Accounting Associate

SAIC; Huntsville (AL); Remote; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Accounting Associate to join their Billing department. This role offers a chance to work remotely nationwide and involves validating project setups, ensuring accurate billing, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, strong Microsoft skills, and a keen attention to detail. Join a dynamic environment where you can grow your career in government contracting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and perform accurate contract billing.
• Create and maintain project billing.
• Provide customer service to functional areas.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

SAIC has an opening for an Accounting Associate position within the Billing department. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to billing advanced contracts within Costpoint, provide analysis required for the contracts, and interact with various other areas within FSS.

This position will be responsible for validating project setup activities to ensure accurate billing of the contracts, meeting all billing requirements including project due dates and deadlines, and working closely with the Program Teams to ensure seamless billing. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate billing instructions and funding documentation for assigned projects. The analyst must have detailed working knowledge of all contract types: Cost Plus, Time Material, and Fixed Price. It is imperative that the applicant understands Costpoint Setup and Billing.

The selected candidate will be responsible for billing a wide variety of projects and performing other departmental duties such as GSA entries, Payment Reconciliations, Training, and various ad hoc duties. This includes understanding, interpreting, and analyzing at an intermediate level to gather requirements for accurate billing and invoice submission.

This position can be worked remotely 100% nationwide.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and perform accurate contract billing
• Provide information to other functional areas to assist in effective billing
• Create and maintain less complex to intermediate project billing
• Provide customer service to other functional areas

Qualifications:

Required Education and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline with zero (0) years of experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• High attention to detail with the ability to complete tasks with extreme accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with moderate supervision, requiring a flexible schedule and occasional overtime (salaried position with a 9/80 work schedule)

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Costpoint is a plus
• Government Contracting experience is a plus