Accountant (Accounting, Analyst)

Responsibilities

• Assist in the prioritization and management of proposed changes to accounting systems and business process.
• Perform detailed reconciliations of systems outputs.
• Respond promptly and accurately to requests and inquiries from customers, following up on incoming communications within two workdays.
• Communicate and advise on US Government, Department of State and Service Center regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Report system and business process issues to appropriate personnel.
• Support system improvement initiatives, business process improvement, reporting, or other mechanisms identified as contributing to Annual Financial Report (AFR) NFRs.
• Recommend, document, update, and participate on the implementation of continuous improvements to the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Comply with ISO-9001 requirements.
• Participate in workgroups and provide support to the analysis, coordination and implementation of operational procedures and/or financial systems and processes.
• Prepare and update training materials; conduct in-person and virtual training with peers, customers, and stakeholders.
• Communicate professionally, tactfully, and courteously to customers, coworkers, and management regarding all aspects of the job including information in the form of system problems, user/operating procedures, error correction, account problems, training and overview briefings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional work experience
• 2+ years of accounting, auditing, financial analysis, process improvement, root cause analysis, requirements gathering, internal control development, and change management.
• Experience managing financial systems independently.
• MS Excel entry level knowledge and experience (i.e. sort, create and maintain simple formulas).

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency using the MS Suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, Forms, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
• Federal financial/budgetary experience (non-federal accounting experience performing General Ledger research/reconciliations, preparing journal vouchers, auditing, producing financial reports and statements).
• A desire and ability to identify and support continuous improvements using the SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-related).

Education

• Bachelor’s in accounting, finance, business administration, management, information systems is preferred.

Clearance

All applicants for this position must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance issued by DoS; please note that the clearance process takes into account both criminal and financial background aspects.

Benefits

• We are pleased to offer a comprehensive range of benefits to our full-time employees which include health, life, disability, and retirement plans, as well as paid time off, opportunities for professional growth and tuition assistance.
• Additional benefits and incentives may also apply, which will be communicated during the hiring process.

Compensation

The projected compensation range is $60,000 - $70,000 per year. This estimate represents the typical salary range and is just one part of MIL’s complete compensation package. Final salary for this position is determined based on factors such as individual qualifications, education, experience, and contractual limitations.