Bixal is hiring a
Senior Accountant, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Senior Accountant at Bixal, a remote role that requires 7 years of experience and a bachelor's degree. The role involves coordinating monthly general ledger close, summarizing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with federal protocols. Benefits include competitive salary, flexible hours, work from home flexibility, 401K, parental leave, medical benefits, Flex Spending Account, life insurance, commuter benefits, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays, professional development opportunities, and a new business referral bonus.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience and a bachelor’s degree; or 5 years of relevant professional experience and a master’s degree
• Knowledge of, and experience in the government contracting industry
• Experience with financial reporting requirements
• Understanding of GAAP and DCAA Compliance
• Able to interpret government contract’s billing and reporting requirements with a full understanding of the application of indirect rates
• Knowledge of the different contracts’ types, such as CPFF, T&M and FP
• Able to work independently with minimal guidance, and as part of a team
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, multitask and manage multiple, tight deadlines effectively
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex or technical information clearly to staff at all levels of the organization who have varying knowledge levels of accounting and billing practices and requirements
• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships with staff at all levels of the organization and external clients from diverse backgrounds
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly general ledger close: validate completeness of journal entry posting, review preliminary financial statements, prepare and record adjusting entries as necessary
• Summarize and prepare financial status and transactions reports
• Comply with all federal, state, and local protocols including legal requirements, and interpret new and existing legislation
• Create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manuals as needed for accounting processes
• Assist with financial and tax audits, compiling information as required
• Play a vital part in the company's financial management which includes all account reconciliations and reporting to stakeholders
• Review contracts for project set up within ERP system
• Respond to, and research, financial questions regarding cost and indirect rates, bill rates, funding, budgets, profitability, etc
• Provide guidance to team members regarding policies and procedures
• Resolve any rejected transactions based on the allowable, allocable, and reasonable cost concepts
• Confirm funding and bill rates based on contract and contract modifications
• Research unbilled issues to optimize the billing for the billing period
• Accurately prepare final invoice package in a timely manner, ensuring it contains the requirements defined in contract
• Coordinate with the Controller to resolve cost issues related to billing
• Effectively communicate with project teams for costs and indirect rates related to billing
• Identify ways to build efficiencies into current processes

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Flex hours
• Work from home flexibility
• 401K with matching incentive
• Parental Leave
• Medical/dental/vision benefits
• Flex Spending Account
• Company provided short-term disability
• Company provided life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Generous PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• New business referral bonus