Accounting Clerk

Education: High School Diploma or GED; BS Degree in Accounting or Business Administration preferred.

Months/Years of Experience: Zero (0) - Five (5) years of Government Accounting experience with an emphasis in payroll and expense reports.

Required Qualifications:  U.S. Citizen. Must be able to maintain confidentiality of company and employee information.  Must be detailed oriented. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word software.

Skills Needed:   Able to create and maintain spreadsheets.  Ability to adhere to payroll deadlines.  Able to interface with employees on a professional basis.  Able to reconcile invoices with backup information.  

Duties:  Process bi-weekly payroll for 400+ employees by reviewing timesheets for accuracy and applying company policies.  Will be responsible for annual employee W-2 reconciliation and processing.  Will capture weekly labor for the various divisions supported.  Will perform data entry and provide additional accounting support as necessary. Will also perform accounts payable duties.  Prepare reports and perform general office duties.

Desired Qualifications: Experience in Deltek Costpoint and Time & Expense software.  Experience in ADP.

Comments: Compliance with health mandates as dictated by the contract may be required as a condition of employment.  Employees are subject to alcohol and drug testing as a condition of employment.

Additional Questions:

Tell me what a normal workday is like?  List task.

Monday - Timesheet processing

Tuesday - Run and reconcile accruals.  New Employee setup

Wednesday - Process Travel Expense Reports; various accounting duties

Thursday - Make any employee changes that affect payroll for that week.  Calculate /Reconcile Payroll

Friday - Submit payroll for approval