SPECIALIST - SR. SPECIALIST - COST ACCOUNTING
Company: Southwest Research Institute
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Who We Are:Our goal is to process the financial records in a
timely and accurate manner. Our team is responsible for preparing
the operating statements and internal unaudited financial
statements on a periodic basis. As well as, responding to inquiries
about expenses, invoice processing and capital assets.Objectives of
this Role:Work with a diverse group of people to provide accounting
support for various departments of the Institute.Have a passion for
learning and should be recognized as an approachable, engaging,
confident and trusted team member.Have a commitment to financial
accuracy and a spirit of continuous improvements to eliminate
inefficiencies.Assist the Accounting Department as well as the
technical divisions with ensuring the accounting transactions are
accurately recorded.Research and resolve accounting discrepancies
timely to include communication with Institute staff. This will
include the proficient use of Excel to research, update and
validate data underlying spreadsheet functionality.Daily and
Monthly Responsibilities:With the use of Excel, prepare monthly
reconciliations for various general ledger accounts in accordance
with SwRI's accounting policies. In addition, assist with the
preparation of adjusting journal entries associated with their
respective account reconciliations.Review processed transactions to
ensure the account coding is accurate and in accordance with the
Institute's policies. This shall include referencing the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and
US GAAP.Have the ability to learn and work with a wide range of
software in order to perform various accounting functions.After
gaining an understanding of how the software works, identify
efficiencies for assigned tasks.Must be detail oriented and have
the ability to work with large amounts of data gathered from
various systems.In addition, able to work independently with
minimal supervision, providing regular status updates to the
respective accounting supervisor.Strive to identify process
improvements and have good oral and written communication skills
with the ability to work collaboratively with all levels of
employees and various functional departments to maximize
efficiency, problem solving, and outcomes.Requirements:Requires a
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CPA eligible
candidate or Master's Degree is a plusHave knowledge of general
business practices and procedures with an ability to maintain
organization of assignments to meet tight deadlines5 years:
Experience with personal computers with an ability to type and
efficiently operate a 10-key. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with
advance skills in Excel. Be able to compile, generate and manage
spreadsheets capturing key data related accounting
transactions.Must be able to exercise discretion and independent
judgmentMay be expected to practice confidentialityMust be able to
exercise diligence, and attention to detail in the completion of
assigned tasks and projectsHave some experience with leading a
project with multiple team members or group taskA valid/clear
driver's license is
requiredPDN-993351c5-8ed0-48c6-87a9-c4fa0b0dde34
Keywords: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio , SPECIALIST - SR. SPECIALIST - COST ACCOUNTING, Accounting, Auditing , San Antonio, Texas
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