Accounts Payable Associate

Position Overview

This Accounts Payable Associate will support the accounting/finance team with a variety of items such as preparing approval packages, entering data into the accounting system, assisting with AP and support as needed with month end closings

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Obtain understanding of chart of accounts, including assisting with coding business transactions


• Assist with preparation of document approval packages and route for review/approval, including Payment Request Forms, Expense Reimbursement Forms, and Credit Card Expense Forms 


• Enter all transactions into Costpoint accounting system, including accounts payable vouchers, payroll vouchers, credit card expense vouchers, cash disbursements, cash receipts, and manual journal entries


• Generate customer invoices and ensure timely remittance of cash payment


• Generate weekly payment proposals and export to bank portal for payment


• Assist with AP and AR aging, ensuring all items are current


• Enter new vendors and customers in system


• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Qualifications

• Eligible to work for a federal contractor


• Experience in one or more of the following: AR, AP, general ledger accounting, payroll, financial reporting or other similar experience required

Education/Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Finance/Accounting


• 1 to 3 years of professional accounting experience minimum

Special Knowledge / Skills: 

• Deltek Costpoint and Cognos experience a plus


• Experience working at a federal contractor or in aerospace/defense industry preferred 


• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.


• Ability to prioritize / meet multiple competing deadlines

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail


• Ability to work harmoniously in a multi-cultural team environment and support internal customers

Physical Demands / Work Environment:                                 

• Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer. Must be able to lift 20 pounds.  Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.