Junior Accountant

Bureau Veritas • McLean, IL

4d • Remote

About The Position

Join Bureau Veritas Mission Critical's Accounting team as an Entry-Level Accountant and make an immediate impact in a collaborative, fast-paced finance environment. You will provide comprehensive accounting support to a dynamic 3-person team based on the US East Coast while collaborating with global colleagues across Ireland and India. This is a remote position with a required US East Coast location. You will work with a supportive team, gain exposure to global financial operations, and develop skills across the full accounting cycle: from AP processing to month-end close to external audits. This role offers a strong foundation for career growth in accounting and finance in an international group. As an Entry-Level Accountant, you will take ownership of critical financial processes that keep our operations running smoothly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent accounting experience.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
• Organizational excellence in high-volume environments with competing priorities
• Stakeholder management: ability to communicate effectively with Project Managers, operational leaders, finance teams, clients, and suppliers
• Customer focus: professional approach when representing Bureau Veritas to external partners
• Growth mindset: proactively identify and implement process improvements
• Technical proficiency: MS Office fluency with intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, filtering)
• ERP accounting system experience (Deltek Vision is a plus)

Nice To Haves

• Deltek Vision experience

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounts payable lifecycle: process supplier invoices, coordinate approvals, and record costs against analytical projects
• Issue client invoices (labor and expenses) via email and dedicated platforms, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Review employee expense receipts for compliance, accuracy, and completeness
• Support month-end close activities, including journal entries for accruals and balance sheet reconciliations (D+3 deadline)
• Assist with annual audits across three legal entities
• Partner with Operations teams on day-to-day tasks, purchase order funding, and supplier payment workflows
• Assist on cash collection activities alongside Operations teams
• Coordinate with Project Managers, operational leaders, and the India-based finance team to ensure process consistency
• Build and maintain professional relationships across departments to enhance collaboration and process adherence
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and increase efficiency
• Contribute to high-quality financial governance through proactive problem-solving
• Manage AP process (invoices from supplier, approval from dedicated management, record costs against analytical projects).
• Review employee expense receipts for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate and maintain professional relationships with colleagues and other departments to ensure processes are followed correctly and enhance cross-functional collaboration (billing, employee expenses, supplier invoices).
• Collaborate with Operations teams on day-to-day topics (invoicing, Funds for Purchase Order, supplier invoices to be approved and paid).
• Issue invoices (labor and employee expenses) and submit them to clients (email, platform).
• Assist with the month end close process to ensure all close deadlines are met in a timely manner: Journal Entries for month-end accruals and Balance Sheet Reconciliations (until D+3).
• Assist with annual audits of legal entities (3).
• Assist with cash collection monitoring with operations teams
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level