SPECIALIST - Accounting Specialist

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas is seeking a Financial Analyst to oversee accounting and financial reporting for various departments. The role encompasses invoicing and financial metric reports, requiring strong Microsoft Excel and communication skills.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance, along with 2+ years of relevant experience in accounting and project cost tracking. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and may be subject to a government security investigation.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related degree field with relevant experience.
• 2+ years of accounting, business, or government billing experience.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel with formulas and creating graphs/tables.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting and financial reporting to PMs and organization leadership.
• Provide custom invoicing and cost tracking for projects.
• Develop financial metric reports and custom financial submittals.

Skills

Accounting

Financial reporting

Cost tracking

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Intelligent Systems Division develops automated solutions for commercial and government clients in multiple domains including transportation (traffic management, connected automated vehicle), manufacturing robotics, medical prognostics, and communication standards.

Objectives of this Role:

• Perform accounting and financial reporting to PMs and organization leadership in the Intelligent Transportation Systems and High Reliability Systems Departments.
• Provide custom invoicing, cost tracking, and earned value in coordination with numerous project managers.
• Perform custom financial submittals, budget allocations, and coordinate estimates for both proposals and projects.
• Work autonomously and proactively to improve project financial performance through effective support of PMs, market leaders, and organizational managers.
• Audit and monitor cost accounting system and financial reporting data to identify issues and performance concerns across projects, organizations, and market areas.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Provide custom invoicing / billing on a monthly basis for approximately 15 projects.
• Provide cost tracking, and earned value in coordination with numerous project managers.
• Develop financial and performance metric reports.
• Develop custom financial submittals, budget allocations, estimations, as part of proposals and projects.
• Work autonomously to with project leadership and organization leadership to identify process changes and work flows to improve performance tracking and financial support aspects of 3 departments and over 40 different projects.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related degree field with relevant experience.
• 2+ years: Accounting, business, or government billing, financial, and project cost tracking experience.
• 2+ years: Strong expertise using Microsoft Excel including proficiency with using formulas and creating graphs/tables.
• 2+ years: Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• 2+ years: Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills from working in a team environment.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

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