Chenega Corporation is hiring: Accounting Technician in Elizabeth City

**Summary**

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! **Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC** , a **Chenega Professional Services** company, is looking for an **Accounting Technician** to provide financial and accounting support for the United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC). The USCG ALC provides logistical support for the aviation fleet for the USCG and other Government agencies. This support includes depot maintenance, engineering, supply, procurement, information services, and acquisition project execution. Within ALC, the Aviation Logistics Division (ALD) provides accounting and administrative support to all ALC product lines and shared support divisions.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employees knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

**Responsibilities**

+ Provide support maintaining ALCs general ledgers, risk management efforts, and process analysis.

+ Maintain the General Ledger to capture and report financial aspects of activities and maintain an internal controls and audit readiness program.

+ Supports the ALCs risk management efforts, and provide analysis of various processes throughout ALC that affect costs and/or budget, and any other accounting and administrative services as needed.

+ Support financial and accounting duties of the ALCs Fiscal Operations (including commercial and government payables), Risk Management, and Cost Accounting Branches.

+ Use applied formulas to test and evaluate detailed and summary accounts for equality and accuracy.

+ Analyze efficiency of both the accounting system and accounting operation procedures and make recommendations for improvement.

+ Perform reviews, analysis, and evaluations of existing and proposed accounting practices.

+ Review unique, unusual, or complex problems/documents to verify accounting data and mathematical accuracy.

+ Prepare drafts of memoranda or letters responding inquiries.

+ Ensure obligations, expenditures, and disbursement of funds are being recorded IAW governing regulations.

+ Compile and prepare accounting ledgers, reports, reconciliations, and analyses on various systems/accounts.

+ Prepare manuals and instruction material that implement change to ensure all management data produced is continuously improved, accurate, reliable, and relevant.

**Qualifications**

+ Must possess one of the following two qualifications:

+ Accounting Degree or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to six (6) hours of credit in business law OR

+ At least least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must include one of the following:

+ 24-hour semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law

+ A Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor obtained through written examination

+ Completion of the requirement for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g. 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24 semester hour requirement:

+ Has worked at full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field

+ A panel of atleast two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowlesdge of accounting and of releated and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that is normally associated with completion of the 4 year course of study described above

+ Except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.

_Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:_

+ Demonstrated general computer skills for accounting environment: e.g., proficient in the use of ten key number pad on computer keyboard.

+ Demonstrated ability to utilize common software programs including Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft 365 Suite: Microsoft Excel (to include the ability to perform complex functions and create pivot tables/graphs), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Share Point, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Outlook. Ability to use Outlook to receive and send email, enter requirements in shared calendars, use shared mailboxes, use out-of-office assistant; manage electronic files and folders; use keyboard for page controls, print screen, and special characters.

+ Demonstrated excellent ability to manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines.

+ Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and infer requirements for projects based on compliance with laws and regulations.

+ Demonstrated ability to work with minimal Government oversight.

+ Possess knowledge of the various steps and procedures required to provide a full range of accounting support for commonly used practices.

+ Possess knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and general accounting practices.

+ Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently.

+ Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**Estimated Salary/Wage**

Up to USD $27.68/Hr.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

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