Senior Associate - Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

Job Location: 

This role is 100% remote.

Clearance:

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance.

Job Description:

Blake Willson Group is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant, to provide hands-on accounting and financial reporting support for federal financial operations, with a focus on Working Capital Fund activities and general ledger accounting. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, analyzing account balances and variances, and supporting compliant financial reporting in accordance with federal accounting standards. In this position, you will also:

• Perform general ledger accounting activities, including journal voucher preparation and review, trial balance analysis, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Support DoD financial reporting requirements, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data.
• Analyze financial transactions and account balances to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and resolve accounting issues.
• Support Working Capital Fund accounting and reporting activities, including the analysis of fund-level financial data and related transactions.
• Review and validate financial data from source systems and reporting platforms, ensuring alignment with federal accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Prepare, review, and validate financial reports and supporting documentation, including data submitted through DDRS and other DoD financial reporting systems.
• Coordinate with DoD, DFAS, and other government stakeholders to resolve accounting discrepancies, clarify reporting requirements, and support timely financial reporting.
• Identify trends, unusual account activity, and reporting inconsistencies, recommending corrective actions to maintain accurate financial records.
• Maintain detailed and well-supported accounting documentation while managing competing priorities and challenging stakeholder expectations.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on general ledger accounting experience, including journal vouchers, trial balances, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• 3+ years of experience supporting DoD accounting, financial operations, or financial reporting, preferably within a Working Capital Fund environment.
• 1+ year of experience applying federal accounting standards and reporting requirements, including SFFAS, OMB Circular A-11, and OMB Circular A-136.

Desired Skills:

• Direct experience supporting DoD Working Capital Fund accounting, financial operations, and reporting.
• Experience with DDRS or other DoD financial reporting systems, federal accounting standards, and applicable DoD financial management guidance.
• Experience analyzing general ledger activity, preparing or reviewing journal vouchers, reconciling trial balances, and investigating financial variances.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to validate financial data, identify discrepancies, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to navigate challenging stakeholder interactions, accept constructive feedback, and maintain professionalism under pressure.
• An active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is strongly preferred, but not required.

At Blake Willson Group, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation practices. For this position, we offer a competitive salary range of $100,000 to $140,000 in the United States. Your individual salary within this range will be determined by various factors, including but not limited to your education, experience, skills, and geographic location. We also provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which includes major medical benefits such as dental and vision coverage, a 401(k)-contribution plan, holiday and personal time off, professional development training & certification benefits, health & wellness subsidies, paid time off for community service, and more. We value your contributions and are committed to recognizing and rewarding your performance and the value you bring to our business.