H Quest has an opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join our team. As the Senior Accountant, you will play a vital role in maintaining bookkeeping records, ensuring accuracy, and providing the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with valuable insights and strategies towards business growth. This individual will also manage all accounts payable and administration with active government projects.

H Quest Vanguard, Inc. is a dynamic, clean energy start-up company based in Pittsburgh. We are developing processes to decarbonize abundant natural gas and advanced carbon materials. Today, the low-cost, abundant natural gas is one of the main drivers of climate change. Here at H Quest, it is our vision to unlock its potential as the principal driver of global industrial sustainability.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and protect confidential data with utmost scrutiny, judgment, and care
• Oversee day-to-day accounts payable including all aspects of processing invoices and employee reimbursements using QuickBooks
• Reconcile and post activity from bank, credit card statements, and information provided by clients/vendors
• Alert the CFO about billing and payment issues involving vendors or clients
• Review expense classifications with the CFO for reasonableness
• Review payroll entries from ADP and tie to payroll journals/records
• Assist the CFO with reporting and data management activities
• Prepare and update fixed asset records
• Reconcile and settle accounts between related client entities
• Reconcile company credit cards statements monthly and on a timely basis
• Organize all supporting work papers to substantiate balances in the financial statements
• Review QuickBooks monthly balance sheet and income statements with the CFO
• Manage and support current portfolio of government contracts and projects with the CFO and CEO
• Support of all phases of contract administration (proposal through invoicing and closeout) of the contracting cycle for contracts and grants
• Manage regular invoicing and reporting process including ongoing budget analysis and interpretation of project deliverables, while also maintaining statuses of project costs and budgets
• Assist the team in the coordination of standard teaming agreements, memoranda of understanding and confidentiality agreements

Requirements:

• Knowledgeable and preferably proficient in QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online
• BS Degree in Accounting or Finance 5yrs (min) related work experience
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Access
• Proficiency in using project-based accounting software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ERP systems
• Experience with government contracting and reporting, including FAR and DCAA compliance and indirect cost calculation

Additional information:

• H Quest Vanguard is an Equal Opportunity Employer