvements to the Quality Management System (QMS). Comply with ISO-9001 requirements.

* Participate in work groups and provide support to the analysis, coordination and implementation of operational procedures and/or financial systems and processes.

* Prepare and update training materials; conduct in-person and virtual training with peers, customers, and stakeholders.

* Communicate professionally, tactfully, and courteously to customers, coworkers, and management regarding all aspects of the job including information in the form of system problems, user/operating procedures, error correction, account problems, training and overview briefings.

Travel

None

Required Qualifications

* 3+ years of professional work experience

* 2+ years of accounting, auditing, financial analysis, process improvement, root cause analysis, requirements gathering, internal control development, and change management.

* Experience managing financial systems independently.

* MS Excel entry level knowledge and experience (i.e. sort, create and maintain simple formulas)

Desired Qualifications

* Demonstrated proficiency using the MS Suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, Forms, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)

* Federal financial/budgetary experience (non-federal accounting experience performing General Ledger research/reconciliations, preparing journal vouchers, auditing, producing financial reports and statements.).

* A desire and ability to identify and support continuous improvements using the SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-related).

Education

Bachelor's in accounting, finance, business administration, management, information systems is preferred

* One year of work experience can be used as a replacement for a year of post-secondary education - Associates and two years of work experience or four years additional work experience.

Clearance

All applicants for this position must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance issued by DoS; please note that the clearance process takes into account both criminal and financial background aspects.

Compensation

The MIL Corporation values your contributions and offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being. We are pleased to offer a comprehensive range of benefits to our full-time employees which include health, life, disability, and retirement plans, as well as paid time off, opportunities for professional growth and tuition assistance. Additional benefits and incentives may also apply, which will be communicated during the hiring process.

For this position, the projected compensation range is $60,000 - $70,000 per year. This estimate represents the typical salary range and is just one part of MIL's complete compensation package. Final salary for this position is determined based on factors such as individual…