Specialist - SR. Specialist - Cost Accountant

SPECIALIST - SR. SPECIALIST - Cost Accountant

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Our goal is to process the financial records in a timely and accurate manner. Our team is responsible for preparing the operating statements and internal unaudited financial statements on a periodic basis as well as responding to inquiries about expenses, invoice processing and capital assets.

• Work with a diverse group of people to provide accounting support for various departments of the Institute.
• Have a passion for learning and should be recognized as an approachable, engaging, confident and trusted team member.
• Have a commitment to financial accuracy and a spirit of continuous improvements to eliminate inefficiencies.
• Assist the Accounting Department as well as the technical divisions with ensuring the accounting transactions are accurately recorded.
• Have knowledge of general business practices and procedures with an ability to maintain organization of assignments to meet tight deadlines.
• Have knowledge of general accounting practices and procedures with an ability to collect and analyze data to determine proper accounting.

• Prepare monthly reconciliations for various general ledger accounts in accordance with SwRI's accounting policies.
• Assist with the preparation of adjusting journal entries associated with their respective account reconciliations.
• Review processed transactions to ensure the account coding is accurate and in accordance with the Institute's policies, to include referencing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and US GAAP.
• Have the ability to learn and work with a wide range of software in order to perform various accounting functions.
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to work with large amounts of data gathered from various systems.
• Strive to identify process improvements and have good oral and written communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees and various functional departments to maximize efficiency, problem solving, and outcomes.

• Requires a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related degree field with relevant experience. CPA or CPA eligible candidate or Masters Degree is a plus.
• 2 years:
  Experience in a fast-paced environment with knowledge of general business practices and procedures with an ability to maintain organization of assignments to meet tight deadlines. Experience with personal computers with an ability to type and efficiently operate a 10-key.
• 2 years:
  Experience in general ledger accounting, to include reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, researching the associated variances and preparing adjusting journal entries.
• 2 years:
  Experience with research of accounting transactions within the US GAAP, and financial accounting and reporting, according to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
• 2 years:
  Must be able to exercise diligence, and attention to detail in the completion of assigned tasks and projects. Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment. Employees may be expected to practice confidentiality.
• 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.

Job Location s:
San Antonio, Texas

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Research Services