Project Accountant

Our client, a well established and growing government contractor, is searching for their Project Accountant. This newly created position will support an experienced team and work with a large part of the organization ranging from the corporate level, to project managers to field operations. Key duties for this new Project Accountant position:

• Responsible for creation, review, and execution of billing vouchers for various government contract types including Cost Plus, Time & Material, and Fixed Price.
• Preparation of general ledger accounting entries and reconciling field office advances and cash accounts.
• Reviewing supporting documents for the validation of approved expenditures and preparation of monthly billing vouchers.
• Troubleshooting and resolving invoicing and reconciliation issues linked with field office accounts.
• Working closely with the project and field office team ensuring the production of accurate billing and accounting.
• Monitoring approved project budgets versus expenses, keeping track of discrepancies and ensuring compliance with contracts
• Acting as a key financial and accounting liaison between the corporate and field office teams, providing consistent support to the Controller for contract compliance.
• Regularly report on budget variances, as well as pipeline and funding analyses for all contract portfolios.
• Maintain financial controls over contracts using the right accounting and cost control systems.

Our client offers medical benefits as part of their overall compensation package in addition to other robust benefits.

Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half or directly via LinkedIn for immediate consideration for this or one of our other active career opportunities in the Washington, DC Metro area.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field plus 2 or more years of experience in a similar accounting or finance role.
• Proven expertise in MS Excel and MS Word.
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint or QuickBooks software is a plus