Science Systems and Applications, Inc., headquartered in Lanham, MD, is seeking a Staff Accountant.  The responsibilities of this position may include the following: (Other duties may also be assigned.)

The Staff Accountant will participate in and implement monthly financial close; prepare financial statements and reports; compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts; maintain general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribtuion, depreciation, property, and operating expenses, and insurance records; verify and post details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and total accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and data bases; and audit invoices against purchase orders, research discrepancies, and approve for payment. He/she will investigate problems that vendors or purchasing agents have with obtaining payment for bills; compute and record charges, refunds, cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, rentals, and similar items; prepare vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and reviews for accuracy; and reconcile general ledger accounts with various registers.  Additionally, this individual will compile cost reports and revenue and balance sheets; reconcile bank statements; monitor loans and accounts payable and receivable to ensure that payments are up to date; reconcile report discrepancies and problems; and code data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures. Assisting employees, vendors, clients, or customers by answering questions related to accounts, procedures, and services are also part of this individual's responsibilities.

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) and a minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education or experience. This individual should have knowledge of accounting, spreadsheet and word processing software as well as automated accounting systems.  He/she must have a demonstrated ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. This position also requires the candidate to have the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, discounts, interest, etc.

Previous experience with Deltek GCS Premier and Deltek Costpoint experience is highly desirable. Experience with accounting system or enterprise resource planning system conversions is also a definite plus.

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