Senior Accountant - DC/MD/VA

Jamison Professional Services, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in Washington, DC is seeking a qualified Senior Accountant to establish and maintain accounting systems, assist in preparing reports, and prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and four years of relevant experience in government or public accounting. This role requires working standard hours with potential for overtime. The firm values service excellence and professionalism while offering equal employment opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience in government, commercial, or public accounting required.
• Four (4) years of professional accounting or financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain assigned accounting systems.
• Assist in preparation of monthly reports.
• Prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial management

Government accounting

GAAP compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (\u201cJamison\u201d) is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Senior Accountant.

Description of Services:

WMATA is undergoing a multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. Guided by the \u201cYour Metro, The Way Forward\u201d Strategic Transformation Plan, WMATA is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility. This transformation addresses changes in ridership patterns, growing customer expectations, new transportation competitors, and budget challenges intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative enhances cross-department collaboration, modernizes processes, and supports long-term sustainability and trusted service for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining assigned accounting systems and recommending modifications as needed
• Assists in preparation of monthly reports
• Prepares financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Required and Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor\u2019s Degree; Experience in government, commercial, or public accounting required.
• Four (4) years of professional accounting or financial management experience.

Location:

Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD

Schedule:

Standard hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch break. However, the COTR may request temporary services for periods in excess of a seven and one half (7.5) hour day or a thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hour week. Temporary personnel working six (6) hours or more are required to take a one-half hour unpaid lunch break. Overtime: Hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one week is considered as overtime work, all overtime must be approved by the COTR in advance.

Clearance Level Required:

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks, in accordance with applicable law.

Jamison Corporate Overview:

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters and transcriptionist experts, and document/ record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government, State, and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company, that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.

Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence, integrity, and professionalism.

Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or discrimination. In addition, Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.

Jamison\u2019s commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, termination, and all other matters of employment.

Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.

All applications must be submitted through our application system at: https://www.jps-online.com/apply-now/