Accountant II

The Accountant provides professional accounting services by preparing, analyzing and processing financial statements, budgets, customer invoices and monthly reports for the company and Strategic Business Unit (SBU).

• Apply knowledge of accounting principles to activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
• Update and reviews monthly account reconciliation.
• Assist internal and/or external audit process as required.
• Ensure that the internal financial reporting requirements of the company are met.
• Responsible for contract invoices bi-weekly in accordance with contractual terms.
• Close monthly by analyzing accounts, preparing journal entries to include company allocations, calculating direct/indirect costs, rates and revenue recognition.
• Analyze financial statements and contract performance to provide evaluation of variances for preparing bid, budget and forecast.
• Conduct cost, schedule, contract performance, variance and risk analysis, and proposal preparation.
• Train/assist co-workers in software and information systems to support accounting functions.
• Audit accounts payable and payroll for accuracy.
• Coordinate with the site staff to support accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other specific requirements.
• Perform other qualified duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of accounting that includes spreadsheets and relational data base programs for data processing techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of People Soft preferred.
• Additional knowledge/skills may be required by contract or assignment.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required. Two (2) years’ experience in financial analysis or accounting may be substituted for each year of the four (4) years of college.
• Two (2+) plus years of experience in financial analysis or accounting required.
• CPA Certification preferred.
• Experience with government contract accounting, preferred.
• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment.