Senior Accounting Analyst

Insight Global is currently hiring a Senior Accounting Analyst to join a large healthcare client in the Richmond, VA area. This role can be fully remote, however, it may require some travel to Richmond here and there. The position will be a 6 month contract and could have the opportunity for extension based on workload and performance!

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute the recurring monthly IT project accrual accounting process.
• Partner with project owners to understand project status, progress, and what work has or has not been completed.
• Gather and evaluate information needed to accurately support monthly accruals.
• Understand the underlying accounting treatment and ensure transactions are appropriately supported.
• Assist with the preparation and support of journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Track project activity and maintain accurate documentation throughout the monthly close process.
• Analyze discrepancies, incomplete information, and accounting issues and work with appropriate stakeholders to resolve them.
• Evaluate the existing process with an eye toward its overall purpose, effectiveness, and accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen controls, and improve the efficiency of the monthly process.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of accounting, finance, or related analytical experience.
• Strong general accounting background with an understanding of accrual accounting.
• Experience supporting IT project accounting, project accruals, or similar project-based accounting processes is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ability to understand both the execution of an accounting process and the accounting principles behind it.
• Experience managing recurring monthly processes with minimal oversight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a process-improvement mindset.
• Ability to communicate effectively with project owners and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.