Senior Accountant

Job Summary

The Accountant Senior provides professional accounting services by preparing, analyzing and processing financial statements, budgets, customer invoices and monthly reports for assigned business area.

Principal Accountabilities

(Typical duties include the following, although specific duties vary by assignment or contract.)

Applies knowledge of accounting principles to activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports. Updates and reviews monthly account reconciliations. Ensures that the internal financial reporting requirements of the company are met. Ensures contract invoices are accurate and reconciled for monthly payment. Responsible for monthly close and adjusting journal entries. Point of contact for site and customer support for the financial management organization. Audits and prepares reports on the status of the contract and identifies areas for remediation. Reviews work prepared by others and provides constructive comments and/or suggestions to foster efficiencies and improvements for the department. Conducts studies and submit recommendations for improving the organization’s accounting processes. Serves as a consultant to implement accounting functions during phase-in of a new contract. Position may be assigned to a specific targeted business area and may require additional or specific job duties related to assigned function which are not aforementioned. Provides financial support including forecasting, budgeting, and analyzing variances from budget. Prepares analyses of accounts receivables and administers the collection of past due receivables. Prepares monthly invoices and submit timely billing to the customers. Completes unbilled analysis for the project. Identifies opportunities of cost savings for Operations and be the business advisor. Works closely with Operations, support financial reporting for the client, and helps maintain financial health of the project. Creates and maintains project codes used by Operations. Keeps good documentation of contracts and purchase orders.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP) required. Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) a plus.
• Ability to perform data extraction and manipulation, analyze financial data, and generate reports.
• Demonstrate proficiency in finance and accounting relational databases and Microsoft applications.
• Ability to work with numbers and complete assignments with attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels throughout the organization.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments, work with little supervision, and work well under pressure.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Costpoint, Essbase, Hyperion, Cognos, Project Accounting

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or demonstrated equivalent.
• Four (4) to six (6) years of previous accounting experience required. Prefer at least two (2) years in government contract accounting experience.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, constant sitting while using the computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must possess planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines. Position may require travel.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

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