Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant 

Work Arrangement: 

Hybrid schedule: Monday and Friday remote; Tuesday through Thursday in our Winston-Salem, North Carolina office.

Role Summary:

The Staff Accountant supports payroll, tax reconciliation, and compliance activities in a government contracting environment. This role helps ensure labor costs are accurately recorded across payroll and timekeeping systems while maintaining compliance with DCAA and Department of Labor requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Processing & Compliance: Process end-to-end, multi-state payroll and ensure compliance with SCA wage determinations and Health & Welfare fringe benefit requirements.

Timekeeping Integration: Process payroll to align labor distributions with Unanet timekeeping reports and reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger to support accurate indirect rate calculations.

Tax Reconciliation: Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations for payroll tax filings, including Forms 940 and 941, state and local filings, and W-2s. Resolve discrepancies in partnership with the Tax Team.

Labor Distribution & Mapping: Review time sheet exports to ensure labor is charged accurately to direct, indirect, and overhead accounts in accordance with contract requirements and DCAA guidelines.

Audit Support: Maintain audit-ready records for DCAA and Department of Labor reviews, including labor distribution reports and SCA compliance documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• SCA Expertise: Knowledge of SCA wage determinations and fringe benefit tracking. 
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualities:

• Audit-focused attitude with strong understanding of DCAA labor charging guidelines.
• 1–3 years of accounting or payroll experience in government contracting.
• Familiarity with complex fringe reconciliations.
• Experience with Unanet ERP and ADP Workforce Now.
• Analytical thinking to identify and resolve labor mapping issues between payroll and ERP systems with a high level of accuracy.

Start Date: Immediate

Salary: $60,000-$64,000 annually