Junior Accountant I - Time Administrator

TekSynap•Reston, VA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Junior Accountant I to join our Accounting team. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Unanet Time Administration and Payroll processing and ensuring adherence to policies, applicable law and regulations, procedures, and internal controls. This role reports directly to the Payroll Administrator. TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience
Approximately 0 to 3 years of relevant accounting / finance experience
High proficiency in MS Excel

Nice To Haves

Analytical and problem-solving skills including data interpretation
Ability to work with a diverse and geographically distributed team
Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work independently and be responsible to follow up on action items
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Serve as lead for Time and Labor and Payroll processing.
Support the Accounting team in handling a variety of escalated time/labor issues; provide direct support to the project teams on time and labor issues, as needed.
Interface with other functional teams as necessary including Recruiting, HR, Contracts, Subcontracts, etc.
Manage automated feeds between ADP to Unanet to ensure labor set up of new hires/terms are accurate
Manage time and labor set up for subcontractors entering time in the system
Manage processing of semi-monthly employee and subcontractor timesheets and payroll
Manage prior periods labor correction processing
Prepare labor reconciliations for review and posting of labor
Coordinate all Time and Labor activities for the monthly financial close
Prepare required weekly/monthly reporting as needed
Analyze Time and Labor process to identify issues and recommend process improvements
Responsible to develop training content as needed
Educate and train stakeholders to ensure timekeeping and payroll process is timely and accurate and adheres to internal policies and external regulations
Partner with Unanet technical support to resolve unforeseen issues with Unanet Time Collection
Document any issues and recommendations for resolution
Ensure compliance with internal policies, government regulations and accounting principles