Accountant jobs in Kansas City, MO

Lawelawe is seeking a well-versed Accountant to join our Corporate Finance team.  As a Accountant with Lawelawe, you will offer professional assistance to diverse organizations to ensure compliance with regulations and legal requirements and offer financial stability. The accountant will have participated in various Finance duties across general accounting, projects, billing, accounts payable, receivables, auditing and forecasting.   

To be successful as the Accountant, you should possess extensive experience in accounting and the ability to provide accurate financial information. You should love the accounting world and be very detail and an avid multitasker. Ultimately, you should be able to manage many aspects of accounting in a timely and accurate manner.

This position will report directly to the Lawelawe Finance Director.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Compiles and analyzes account data to create capital, liability, and asset account entries
• Enters account details to document financial transactions into general ledger and assigned subledgers
• Analyzes accounting alternatives to suggest financial actions
• Prepares profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and other documents
• Audits records to substantiate financial transactions
• Prepares and recommends procedures and policies by maintaining accounting controls
• Coordinates various activities, including audits, new contract award and mentors lower payroll and finance team members
• Collects and examines account information necessary to reconcile financial discrepancies
• Completes database backups to secure financial information
• Follows internal controls to ensure financial security
• Verifies documentation, requests expenditures, and prepares disbursements
• Researches and interprets accounting regulations and policies to resolve procedural questions
• Advises management on necessary operations to enforce adherence to legal requirements
• Gathers, interprets, and compiles account trends and data to create specialized financial reports
• Ensures client confidentiality by keeping financial information secure
• Review and validate monthly transactions entered into all ledgers and subledgers and enter any adjusting entries required
• Manage general ledger and assist month-end and year-end close processes
• Reconcile general ledger account balances, bank statements, and request corrections for any reconciling items
• Gather documentation, prepare reports, assist with budgeting, and assist Finance Director in interpreting complicated financial information for managers, executives, and auditors
• Updating financial system including, contracts, billing, projects, etc according to customer requirements and reporting associated budget amendments
• Extensive experience in project invoicing and billing
• Prepare and update contract and project budgets, financial forecasts, and tax reports.
• Generate and distribute invoices and purchase orders, to customers
• Review contracts and create new projects for government contracts, subcontractor, vendors, etc
• Assist with monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections
• Prepare monthly contract, billing, project summary A/P & A/R reconciliation report
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field
• Minimum of 5 -7 years professional experience as an accountant, financial analyst or auditor.
• With at least 5-7 years of accounting and finance experience required.
• Deltek Costpoint and Costpoint Time & Expense experience will be given preference.
• Federal contracting and Service Contract Act (SCA) experience highly desired.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and accounting software
• Proficiency in managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliations

Disclaimer:

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Candidates possessing the necessary qualifications for the position will be considered.

Lawelawe is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Notice to all Applicants:

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a comprehensive background verification, inclusive of a criminal record check. Employment may be subject to other background checks, as required by the position.