Junior Staff Accountant

CAVU Advisors is an accounting outsourcing and strategic financial consulting firm whose mission is to deliver high value to our clients. Founded in the technology-rich Washington, D.C. area by former business owners and executives with real-world experience in growing and selling businesses, we apply innovative and proven methods to increase the value of our clients’ organizations in a cost-effective manner. We provide our clients with the level of care, energy, and commitment required to meet their business objectives and maximize their market value.

The Opportunity:

Client Engagements:

4-6

Office Location:

Columbia, MD

Summary Description:

The ideal candidate will have up to 3 years of hands-on, accounting operations experience to include “full-cycle" A/P, A/R-Billing, Job Cost Accounting, financial statements, bank reconciliations, and monthly closing.

The duties of this position include but are not limited to:

Process accounts payable from invoice entry through cutting checks
A/R – billing of customer invoices and collection of customer payments
Daily accounting for all cash deposits
Monthly bank reconciliations
General ledger account reconciliations
Process payroll and enter payroll journal entry and update vacation balances
Organize and maintain all vendor and accounting records
Preparing and updating spreadsheets weekly
Research items; handle inquiries and information requests
Responsible for meeting deliverables and client satisfaction for assigned clients
Support assigned clients with cost-effective, accurate, and compliant accounting services
Basic updates to the budget file

Experience working for or with government contractors and Unanet, Deltek, CostPoint, and/or Quickbooks is preferred. This position will be located in Columbia, Maryland, and is responsible for handling a significant volume of activity. This is a great opportunity for the highly motivated individual. We seek a results-oriented, energetic person with superior accounting skills.

Qualified candidates will have the following characteristics:

0-3 years of accounting experience required with the energy and competence to learn
Highly organized. Tedious about record-keeping, file organization, etc.
Able to handle competing deliverables with various levels of complexity
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Extremely computer literate, strong MS Excel, MS Word skills are a must
Motivated – A self-starter with the ability to multi-task, problem-solve, and take initiative
Strong ability to learn new skills and systems

Overall, candidates must be highly accurate, have superior written and oral communication skills, and be extremely organized. We value our clients and this individual must offer great customer service. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including among others; medical, dental, vacation, and 401K.

Please forward resumes to info@cavuadvisors.com

CAVU Advisors is an equal opportunity employer.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this position. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” employment relationship.