We are seeking General Ledger Accountants in the Washington, DC/Northern, Virginia area to join our team.
The successful candidate will have knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, a history of in-proof general ledger reconciliations and experiencing applying a continuous improvement mindset.
What You Will Do :
- Perform daily and monthly general ledger entries and reconciliations
- Prepare various reconciliations and ensure appropriate support is in place for general ledger balances.
- Responsible for property, plant and equipment, daily cash balancing, wires, monthly vendor accruals, prepaids and cash disbursement activities.
- Identify and take the initiative to resolve any out of balances so that company losses can be minimized
- Provide back-up support for the accounts payable and other cash disbursement functions.
- Update financial information in systems or spreadsheets to ensure all information is accurate and available when needed.
- Responsible for month-end close journal entries and preparing supporting documentation
- Identify and help resolve general ledger balance variances
- Document and maintain up to date processes and procedures
- Assist manager with documenting accounting memos and flow charts
- Assist in implementing accounting entries for new initiatives and transactions.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and the ability to independently apply generally accepted accounting principles
- Juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Knowledge of excel and formulas to efficiently summarize large data files and assemble files in a manner to record accounting entries or explain account balances.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 3 years' hands-on accounting experience
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices
- Candidates with experience in government contracting, law firms, non-profit and grant accounting are highly preferred
If you have the experience mentioned above, we would like to speak with you as soon as possible. Apply today!
location: Washington, District Of Columbia
job type: Contract
salary: $55 - 75 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelor's degree
experience: 2 Years
responsibilities:
What You Will Do :
- Perform daily and monthly general ledger entries and reconciliations
- Prepare various reconciliations and ensure appropriate support is in place for general ledger balances.
- Responsible for property, plant and equipment, daily cash balancing, wires, monthly vendor accruals, prepaids and cash disbursement activities.
- Identify and take the initiative to resolve any out of balances so that company losses can be minimized
- Provide back-up support for the accounts payable and other cash disbursement functions.
- Update financial information in systems or spreadsheets to ensure all information is accurate and available when needed.
- Responsible for month-end close journal entries and preparing supporting documentation
- Identify and help resolve general ledger balance variances
- Document and maintain up to date processes and procedures
- Assist manager with documenting accounting memos and flow charts
- Assist in implementing accounting entries for new initiatives and transactions.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and the ability to independently apply generally accepted accounting principles
- Juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Knowledge of excel and formulas to efficiently summarize large data files and assemble files in a manner to record accounting entries or explain account balances.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset
qualifications:
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 3 years' hands-on accounting experience
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices
- Candidates with experience in government contracting, law firms, non-profit and grant accounting are highly preferred
If you have the experience mentioned above, we would like to speak with you as soon as possible. Apply today!
skills: General Ledger, Account Reconciliation
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