Payroll & Accounting Specialist

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Highlights of Responsibilities:

• Support Payroll department, processing of timesheets, and payroll system administration

• Develop capability to perform full payroll duties as required for backup/interim purposes

• Cross train with other departments within Accounting (Accounts Payable, General Ledger) to support and backup as needed

• Review and analyze financials to prepare journal entries and account reconciliation

• Support implementation of Unanet accounting system
• Collaborate with others within the team and the larger finance organization on special projects
• Provide support for audit activities, directly communicating with various auditors to answer their inquiries

Requirements:

• Ability to learn and apply knowledge to a diverse set activities within the accounting department

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 0-5 years of experience
• Experience in Microsoft Excel

• Unanet experience preferred but not required

• Experience in accounting related position in government contracting

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:
• Sitting for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings

It is the policy of Empower AI to provide equal opportunity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class or category as may be defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. In addition, we affirm that all compensation, benefits, company-sponsored training, educational assistance, social, and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our firm intent to support equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in keeping with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.