Budget & Reconciliation Accountant

Beacon Hill; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support budgeting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role collaborates with the Budget Manager and internal departments to ensure accurate financial data, audit readiness, and efficient budget execution.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, reconciliations in QuickBase, and preparing board-level reports. The role requires strong Excel skills and experience with financial systems, with a focus on accuracy

Qualifications

• Experience with QuickBase reconciliation and closeout
• Strong reconciliation and general accounting background
• Budgeting and financial reporting experience
• Audit support or audit-ready accounting experience
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills

Responsibilities

• Support annual and departmental budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Perform QuickBase reconciliations and closeout (required)
• Maintain audit-ready reconciliations and supporting documentation
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit cards; research and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare monthly sales tax reports and assist with board-level reporting
• Assist with financial analysis, surveys, and cost-benefit reviews
• Monitor departmental spending against approved budgets
• Execute transactions in budgeting, accounting, and purchasing systems
• Support documentation of budget policies, procedures, and manuals
• Respond to internal inquiries related to budgets, forecasts, and financial data

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Reconciliation

Audit readiness

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

QuickBase

Job description

Beacon Hill is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support budgeting, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role collaborates with the Budget Manager and internal departments to ensure accurate financial data, audit readiness, and efficient budget execution.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, reconciliations in QuickBase, and preparing board-level reports. The role requires strong Excel skills and experience with financial systems, with a focus on accuracy