The Accountant provides professional accounting services by preparing, analyzing and processing financial
statements, budgets, customer invoices and monthly reports for the company and Strategic Business Unit (SBU).
Principal Accountabilities
• Apply knowledge of accounting principles to activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and
developing financial statements and reports.
• Update and reviews monthly account reconciliation.
• Assist internal and/or external audit process as required.
• Ensure that the internal financial reporting requirements of the company are met.
• Responsible for contract invoices bi-weekly in accordance with contractual terms.
• Close monthly by analyzing accounts, preparing journal entries to include company allocations, calculating
direct/indirect costs, rates and revenue recognition.
• Analyze financial statements and contract performance to provide evaluation of variances for preparing bid,
budget and forecast.
• Conduct cost, schedule, contract performance, variance and risk analysis, and proposal preparation.
• Train/assist co-workers in software and information systems to support accounting functions.
• Audit accounts payable and payroll for accuracy.
• Coordinate with the site staff to support accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other specific
requirements.
• Perform other qualified duties as assigned.
Knowledge & Skills
• Knowledge of accounting that includes spreadsheets and relational data base programs for data processing
techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Cost Accounting
Standards (CAS) and General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred.
• Additional knowledge/skills may be required by contract or assignment.
Experience & Education
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required. Two (2) years’ experience in financial analysis or
accounting may be substituted for each year of the four (4) years of college.
• Two (2+) plus years of experience in financial analysis or accounting required.
• CPA Certification preferred.
• Experience with government contract accounting, preferred.
• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment.
Generally works in a normal office environment.
• Ability to work various shifts which may include evening and weekend hours.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
What We Do
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.
