Staff Accountant

Summary

Join Planet Technologies, a leading Microsoft services provider, as a Staff Accountant and contribute to impactful projects for our country. This key role involves general accounting processes, working across the organization to ensure compliance with accounting fundamentals. You will be responsible for tasks such as GL entries, reconciliations, financial analysis, and contributing to monthly billing. The position requires 3+ years of experience, a bachelor's degree in accounting, and strong Excel skills. The Gaithersburg office requires on-site presence 3 days a week. Planet Technologies offers a competitive salary range of $60,000-$80,000 annually. More details about benefits can be found in the Planet Technologies Benefits Guide 2024-2025.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Staff Accountant with a bachelor's degree in accounting
• Solid understanding of accounting principles in a corporate environment
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Previous experience with accounting software systems
• Experience assessing and delivering variance analysis to an executive level
• A Team Player who has the willingness and ability to participate in monthly reconciliation process as needed
• Previous experience reviewing Accounting processes and making recommendations for improvements as appropriate
• Ability to work on-site in Gaithersburg 3-days per week

Responsibilities

• Provide overall support to Accounting Department with traditional fundamentals accounting practices
• Participate in the compliance and assessment of accounting policies, practices and procedures with the ability to influence effective practices
• New project set up by reviewing contracts and verifying compliance with written documents (Fixed Price and/or T&M)
• Prepares GL entries
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliations utilizing accounting software
• Prepares monthly fixed asset reconciliation
• Comfortable managing timekeeping entries, collaborating with staff to prepare for monthly activities
• Provides timely, accurate information and meaningful variance analysis
• Prepares and reviews account reconciliations and analysis on a monthly or quarterly basis to insure accurate financial reporting
• Contributes to monthly billing as need to meet department SLA’s

Preferred Qualifications

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Some experience with either FP, FPTM and TM projects
• The ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment; someone who knows what needs to be done and does it

Benefits

$60,000 - $80,000 a year