Staff Accountant (Hybrid)

Horizon Strategies LLC • Winston-Salem, NC

22h • $60,000 - $64,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant will manage full-cycle multi-state payroll, specialized compliance and complex tax reconciliations within a government contracting environment. This role is responsible for ensuring that all labor costs are accurately recorded in timekeeping and payroll systems, maintaining strict DCAA and DOL audit readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 1–3 years of accounting or payroll experience, specifically within the Government Contracting industry.
• Previous experience with reconciliations is required.
• Understanding of SCA wage determinations and fringe benefit tracking.
• Hands-on experience with Unanet ERP and ADP (Workforce Now) is highly preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• High level of accuracy and the ability to identify and troubleshoot data discrepancies between systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in complex fringe reconciliations is highly preferred.
• "Audit-first" mindset with a focus on DCAA labor charging guidelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot labor mapping errors between payroll and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end multi-state payroll.
• Ensure all pay rates align with SCA wage determinations and track Health & Welfare (H&W) fringe benefit obligations.
• Process multi-state payroll in ADP and ensure the labor distribution in ADP matches Unanet labor report.
• Reconcile payroll registers against the Unanet General Ledger to ensure accurate indirect rate calculations.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations of payroll tax filings (including Forms 940, 941, State/Local Tax forms and W-2).
• Identify filing discrepancies and work with the ADP Tax Team to resolve issues or duplicate filings.
• Monitor and audit timesheet exports to ensure employees are charging correctly to Direct, Indirect, or Overhead tasks in accordance with contract requirements and DCAA guidelines.
• Maintain "audit-ready" records for DCAA or Department of Labor (DOL) inquiries, providing detailed labor distribution reports and proof of SCA compliance.

What This Job Offers

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