Junior Accountant

U.S. Citizenship: required

 

Apogee’s Mission

 

• Be the PROVIDER of choice for government & commercial organizations with an unwavering commitment to responsiveness, accuracy, integrity, collaboration, and innovation
• Be the EMPLOYER of choice committed to an open & transparent corporate atmosphere and progressive culture that attracts and empowers world class professionals to explore cutting-edge technical solutions while fostering professional growth
• Be the preferred SOURCE for cutting-edge Analytic Products, Systems & Software Engineering, Big Data Integration, IT and Business Services that directly contribute to customer success

Position

 

• Apogee is a government contractor seeking a Junior Accountant to assist with Accounting & Finance and Contracting functions
• Apogee’s ideal Accountant candidate is a knowledgeable, motivated self-starting, financial professional, and comfortable supporting multiple teams
• If you love Accounting & Finance and want to learn with the ability to thrive in a mentoring and fun environment, then you’ll love Apogee and this position!

What You’ll Do

 

• Support Apogee’s Director of Finance & Accounting in payroll and daily activities
• Perform Accounts Payable (AP) duties (invoice auditing, transaction entry, expense reporting, sending payments to vendors)
• Perform Accounts Receivables (AR) duties (generating invoices, invoicing, and posting revenues and customer payments)
• Complete general payroll processing via TRAXPayroll, BambooHR, leave accruals, and account balance reconciliation
• Assist with general ledgers, monthly journal entries, reconciliations, budgeting, cashflow forecasting, and financial reporting
• Assist with Unanet project maintenance, project setup, resources, timekeeping, expense reports, and other duties as assigned
• Assist Apogee’s Director of Contracts in monthly status reports and contract time and payment reconciliation
• Work with Apogee HR, Contracts, and Senior Leadership teams to execute government contracts using Federal Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Required

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Knowledge of accounting practices & concepts
• Detailed-oriented with MS-Excel data manipulation & analysis skills
  
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

 

Desired

 

• Experience with government accounting software
• Government Contracting and GAAP/FAR/CAS knowledge
  
• Experience with Unanet ERP Financials for GOVCON
• Familiar with payroll systems (BambooHR & TRAXPayroll)
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and grow professionally.
• Willingness to learn and support contracting department 
• Pursuing a CPA

 

What You’ll Love About Apogee

 

• Satisfying work supporting US Intel Community – a Mission that Matters!
• Access to our cool ApogeePlex facility
• Support for new ideas & encouragement to take risks

 

• Professional Development Assistance (PDA)
• Wicked smart and collaborative coworkers
• Regular interfacing with company leadership

 

• 401(k) with 5% company match
• Profit Sharing 5% salary annual contribution