Accounting Technician, I

The Holston Group Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Holston Group Inc. is hiring Accounting Technicians to support government customers in areas such as Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Travel Entitlements, or Intragovernmental Transactions.

Candidates should have 3 to 5 years of accounting experience and hold a TS//SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph. Responsibilities include processing debt letters and payroll deductions, vendor payments, biweekly payroll processing, travel card maintenance, and government order

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Current TS//SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts receivable tasks including debt letters, payroll deductions, and write-offs as needed.
• Examine, process, and prepare vouchers for payment to vendors and agencies with approvals.
• Maintain payroll records and biweekly civilian payroll processing and related allowances.
• Perform Travel Entitlements duties including card maintenance and reimbursement processing.
• Research, post, record and reconcile payments by other agencies for NSA-related orders.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Payroll

Travel Entitlements

Intragovernmental Transactions

Job description

Company Description

The Holston Group (HG) Inc. is SBA 8(a) Certified, Economically Disadvantage Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) with over 15 years of extensive experience in program management, business process engineering, acquisition, financial operations, and cyber capabilities. We are experts at building trusting and long-lasting partnerships, recruiting highly qualified personnel capable of providing quality deliverables and meeting deadlines across several competencies. HG understands customer challenges and maintains close working relationships with our customers to quickly understand their needs while delivering optimal solutions.

Job Description:

HG is looking to hire Accounting Technicians to support our government customers in one of the following five (5) tasks areas: Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Travel Entitlements, or Transactions By Others (TBO).

• Accounts Receivable will receive and process debt letters; update, schedule, and apply payroll deductions in the financial and payroll system of record, perform debt adjustments, communicate with debtors, process financial hardships, credit and rebill, and write-off uncollectable debts. This function is also responsible for processing incoming reimbursable orders including amendments, excesses, and rejections.
• Accounts Payable is responsible for examining, processing, and preparing vouchers for payment of invoices and billings received via electronic commerce or hardcopy from commercial vendors and other government agencies. Review invoices with Contacting Officer Representative (COR) approvals utilizing the Accounts Payable (AP) checklist to ensure payments are made in accordance with Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) standards.
• Payroll is responsible for maintaining the official pay and leave records and processing biweekly payroll for civilian personnel, process and compute Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances and pay differentials (i.e., Foreign Language Incentive Pay). This function will also validate, and process timesheets entered in the payroll system to include process living Quarters Allowance (LQA)/Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (TQSA) and Foreign Transfer Allowance (FTA)/Miscellaneous Expense Account (MEA)/Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA).
• Travel Entitlements will perform Travel Card maintenance for the government Citibank travel card, serving as the liaison between cardholder/traveler and the financial institution, monitoring account activity, and managing delinquencies. This function will also examine, calculate, and process TDY and PCS claims submitted for reimbursement into the travel system.
• Intragovernmental Transactions will research, post, record and reconcile payments made by other agencies on behalf of NSA as part of the outgoing orders process for traditional transactions by others (TBO) (also includes a pre-validation process), Intra-governmental Payment and Collections (IPAC) and Interfund payment types.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in performing financial and accounting functions.

Security Clearance Requirements

• Candidate must possess a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS//SCI) level clearance requiring a full-scope polygraph.

Additional Information

The Holston Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. US Citizenship is required as a result of the parameters set for the Federal Government contract.