Sr. Accountant

• New contract setup and maintenance in our accounting systems including dissemination of new contract info to the rest of the accounting team
• Responsibility for centralized system-wide accounts receivable, ensuring that invoicing and receivable functions are administered with best practices
• In collaboration with the accounting manager, provide budget system inputting and reporting, as well as updates as needed
• Liaison between internal program managers, billing departments and government contract managers
• Responsibility for accounting and reporting for joint venture and sub-contractor partnerships, ensuring that timely payable and receivable processes occur, in close cross-functional working relationship with the Finance Manager
• Prepare documents for auditing as needed
• Identify and prevent gaps in processing using technology, team-based work processes and the use of reporting
• Provide excellent customer service and follow up, both internally to MEL and externally with our outside partners
• Using our financial systems, Excel and other accounting tools and software, analyze trends and create reports as needed
• Other projects as assigned

• Must be detail oriented, able to handle multiple tasks and assignments, and have strong follow through on assigned responsibilities
• Ability to work with financial systems and accounting software
• Demonstrated ability with Excel
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to create reports and analyze data, providing information to manage accounting and related processes
• Preferred bachelor’s degree and 5-8 years of experience in related work
• Government contract experience is a plus

Government contract experience

• medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan
• free online training