Job Description

The Accountant II – AIBS IFG provides professional accounting services by preparing, analyzing and processing financial statements, budgets, customer invoices and monthly reports for the company and Strategic Business Unit (SBU).

Principal Accountabilities

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

• Apply knowledge of accounting principles to activities associated with maintaining ledger

accounts and developing financial statements and reports.

• Update and review monthly account reconciliation.

• Assist internal and/or external audit process as required.

• Ensure that the internal financial reporting requirements of the company are met.

• Responsible for contract invoices bi-weekly in accordance with contractual terms.

• Close monthly by analyzing accounts, preparing journal entries to include company allocations,

calculating direct/indirect costs, rates and revenue recognition.

• Analyze financial statements and contract performance to provide evaluation of variances for

preparing bid, budget and forecast.

• Conduct cost, schedule, contract performance, variance and risk analysis, and proposal

preparation.

• Train/assist co-workers in software and information systems to support accounting functions.

• Audit accounts payable and payroll for accuracy.

• Coordinate with the site staff to support accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other

specific requirements.

• Perform other qualified duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of accounting that includes spreadsheets and relational database programs for data

processing techniques.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Excellent communication and people skills.

• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Cost

Accounting Standards (CAS) and General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP).

• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred.

• Additional knowledge/skills may be required by contract or assignment.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required. Two (2) years’ experience in financial

  analysis or accounting may be substituted for each year of the four (4) years of college.

• Two (2+) plus years of experience in financial analysis or accounting required.

• Experience with government contract accounting, preferred but not mandatory.

• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment.

• Generally works in a normal office environment.

• Ability to work various shifts which may include evening and weekend hours.