Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Staff Accountant

Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $89,300 - $105,500 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in GAAP compliance, account reconciliation, and financial reporting within government contracting environments. Proficient in Unanet for general ledger processing, timekeeping, and expense management, with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel for data analysis.

Highest-signal resume keywords
GAAP ComplianceUnanet ExperienceAccount ReconciliationDCAA Audit RequirementsFinancial Reporting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid amortization, depreciation, and reclassifications, in accordance with GAAP
  • Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
  • Prepare support schedules, financial statement analyses, budget-to-actual reports, and variance reports
  • Maintain the chart of accounts and organizational structure
  • Support labor cost distribution, timekeeping compliance, and labor reconciliations
  • Assist with project setup, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and billing across cost-reimbursable, time-and-materials, and firm-fixed-price contracts
  • Prepare documentation and respond to DCAA, DCMA, federal agency, and external auditor requests
  • Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc reports
  • Review, code, and process vendor and subcontractor invoices in Unanet
  • Perform three-way invoice matching and resolve discrepancies
  • Review subcontractor invoices against contract terms, approved rates, ceilings, and period of performance
  • Review and process employee expense reports in Unanet
  • Prepare weekly ACH, check, and wire payment runs
  • Maintain vendor master data, including W-9 collection and SAM.gov exclusion verification
  • Reconcile accounts payable subledger to the general ledger and maintain accounts payable aging
  • Record accounts payable accruals at period end
  • Prepare annual Form 1099 filings and respond to vendor inquiries
  • Support internal and external audits, including DCAA, DCMA, and Single Audit procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • Three (3) or more years of general ledger or staff accounting experience
  • At least two (2) years with a government contractor or federally funded organization
  • Hands-on experience with Unanet, including GL processing and month-end utilities
  • Working experience with Unanet timekeeping, expense, project, or financial modules
  • Working knowledge of FAR Part 31, DCAA audit requirements, and indirect rate structures
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and account reconciliation practices
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data reconciliation
  • Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to meet close deadlines
  • Ability to obtain and maintain any background investigation required by the organization's contracts, if applicable
  • Familiarity with Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and Single Audit requirements for federal grants preferred
  • Experience with CAS-covered contracts and Disclosure Statement requirements preferred
  • Experience in a professional services or federal contracting environment preferred
  • Experience supporting Incurred Cost Submissions and forward pricing or provisional billing rate proposals preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Remote work arrangement
  • Exempt status
  • Minimal overnight travel, no more than 5%
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Hard Skills
Journal EntriesBalance Sheet ReconciliationVariance ReportingLabor Cost DistributionASC 606 Revenue RecognitionAccounts Payable ProcessingACH Payment ProcessingForm 1099 FilingsData ReconciliationIndirect Rate Structures
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailDeadline Management
Tools & Technologies
UnanetMicrosoft Excel
Industry Keywords
FAR Part 31DCAADCMAUniform GuidanceSingle AuditCAS-Covered Contracts