Part-Time Accounts Payable Specialist | Costpoint Expert

Institute for Defense Analyses; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Center for Computing Sciences, in Bowie, MD, has an immediate need for a part-time as-needed Accounts Payable Specialist. The role focuses on verifying invoices, processing payments, and ensuring compliance with IDA procedures while maintaining secure handling of financial records.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma with accounting/office experience, familiarity with Deltek Costpoint, and the ability to obtain security clearances. U.S.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 4 years of accounting/office support experience.
• Ability to follow prescribed procedures accurately and on time with discretion.
• Proven ability to work under deadlines with tact and diplomacy.
• Experience using Deltek Costpoint required.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Verify and prepare invoices for payment and ensure forms comply with IDA procedures.
• Process invoice batches through the general ledger to facilitate vendor payments.
• Reconcile check registers and resolve ordinary discrepancies, escalating complex issues.
• Manage data processing including scanning and archiving financial records securely.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Discretion & timeliness

Deadline-driven

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma with 4 yrs accounting/office exp

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Center for Computing Sciences, in Bowie, MD, has an immediate need for a part-time as-needed Accounts Payable Specialist. The role focuses on verifying invoices, processing payments, and ensuring compliance with IDA procedures while maintaining secure handling of financial records.

Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma with accounting/office experience, familiarity with Deltek Costpoint, and the ability to obtain security clearances. U.S.