Accountant

BASIC PURPOSE

The Accountant provides direct financial support to units across the Division, assisting with budgeting, reporting, reconciliations, and ongoing financial processes. This role strengthens communication between the Finance Department and field units while supporting key accounting functions.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Fiscal year budget preparation: assist units with annual budget preparation and mid-year budget revisions.
• Working directly with units on preparing budgets, staffing tables, and necessary calculations of fixed costs.
• Working with Assistant Controller and Controller on pulling information for budget analysis.
• Working with Corps on contract budgets in relation to our overall budget and tracking Kettle weekly reports for Command Finance Council and Field.
• Support preparation of financial reports and analysis for leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance leadership to improve processes and efficiency.
• Affiliate with intercompany reconciliations across the Division, including quarterly account reconciliation and required spreadsheets.
• Support with reporting, entry, and compliance requirements for the division.
• Affiliate with monthly assessments and related reporting.
• Affiliate with audit preparation.
• Affiliate with journal preparation.
• General Ledger coding.
• Mentor, training, and communication of Corps officers and staff.
• Affiliate with units with financial questions, training, and guidance on procedures.
• Foster positive and professional relationships with staff at all levels.
• Special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Other Qualifications

• Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required, Preferred in Accounting or Business Administration from an accredited college. Two to four years’ experience in an advanced accounting position preferred.
• Must be computer literate and able to work in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook or email program with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Experience with Shelby and Vivid software preferred.
• Must be able to understand, follow and receive English written and oral instructions. Must be able to speak, read, comprehend, write and communicate effectively in the English language and in a professional manner. Must be able to maintain patience and courtesy in dealing with a wide range of people and their needs.
• Must be well organized, self-motivated, flexible, and possess good people skills. Must be able to address multiple projects in a time sensitive manner is essential. Must possess the self-discipline necessary to perform repetitive tasks without lowering quality of work. Must be able to maintain confidentiality. Must be able to maintain highest level of security in addressing oral and written communications as well as the filing of correspondence to protect the integrity.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis. This position is primarily sedentary and requires the ability to remain at a keyboard for periods of up to two hours with minimal interruption.
• Ability to operate a keyboard is essential. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision.
• Ability to grasp, push, and/or pull objects. Ability to reach overhead. Ability to operate a telephone. Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Ability to operate a computer. Ability to process written, visual, and/or verbal information.