Corporate Accountant, Cash & Bank Reconciliation

What You'll Do: Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, the Corporate Accountant, Cash & Bank Reconciliation will own the end-to-end reconciliation process for 60+ corporate bank accounts and the A/P and A/R sub-ledgers each month, while building broader corporate accounting experience across the month-end close. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #144 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2026) and #38 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (June 2026).

What You'll Do:

Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, the Corporate Accountant, Cash & Bank Reconciliation will own the end-to-end reconciliation process for 60+ corporate bank accounts and the A/P and A/R sub-ledgers each month, while building broader corporate accounting experience across the month-end close. This position operates on a hybrid work schedule based out of our headquarters in Chantilly, VA. The role is critical to maintaining financial integrity, optimizing cash visibility, and supporting a swift, accurate close using our core enterprise platform, Microsoft Dynamics.

 

Responsibilities

Cash & Bank

• High-Volume Reconciliations: Perform accurate monthly, weekly, and daily reconciliations for 60+ bank accounts across multiple business entities.

• System Integration: Use Microsoft Dynamics to pull general ledger data, match automated bank feeds, and systematically track transactional discrepancies.

• Transaction Matching: Audit and match high-volume data streams, including ACH transactions, wire transfers, credit card merchant processing, and checks.

• Cash Reporting: Prepare daily cash position reports, monitor intercompany cash movements and bank transfers, and flag unusual activity, duplicate payments, and stale-dated checks.

A/P and A/R

• Sub-Ledger Reconciliations: Reconcile the A/P and A/R sub-ledgers to the general ledger control accounts each month, including aging reports, unapplied payments and credits, and open-item detail.

• Cash Application Tie-Outs: Tie A/R cash receipts and A/P disbursements to bank activity, and identify unapplied, misapplied, or unmatched items.

• Resolution: Work with the A/P and A/R teams to research and clear reconciling items, and escalate aged or unusual balances to the Accounting Manager and Corporate Controller.

Across All Reconciliations

• Discrepancy Resolution: Identify, investigate, and resolve variances between source records and the general ledger (GL), collaborating closely with internal teams. Perform root-cause analysis on recurring discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.

• Month-End Support: Prepare journal entries, roll-forward schedules, and reconciliation reports within the ERP system to support the Corporate Controller during the close cycle.

Development Track: Corporate Accounting (approx. 30-40%)

• Build working knowledge of the full month-end close through rotating responsibility across corporate accounting areas, such as accruals and adjusting entries, intercompany accounting, prepaids, fixed assets, and flux analysis.

• Take ownership of one or two additional account areas within 6-12 months, as agreed with the Corporate Controller.

• Partner with the Accounting and Financial Accounting & Analysis teams to understand how transactions flow from source systems to the GL and financial statements.

Controls, Audit Readiness & Process Improvement

• Audit Readiness: Maintain clean, well-organized digital documentation and workpapers to ensure compliance with internal controls and external audit requirements.

• Process Optimization: Assist the Corporate Controller in identifying automation opportunities within Microsoft Dynamics, such as auto-matching rules and workflow improvements, to streamline the reconciliation process.

• Documentation: Document reconciliation procedures so the process is repeatable and supports cross-training.

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum one year relevant finance, treasury, or accounting experience, including familiarity with Engineering Consulting Services’ banking relationships, cash processes, and reconciliation workflow.
  • Prior exposure to bank, A/P, or A/R reconciliations is a plus.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (365 Finance & Operations or Business Central preferred), with a willingness to deepen it.

• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, PivotTables, and large data-set manipulation).

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical problem-solving skills, a strong desire to learn accounting fundamentals, and the ability to hit tight month-end deadlines.

• Ability to work a hybrid schedule (mix of remote and in-office days), commuting to our office in Chantilly, VA.

The expected pay range for this role and location is $33-$47.60/hour. The final agreed-upon compensation will be determined based on specific location and other individual qualifications.

 

Who We Are:

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and building science + infrastructure consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,200 employees in 125 offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #144 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2026) and #38 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (June 2026). For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.

 

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more, click here.