General Ledger Accountant

We are GDIT. We support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We wouldn’t be successful without our ability to attract new talent to join our team.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by bringing your ideas and unique perspective to our culture. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you are helping us ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a General Ledger Accountant joining our team. A potential candidate will be responsible and able to meet deadlines within the structure of our team environment. This role will primarily handle reconciling various monthly and/or quarterly balance sheet accounts, processing journal entries within Oracle and be responsible for our Corporate Reporting Requirements. Other position details include:

Job Responsibilities:

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the General Ledger and financial reporting structure and systems
• Support the completion of an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information, including review and approval of journal entries and account reconciliations
• Collaborate with other Finance, Accounting and Company-wide employees to support the General Ledger and Company goals and objectives
• Maintain General Ledger chart of accounts and account mapping to financial reporting system
• Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Respond timely to inquiries regarding financial results, special reporting requests and all General Ledger inquires
• Recommend and participate in the implementation of changes to policies and procedures to ensure integrity of the general ledger system
• Maintain or develop user procedures, guidelines and documentation
• Support internal and external audits
• Work with manager to establish goals and objectives for each year and provide progress updates to enhance professional development
• Perform other duties as assigned

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel

Preferred but not Required:

• The ability and desire to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced work environment
• Must be detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines
• Strong and effective communication, both written and verbal, skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment and effectively interact with colleagues and company employees across all functions and levels
• General ledger accounting experience
• Experience in the government contracting environment
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
• Experience with Oracle or other large ERP system general ledger
• Experience with Oracle ARCS
• Experience with OneStream or other Financial Reporting system