Accounting Associate

Job Description

Description

Description

SAIC has an opening for a Accounting Associate position within the Billing department. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to bill advanced contracts within Costpoint, provide analysis required for the contracts and to interact with various other areas within FSS.

This position will be responsible for validating project setup activities to ensure accurate billing of the contracts, meeting all billing requirements for the contracts including meeting the project due dates and deadlines, and working closely with the Program Teams to ensure seamless billing. The responsibilities encompass maintaining accurate billing instructions and funding documentation for assigned projects.  Analyst must have detailed working knowledge of all contract types: Cost Plus, Time Material, and Fixed Price  It is imperative that the applicant understands Costpoint Setup and Billing.

The selected candidate will be responsible for billing a wide variety of projects and perform other departmental duties such as GSA entries, Payment Reconciliations, Training, and various ad hoc duties. This includes understanding, interpreting, and analyzing intermediate level to gather requirements to accurately bill and submit invoices.

This position can be worked remotely 100% nationwide.

Typical Responsibilities

• Financial contract review
• Evaluate and perform accurate contract billing
• Provide information to other functional areas to assist in the effectiveness of billing
• Create and maintain less complex to intermediate project billing
• Provide customer service to other functional areas

Qualifications

Required Education and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline and zero (0) years of experience. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Candidate must be a US Citizen
• Candidate must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook and Word)　
• Candidate must be able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Candidate must have a high attention to detail with the ability to complete tasks with extreme accuracy
• Candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication
• Candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with moderate supervision, which will require a flexible schedule and occasional overtime (this will be a salaried position eligible with benefit of a 9/80 work schedule)

Desired Skills: 

• Experience with Costpoint is a plus
• Government Contracting experience is a plus

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.