Sr. Accountant (Projects/AR)

Job specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees.

Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

SUMMARY:

The Senior Accountant applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. The incumbent will maintain project modules, project set up, project reporting and financial information. Prepares financial reports to record assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization, and reconciles general ledger accounts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Responsible for new project set up and maintenance of project ledger in accounting system.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze project budgets, prepare periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Develop revenue recognition procedures and ensure correct recording.
• Prepare monthly and annual true up project billings.
• Assist the DCAA, DCMA and other audits and inquiries.
• Assist with monthly close procedures.
• Perform required reporting for contract compliance and closeout.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
• Review accounts receivable summaries for conformance to standards.
• Review and reconcile unbilled accounts receivable.
• Audit contracts, delivery orders and vouchers, and prepare reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.
• Establish, modify, document and coordinate implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
• Devise and implement procedures for general accounting and project accounting.
• Perform moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of complete and accurate general and subsidiary ledgers and resulting managerial reports and financial statements.
• Keep comprehensive records requiring the analysis of complex accounting transactions and the establishment or maintenance of accounting controls.
• Conduct moderately complex studies and develop and recommend accounting methods and procedures.
• Independently and effectively work with others to assure the proper and timely submission of a wide variety of accounting related materials.
• Interface directly with all of operational staff to answer questions, locate information, etc.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND LICENSURE:

Required:

BA or MA Degree in business, finance, accounting or similar field.
Three (3) years of diversified accounting experience including government contracting.

Preferred:

Preferred experience with Costpoint (Deltek) Software.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of general office equipment such as printers, photo copiers, fax machine, and scanners.
• Knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and QuickBooks accounting software.
  Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, and financial documents and reports.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations and to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry and financial functions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Position requires initiative, accuracy, diplomacy, discretion, personal judgment, professional appearance and conduct.
• Must be detail and process oriented, and have a high level of accounting skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift moderately light items up to 35 pounds. Near visual acuity to review written documentation; ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels and on the telephone; manual dexterity to operate a telephone and keyboard; lift horizontally and vertically. Assignment may require travel and work assignments at other locations. Travel may be of durations of a week or more and require air travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS:

As a condition of employment, must pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results.

The Tatitlek Corporation gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to Tatitlek shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business.