Accounting Associate

Saic; Huntsville (AL); Remote; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounting Associate to join its Billing department. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with advanced contracts and develop your skills in financial analysis. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate billing processes, maintaining project documentation, and collaborating with various teams to meet deadlines. The position allows for 100% remote work nationwide, making it a flexible opportunity for those looking to balance their professional and personal lives. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for finance, this could be the perfect role for you!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; experience may substitute for degree.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications and attention to detail is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Validate project setup for accurate billing and meet project deadlines.
• Perform financial contract reviews and evaluate contract billing accuracy.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Attention to Detail

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Related discipline

Tools

Costpoint

Job description

Description

Description

SAIC has an opening for a Accounting Associate position within the Billing department.This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to bill advanced contracts within Costpoint, provide analysis required for the contracts and to 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 for the contracts including meeting the project due dates and deadlines, and working closely with the Program Teams to ensure seamless billing. The responsibilities encompass maintaining accurate billing instructions and funding documentation for assigned projects. 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 perform other departmental duties such as GSA entries, Payment Reconciliations, Training, and various ad hoc duties. This includes understanding, interpreting, and analyzing intermediate level to gather requirements to accurately bill and submit invoices.

This position can be worked remotely 100% nationwide.

Typical Responsibilities

• Financial contract review
• Evaluate and perform accurate contract billing
• Provide information to other functional areas to assist in the effectiveness of 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 and zero (0) years of experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Candidate must be a US Citizen
• Candidate must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook and Word)
• Candidate must be able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Candidate must have a high attention to detail with the ability to complete tasks with extreme accuracy
• Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication
• Candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with moderate supervision, which will require a flexible schedule and occasional overtime (this will be a salaried position eligible with benefit of a 9/80 work schedule)

Desired Skills:

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

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.