Accounting Operations Resource (Entry Level)

Finance Accounting Specialist

Shall perform routine accounting tasks, apply methodologies currently used, and perform data entry into multiple accounting systems. They will provide advice and recommendations on improving data entry procedures, data maintenance, quality control, reviews, guidance, policy and instructions and current system improvement.

The contractor shall provide support to all accounts payable functions, including but not limited to: processing various payments and check refunds; preparing and reviewing manual and electronic payment vouchers (commercial, government purchase cards, settlement vouchers, etc.); completeness reviews; invoice rejection tracking; and contract to invoice funds analysis for various types of transfers.

The contractor shall work closely with vendor representatives, finance officers, contracting officers, contract support assistants, settlement officers, and budget officers to provide advice and assistance on contract financing and invoice payments.

The contractor shall research aged accounts to clear expired and/or canceled appropriations; monitor expiring commitments on credit card documents to ensure timely obligation of funds; assist in research and preparation of documentation for expenditure adjustments; and ad hoc tasks as assigned by the COTR.

The contractor shall perform various reimbursable accounting/accounts receivable functions, including but not limited to: coordinating receipt of funds from other government agencies (OGAs); data entry into accounting system and accounts receivables tracking database; validating and reconciling systems data; facilitating the creation of expenditure fund codes through the fiscal year for all customers and coordinating with the other financial teams to ensure the expenditure codes have the proper accounting treatment; and assisting NRO program resource advisors on account activity and current fiscal execution status.

The contractor shall perform various intra-governmental accounting transactions, including but not limited to: coordinating the transferring of funds to OGAs and reconciling these accounts with OGA trading partners; reconciling expenditure data in the accounting system with the data in OGAs financial management system(s); processing representational funds payments and other miscellaneous payment vouchers.

The contractor shall be responsible for recording large volumes of daily contract obligations in the NRO's financial accounting system(s); recording and maintaining commercial vendor tables; processing necessary documentation for activities against direct appropriation accounts and reconciling appropriation accounts; and working closely with the appropriate office and officers to provide advice and assistance on contract obligations.

Job requirements: active TS/SCI with CI polygraph clearance required prior to consideration. Bachelor's degree with two years of work experience or high school diploma with four years of work experience.