Accountant - Revenue & Operational Accounting
10 month - Contract
Remote/Hybrid - Arlington/DC Area HQ
Description
Our Client is looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join their Operational Accounting team. Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hands-on Accounting Professional? Do you have a work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations, a flexible, can-do attitude in a high energy, entrepreneurial environment and do you possess strong interpersonal skills? Then we have a unique opportunity for you to become an active part of a dynamic & fast-growing environment.
Day to Day
- Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
- Understanding accounting and financial principles and how to apply them.
- Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
- Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
- Will be focusing on more revenue based accounting vs staff accounting
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Analysis of complex processes and systems data.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of accounting, finance, or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 2+ years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience
- Needs to know SQL and other data visualization tools
- Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
- Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
- Needs strong understanding and experience working with Month End Close Processes
- Experience in Revenue & Cost Accounting