General Ledger Accountant

Overview

Bowhead seeks a General Ledger Accountant to join our Finance Department in Springfield, VA

 

This role is responsible for the day-to-day transactional accounting activity, serving to produce timely, accurate, detailed accounting work in compliance with GAAP and FAR. Individual must have strong accounting skills and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform General Accounting functions, including creating and uploading adjusting and recurring journal entries, completing month-end close tasks, and reconciling various balance sheet accounts• Oversee inventory accounting, including mandatory quarterly physical counts with Operations and stock status reconciliations• Prepare and manage monthly labor and Purchase Order (PO) accruals in partnership with Financial Analyst team to ensure proper month-end cutoff and accurate capture incurred expenses• Manage excise tax compliance, including filing requirements, filing frequency, registrations, submissions, and annual reconciliation reports to the agency. Ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner• Manage Unclaimed property compliance across all 50 states • Handle daily cash deposits, perform coding and prepare cash receipt packages for posting• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred• 2+ years of accounting experience in medium or large size organization is preferred• Previous exposure and familiarity with government contract accounting, GAAP, FAR, and other principles, practices, and procedures of financial accounting field and be able to apply that knowledge to all related assignment is a plus• Experience with Deltek Costpoint Accounting and Project modules is a plus• A proactive nature to help embed process improvement and ability to work closely with other functions are key attributes

• Ability to exercise judgement in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to achieve results on new ad hoc assignments• Capability to work on complex issues that require in-depth evaluation of variable factors, and to evaluate priorities and multitasking accordingly• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to interface cross functionally within the organization and outside customers• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills, along with the ability to work cohesively within a team, are critical aspects of this position• Must work well under pressure and excel at meeting deadlines• Team-oriented and flexible, must be able to work closely with all levels of management• Advanced excel proficiency

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: There are currently no Security Clearance requirements for this position; however, candidates must be able to successfully pass a background check. Bowhead reserves the right to change this requirement if necessitated by business needs or contractual obligations.

 

Physical Demands: • Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds • Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

 

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