Junior Staff Accountant

Job Description

Junior Staff Accountant | Alpha Omega

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Alpha Omega, located in Vienna, VA/Tysons Corner. Alpha Omega is an award-winning government contracting organization with over 700 employees nationwide, dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across national security and national resilience sectors. This role is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional to develop skills and support critical day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting within a growing organization. This position contributes to maintaining financial integrity and compliance for projects supporting various federal agencies.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Vienna, VA
• Pay: $55000–$68000 yearly
• Team: Finance and Accounting team
• Mission: Support accurate and timely financial operations and reporting for a growing government contracting organization.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Ledger: Assist with general ledger accounting activities, including preparing and posting journal entries, accruals, and account adjustments.
• Reconciliations: Perform monthly balance sheet and general ledger account reconciliations, and assist with bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Close Process: Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• AP/AR: Assist with accounts payable activities such as invoice review, coding, and payment processing, and support accounts receivable and billing activities.
• Project Support: Assist with project accounting activities and the review of project-related costs, developing an understanding of government contracting accounting requirements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, with a basic understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience: 0–2 years of professional accounting, finance, or related experience, including relevant internship experience, with familiarity in account reconciliations, journal entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or month-end close processes.
• Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, sorting/filtering, and working with financial data, coupled with strong analytical, problem-solving, attention to detail, organizational, and communication skills.
• Bonus: Previous accounting or finance experience within a federal government contracting environment, familiarity with Unanet ERP or another project-based accounting system, and basic knowledge of FAR/DCAA guidelines.