Accountant 1

About the role

This position is open for external candidates only to apply. The Controller Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides trusted financial services that support national security and the Laboratory's mission.

Responsibilities

• Administers employee relocation reimbursements for new hires, reassignments, and terminations in accordance with DOE and IRS guidelines, accounting standards and lab policies
• Manage relocation expense submissions, ensuring compliance with a complex set of federal regulations and Laboratory policies, and overseeing the accurate use of reimbursement systems and online travel tools
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including Human Resources, hiring organizations, household goods carriers, relocation vendors, and other service providers to facilitate relocation support and resolve issues that arise throughout the process
• Maintain strong internal controls, ensuring proper accounting treatment of all transactions, and providing guidance and solutions for a variety of complex reimbursement and policy-related issues
• Coverage of relocation-related expenses, ensuring compliance with taxability rules, cost allowability, and funding source accuracy
• Maintain detailed records for audit purposes and supports financial transparency through monthly reporting and reconciliation

Requirements

• Travel Experience: Experience supporting travel, relocation, disbursement, or other financial operations involving complex reimbursement and compliance requirements
• Accounting Experience: Knowledge of accounting/financial concepts and principles to include application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and proper application of internal controls for a disbursement operation and the ability to identify process improvements and developing strategies and procedures to implement and improve processes and controls
• Experience Performing Reconciliations: Experience performing reconciliations, maintaining supporting documentation, and assisting with audit-related activities
• Problem Solving: Knowledge and demonstrated experience researching, gathering, analyzing data, summarizing results, resolving problems and issues both independently and as a team member
• Compliance, Customer Service, Teamwork: Knowledge and experience interpreting federal travel regulations. Demonstrated ability in providing strong customer service with excellent interpersonal skills; Demonstrated experience effectively interacting with customers, staff, management and stakeholders. Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to prioritize assignments, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively achieve decisions and consensus on significant actions, projects, program goals, and/or objectives. Proven ability in leading initiatives for change and improvements
• Technology: Demonstrated proficient use of computer software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite. Experience using automated reservations and travel expense reimbursement systems. Experience working with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Oracle Financials or similar financial management systems

Qualifications

• Position requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field combined with 2 years relevant experience; or the equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience directly related to the occupation