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TARGET START DATE: 12/07/2026 (If they clear by 11/23 start date will be 11/30)
CONTRACT-TO-PERM OPPORTUNITY
100% ONSITE DURING TRAINING/TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT DURATION
WORK ARRANGEMENT: HYBRID UPON CONVERSION TO PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT.
SCHEDULE: MONDAY–FRIDAY, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
LOCATION: 17 TECHNOLOGY CIRCLE, COLUMBIA, SC
MUST LIVE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF CLIENT LOCATION.
INTERVIEW PROCESS:
- One-hour onsite interviews with hiring manager.
- Interviews to begin ASAP.
- Hiring manager availability: Mondays & Fridays ONLY.
***Please include candidate's interview availability in submission
POSITION OVERVIEW:
- This position is more focused on PROJECT ACCOUNTING rather than traditional general ledger accounting.
- Highly visible role with direct interaction and communication with senior leadership, including vice presidents.
- Must be professional, detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable communicating with leadership.
- Responsible for reviewing, reading, and interpreting contracts and supporting accounting-related projects.
- Duties may vary throughout the month depending on project needs and accounting cycles.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Strong accounting background and understanding of fundamental accounting principles.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Adobe experience.
- Ability to read, review, and interpret contracts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Minimum 2 years of accounting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related degree with 24 semester hours of accounting.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:
- Hiring manager places a strong emphasis on a solid educational background and academic qualifications.
- Candidates with project accounting experience are strongly preferred over candidates whose experience is primarily limited to general ledger accounting.
- Military backgrounds and candidates with relevant military accounting, finance, or project-related experience are welcome.
- Must demonstrate professionalism, confidence, and the ability to interact with senior-level leadership.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- This is not a tax accounting position; tax experience is not required.
- Client will provide necessary equipment.
- Team emphasizes accuracy, quality work, professionalism, and attention to detail.
Duties:- Responsible for moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and/or the resultant managerial reports and/or financial statements.
- 30% Reconciles assigned general ledger accounts of routine to moderate complexity. Initiates and/or processes journal entries into various accounts. Performs reviews of various systems activities for Financial and/or Operational reporting, which may include upper level review of co-workers or next level review.
- 30% Prepares financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, budgeting, and/or results analysis to ensure transactions in the ledger tie to statistical files and/or various financial reports. Performs analyses of financial data to identify problem areas and/or report to management. Prepares supporting reports and/or spreadsheets required to prepare financial reports.
- 20% Prepares spreadsheets for daily and/or monthly balancing and/or reconciling. Researches and/or completes account reconciliations to maintain accurate general ledger accounts. Resolves out of balance situations and/or ensures outstanding items do not exceed standard timeframe.
- 15% Maintains documentation of work papers including costing, invoicing, allocation and/or other required auditable documents. Assists with all audit preparation and/or review. Assists internal and/or external auditors.
- 5% Assists supervisor with special projects. May assist in directing activities of staff or a function. null
Skills:- Required Skills and Abilities: Knows fundamental accounting concepts, practices and procedures. Possesses good communication, organizational and analytical skills. Ability to work independently.
- Required Software and Tools: Microsoft Office. Ability to use data retrieval applications.
- Preferred Software and Other Tools: Able to write queries using database software.
- Work Environment: Typical office environment. null