Accountant - Grand Junction, CO

Job Description

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Position Summary

RSI is recruiting for an Accountant who will be responsible for managing a variety of weekly and monthly tasks to produce and format month-end financial reports and validate totals; support monthly accruals and development of tools which streamline the process; validate all systems for charge code and general ledger account updates, support vendor setup and EFT verifications, assist tracking monthly metrics and cost reclassifications, and pay applicable taxes, while complying with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and working within generally accepted accounting practices. The accountant also reconciles reporting across multiple systems, prepares ad hoc reporting as needed and develops new reports and/or reporting tools to manage contract-specific costs. Support for month‐end processing of teaming partner invoices; accounts payable and other accounting functions as necessary.

Job Title: Accountant

Location(s): Grand Junction, CO

Status: Full-Time

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year.(The anticipated starting salary is based on the posted minimum requirements for this position. The offered salary will be based upon the selected applicant’s education, training, and experience.)

This position is required to travel less than 5% of the time.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.
• Maintain records according to generally accepted accounting practices.
• Assist with Premium Overtime budget and tracking.
• May support review of Costpoint Expense Reports.
• May support processing of Expense Reports in Costpoint for payment.
• Support Expense Authorization Review.
• Liaison with Vendors and Finance/Business staff when appropriate.
• Reconcile and utilize Costpoint Preprocessor to upload Vouchers with multiple distribution lines (employee travel, GSA purchase cards, Federal Express shipments, prepaid travel credit cards, corporate credit cards, and teaming partner labor).
• Accounts Payable and Purchase Order vouchers; Check Requests, Various credit cards, including those for travel; miscellaneous employee reimbursements.
• May support billings for Energy and Telecommunications utility accounts and act as liaison with Site Leads and utilities when appropriate.
• Process monthly cost accruals.
• Track and file appropriate State Use Tax Returns.
• Prepaid Travel Reconciliations for airfare, lodging and car rental.
• May write Employee News Announcements for area of expertise.
• May monitor group mailboxes, AP Processing, Check Request, Timecards, and Travel.
• Track monthly metrics, which may include Voucher counts, Credit card authorizations, Expense Reports, Timecard counts, Cost accruals, Charge codes and Travel mileage.
• Desired working knowledge of Pivot tables in MS Excel.
• Desired working knowledge of Microsoft Access and SharePoint.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Education and Years of Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. Experience in lieu of education may be considered.
• 3 years of relevant experience required.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Drivers License.
• No professional certification required.
  
  

Required Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of double entry accounting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) with the ability to navigate spreadsheets and know how to create and use formulas to perform data comparison and analyses.
• Understanding of “cut-off” and how it applies to monthly and annual financial records such as properly accounting for revenue and expenditures in the period in which they were incurred.
• Experience in labor distribution, general ledger accounts and payable functions.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work with voluminous data and multiple transactions in a team setting.
• Desired proficiency in Deltek using the Accounts Payable and Time and Expense modules.
• Level of language, mathematical and communication skills, reasoning ability and computer skills necessary to perform essential functions of the job.
  
  

Clearance And Health Requirements

• Criminal Background Check
• Pre-placement Drug Screening
• Fit for Duty Test (if applicable)
  
  

Auto req ID

468684BR

Minimum Education Required

Associates

Job_Category

Accounting

City*

Grand Junction

State*

Colorado

Job Code

Accounting Accountant

Affiliate Sponsor

RSI

Salary Range

$60,000-$75,000