Location
Delhi | India
Job description
The Accountant Senior provides professional accounting services by preparing, analyzing and processing financial statements, budgets, customer invoices and monthly reports for assigned business area.
Principal Accountabilities
- Applies knowledge of accounting principles to activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
- Updates and reviews monthly account reconciliations.
- Assists with internal and/or external audit requests as required.
- Ensures that the internal financial reporting requirements of the company are met.
- Ensures contract invoices are accurate and reconciled for monthly payment.
- Responsible for monthly close and adjusting journal entries.
- Responsible for the follow-up on accounts receivable.
- Point of contact for site and customer support for the financial management organization.
- Audits and prepares reports on the status of the contract and identifies areas for remediation.
- Reviews work prepared by others and provides constructive comments and/or suggestions to foster efficiencies and improvements for the department.
- Conducts studies and submit recommendations for improving the organization s accounting processes.
- Serves as a consultant to implement accounting functions during phase-in of a new contract.
- Position may be assigned to a specific targeted business area and may require additional or specific job duties related to assigned function which are not aforementioned.
Knowledge & Skills
- Knowledge of General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP) required. Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) a plus.
- Ability to perform data extraction and manipulation, analyze financial data, and generate reports.
- Ability to analyze variances to budgets/forecasts/accruals, explain to management, and create corrective action plan.
- Demonstrate proficiency in finance and accounting relational databases and Microsoft applications.
- Ability to work with numbers and complete assignments with attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels throughout the organization.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments, work with little supervision, and work well under pressure.
Experience & Education
- Bachelor s degree in accounting or finance required.
- CPA Certification or equivalent experience preferred.
- Four (4) to six (6) years of previous accounting experience required. Prefer at least two (2) years in government contract accounting experience.
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