Staff Accountant

Brailsford and Dunlavey is seeking a highly skilled Staff Accountant to join our growing team in Washington, DC. Are you someone who prides themselves on being disciplined, highly organized, and meticulous? Are you driven by intellectual curiosity and pursuing a more challenging and rewarding career path? Do you desire to work in a collaborative, high-performance environment with leadership committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion? If these qualities align with your values, B&D is the place for you!

Achieve a work-life balance with our flexible work arrangement. The candidate for this role will preferably work in our Washington, DC, office two days a week. Fully remote candidates who are located in the US eastern time zone are also welcome to apply.

Position Purpose

The staff accountant will process purchase and sales documents in accordance with the department's Standard Operating Procedures/Internal Controls for CENTERS, LLC, the sister company of Brailsford and Dunlavey.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage the submission/payment process for employees’ expenses and credit card transactions.
• Enter/Upload transactions accurately, ensuring all documentation is provided, correct G/L codes and project codes are selected, and totals match.
• Reconciliation of all employee records quarterly
• Process client invoices timely and accurately.
• Work with project leads to assemble invoices in accordance with contractual and financial reporting standards.
• Compile client invoices with substantiation and remit them to clients in a timely manner.
• Manage the vendor payment process in a timely and accurate.
• Ensure approved documents are coded correctly before recordation within the AIS.
• Enter transactions accurately, ensuring the correct document type, project code, and G/L accounts
• Ensure all client and vendor files are complete, accurate, and orderly.
• Promptly assemble and file financial records (either in physical or digital format) and all vendor correspondence in accordance with department standards.
• Manage document retention for all vendor files.
• Maintain balance sheet schedules.
• Prepare site-specific financial statements.
• Assist with business management matters.
• Respond to requests for information (RFI’s) by project staff, clients, and vendors.
• Handle requests professionally while quickly and accurately providing information.
• Ensure data requests are authorized; protecting information from either internal or external requests that are not legitimate.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• 2 years of accounting experience is preferred.
• Audit experience is preferred.
• Public accounting experience is preferred.
• Able to use Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proficient in utilizing Accounting Information Systems
• Organized, with team-ready focus and attitude.
• Willingness to learn and excel in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail.
• Effective communicator (oral and written).
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge and understanding of individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, cultural, disability and ethical backgrounds and sensitivity to/knowledge and understanding of groups historically underrepresented.
  
  

Why work with us?

We lead the planning, development, and management of the places that shape and strengthen our communities. At B&D, you can make a meaningful impact on the communities around you while advancing your career. We strongly believe that for you to invest your career in us, we must also invest in YOU. That's why B&D offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% company-paid medical, prescription, and dental insurance premiums for employees and their children. Our benefits package includes vision insurance, company-paid contribution to 401(K), paid time off, employee assistance programs, cell phone reimbursement, and much more! At B&D, we prioritize growth opportunities, diversity and inclusion, mentorship programs, and work/life balance. Does it get better than this? We don't think so, and if you agree, we would like to encourage you to apply with us today. We are excited to meet you.

This role’s estimated base annual salary range is $68,000-75,000. Pay scales are determined by role, seniority level, location, and market data (e.g., industry standards and regional salary reports). Individual pay is assessed through interviews, considering factors such as job-related skills, experience, education, certifications, and internal pay equity.

Brailsford & Dunlavey is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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