Senior Accountant

Nesco Resource is seeking a Sr Accountant in the Fairfax VA area.

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing day-to-day accounting operations with primary responsibility for Accounts Payable (AP) general ledger accounting account reconciliations financial close activities and financial reporting support. This position also oversees Accounts Receivable (AR) and billing activities while supporting inventory accounting audits internal controls and continuous accounting process improvements.

The Senior Accountant maintains accurate complete and compliant financial records in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and all applicable legal regulatory contractual and organizational accounting requirements.

Selected Risk Designation: Public Trust (High) / Low Risk

This position may involve responsibilities that could substantially affect public trust and may require a background investigation submitted using Standard Form 85P (SF-85P) subject to applicable government requirements.

Other risk classifications if applicable will be determined by the requirements of the assigned position and government contract.

The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform and oversee daily accounting activities including Accounts Payable (AP) Accounts Receivable (AR) billing and general ledger (GL) functions.

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly quarterly and year-end financial close activities in accordance with GAAP.

• Prepare and post journal entries reconcile balance sheet accounts research discrepancies resolve reconciling items and variances and prepare account analyses.

• Assist with the preparation of monthly quarterly and annual financial statements and related financial reports for assigned business entities.

• Administer and review accounting-related organizational setups and updates within Unanet including customer and vendor records contracts and associated system configurations.

• Manage contract setup and modifications within Unanet to support accurate job cost accounting compliant billing and reliable financial reporting.

• Review accounting data and system configurations to identify and resolve discrepancies affecting contract accounting and financial records.

• Maintain vendor profiles and records and review code post and process vendor invoices and employee business and travel expense reports.

• Process vendor payments and ensure required documentation including IRS Form W-9 is collected maintained and properly documented.

• Respond to vendor inquiries concerning accounting records invoice status and payment information as appropriate.

• Maintain customer profiles and prepare review and process customer invoices.

• Submit invoices through applicable government billing portals and other designated billing systems.

• Monitor accounts receivable and collection activity and investigate outstanding balances or billing discrepancies.

• Respond to customer inquiries concerning invoices billing documentation and account status as appropriate.

• Maintain inventory accounting records and tracking documentation.

• Perform periodic inventory reconciliations variance analyses and physical inventory counts to ensure inventory balances are complete and accurate.

• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies and related accounting variances.

• Prepare and support required tax reporting and documentation including IRS Form 1099.

• Review applicable monthly quarterly and annual sales tax reporting for accuracy and completeness.

• Ensure accounting activities comply with applicable legal regulatory contractual and organizational requirements.

• Support external financial statement audits internal control reviews government contract audits and other required audits or assessments.

• Assist with the design documentation implementation and execution of accounting controls policies and procedures.

• Maintain appropriate supporting documentation to facilitate audit readiness and demonstrate compliance with applicable requirements.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes automation internal controls efficiency accuracy and scalability.

• Maintain the confidentiality and security of financial operational customer vendor and organizational information.

• Support organizational objectives through special projects process improvements and other assigned responsibilities.

• Perform other related accounting duties as needed.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field.

• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressive accounting experience including a strong understanding of GAAP general ledger accounting and full-cycle accounting processes.

• At least one (1) year of supervisory or team-lead experience including responsibility for reviewing the work of others.

• Demonstrated experience supporting month-end quarter-end and year-end close activities including journal entries balance sheet reconciliations account analyses variance resolution and financial reporting.

• Hands-on experience with inventory accounting and management including inventory tracking reconciliations variance analysis and discrepancy resolution.

• Experience with job cost accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

• Ability to navigate accounting systems extract financial data and perform detailed analyses to support accurate reporting and decision-making.

• Experience with Unanet ERP is strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including experience with reconciliations large datasets lookup functions PivotTables and financial analysis.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to independently investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies reconciliation issues and financial variances.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with internal teams customers vendors auditors and other stakeholders.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills including the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• High levels of accuracy attention to detail accountability and discretion when handling confidential financial and operational information.

• This position supports U.S. Government customers and may involve access to government systems and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and able to satisfy applicable government-mandated personnel security suitability credentialing background investigation and system-access requirements.

• Depending on the applicable contract and assignment requirements may include obtaining and maintaining a federal security clearance Public Trust determination and/or Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential.

• Employment and system access are contingent upon satisfying the applicable requirements for the assigned position.

• Directly supervise one Staff Accountant providing day-to-day guidance reviewing assigned work and supporting training and professional development.

• Review work prepared by the Staff Accountant and provide timely feedback to ensure accuracy completeness and adherence to deadlines.

• Coordinate assignments and daily workflow helping prioritize responsibilities during monthly quarterly and year-end close periods.

• Provide constructive performance feedback and participate in performance evaluations.

• Assist with onboarding training and professional development of assigned accounting personnel as applicable.