Junior Accountant

Gridiron IT is seeking a Junior Accountant to support a Federal Contractor local to the DC area.
Work is primarily remote with the ability to go in office in Hanover, MD or Herndon, VA
Primary Responsibilities:

• Preparation and submission of customer invoices on T&M
(Time and Materials) and FFP (Firm Fixed Pricing) contracts.
• Run and process payroll
Process includes timecard distribution and collection, time data entry into the payroll system, and the generation and distribution of payroll checks
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Set up and Maintain projects in Unanet
• Prepare Journal Entries
• Manage cost proposal spreadsheets for staffing and setting up Labor Categories
(LCAT) in Unanet
• Ad-hoc cost and performance analysis

Minimum Requirements:

• 1-4 years of Accounting within a federal/DOD environment
• BS/BA in Accounting/Finance
• Government Contract Experience Required
• Knowledge of FAR
(Federal Acquisition Regulation) and strong experience with (T&M) Time and Materials, (FFP) Fixed Price, and other GovCo types.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Demonstrated intermediate user-level proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience with Unanet or Deltek Accounting System
They use ADP for payroll
• Ability to quickly comprehend processes and learn systems and tools
• Ability to execute data mining and analysis and present those finding
• Applicants must have excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and oral communications skills
• Public accounting experience a plus but not required
• CPA or CPA candidate/CPA is going to be hard to find at this level, so someone studying for it is a plus