Project Accountant I - Maintenance Team

Description

Job Description:

Leidos Corporate Accounts Receivable department has an opening for a Project Accountant l. The selected candidate will be responsible for analyzing and creating government contracts in Costpoint. The candidate will build relationships with our business partners and customers, while maintaining the integrity of our accounting system.

It is our vision to deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success.  Leidos has a great corporate culture that values integrity, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment.  We offer flexibility, competitive pay, full-time benefits, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative team atmosphere.

This position offers remote work flexibility.

Primary Responsibilities—Maintenance Team

• Provide direct project structure maintenance on existing projects based on contract modifications or requests from project control, accounts receivable and revenue. This role will assume responsibility for remediation of own errors in compliance with Corporate Desktop Procedures and Matrices.
• Set up labor categories, billing rates and applicable ceilings in Costpoint.
• Confirm all information is aligned amongst the accounting systems to safeguard against internal and external audit findings.
• Setup and/or provide indirect project structure maintenance (Overhead, B&P, IR&D, G&A, Service Center, Management Allocations, etc.) for existing projects
• Run and route Initialization Report in workflow tool system as required by corporate policy.
• The team member will be expected to have a concrete understanding of contract interpretation and articulate requirements as they pertain to ACB fields and Costpoint.
• The team member should be able to identify errors in both the ACB and in the Costpoint system.
• Ability to lead training on and provide quality review of Projects in both the ACB and in Costpoint.
• The team member will lead special projects.

Basic Qualifications

• High School diploma with minimum 3 -5 years of experience in applicable Project Control, Accounts Receivables, Contracts, or Project Accounting.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong Excel skills
• US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Costpoint experience is preferred

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.