Sr. Accounting Associate
Empower AI • Reston, Virginia • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Overview
Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.
Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.
Responsibilities
Empower AI is searching for a fast, efficient and detail oriented Sr. Accounting Associate to join our team! This is a hybrid position requiring two days a week in the Reston, Virginia office.
Responsibilities include:
- BPOL - Virginia Business License - Recurring JE
- ROU - JE
- Income Tax Accrual - Recurring JE
- GSA Fees - Recurring JE - 4 JEs
- Intangible Amortization - Recurring JE
- Bank Interest (if any)
- Bank Service Charge (Operating Acc) - VP
- Prepaid (Direct and Indirect) - Draft
- Sales and Use Taxes - Monthly Report and GL Detail
- Washington Filing - Pay Sales and Use Tax
- Sweep entry - JE
- Wells Fargo Loan Fee - VP
- Revolver Interest - VP
- Reconcile Bank Statements
- Deposit of checks
- Capital Equipment Leases - Recurring JE
- Debt Issue Cost Amortization - Recurring JE
- Fixed Assets/Depreciation Entry
- Direct Depreciation reclass
- Indirect Depreciation reclass
- Impairment Reclass
- NCRED Reserve Entry
- AR Suspense account check
- Post Invoices that are available
- Verify all customer invoices in 'Completed" status
- E-mail cash receipt reports to Sue Dobyns
- Post all cash receipts
- Unbilled reclass
- Rent Invoice Other closing tasks
- Audit data gathering
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 5 years of experience
- Must have public accounting experience (such as: BDO, RSM, Cohn Reznick, GT, KPMG, PWC, Deloitte, EY)
- Must have govcon experience
- Experience in Microsoft Excel
Preferred:
- CPA or CPA track
- Private Equity Experience
About Empower AI
All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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