M HR Logistics Hiring for Defense Contractor Accountant Job at Houston, TX Full Time

DEFENSE CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTANT

Under minimal guidance, perform accounting activities for maintaining a complete and accurate project

cost ledger (PCL) and general ledger. Perform accounting transactions, entries, reconciliations, and

analysis of inventory, sales, and cost of sales financial data. Coordinate and compile monthly financial data and work cross-functionally with a focus on process improvements and streamlining information for consistency, leading to more efficiencies in review processes. Compile, analyze and provide monthly financial statements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Run financial accounting processes to interface labor and material costs into the project module and to the general ledger.
• Perform periodic, at least monthly, PCL to GL reconciliation and perform any necessary adjustments.
• Prepare, maintain, and issue inventory reports to ensure accurate reporting of contract costs.
• Work with the Business Units to compile the corporate monthly forecasts, checking and verifying compiled numbers to the Business Unit inputs, and providing accurate data to corporate headquarters.
• Maintain contract revenue and cost of sales adjustments with support from the Business Unit leaders.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, streamlining, and automating to reduce the level of effort in daily work routines and to improve efficiencies in management reviews.
• Monthly billing, A/P, A/R, payroll / timesheets.
• Prepare the monthly financial statements to include payroll, A/P, A/R, inventory reconciliation.
• Develop company overhead rates.
• Prepare monthly journal entry transactions for accurate financial statements and reports.
• Responsible for monthly and quarterly inventory account reconciliations.
• Maintain the integrity of labor reporting and correction of gap time (incomplete labor hours reporting).
• Review accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation for revenue calculations on percentage of completion contracts, with initial guidance and training from manager and working with business unit finance.
• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned.

EXPERIENCE, SKILL, AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Expert Level in Microsoft Excel
• ICP Experience
• Experience with Oracle preferred
• Experience with FAR, DFAR and DCAA regulations
• Experience working cross-functionally with business unit finance teams
• Experience in a Job Cost/Projects (work breakdown structure) accounting environment preferred
• A/P, A/R, Payroll experience
• Wide-area workflow experience required
• DoD experience strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• GAAP: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19