Overview
Accounts Payable Accountant
LOCATION: Huntsville, AL (HYBRID)
JOB STATUS: Full-Time
CLEARANCE: N/A
CERTIFICATION: N/A
TRAVEL: less than 5%
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Payable Accountant to join the team on a hybrid schedule in Huntsville, AL.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- 3+ years of experience in Accounts Payable.
- Experience performing AP functions for a U.S. Government contractor using Costpoint.
- Experience reviewing and processing employee travel and expense reports.
- Familiarity with FAR and government contracting compliance.
- Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of basic accounting principles.
- Ability to resolve issues professionally while providing excellent support to employees and vendors.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational and time management skills.
- Experience supporting financial audits and account reconciliations.
- Experience training or assisting employees with travel and expense policies and systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review and process employee travel and expense reports accurately and timely in Costpoint, ensuring compliance with company policy, FAR requirements, and government contracting regulations.
- Provide exceptional customer service by responding to employee and vendor inquiries, resolving issues, and explaining travel and expense policies and procedures.
- Assist employees with expense report submissions, required documentation, and system-related questions.
- Reconcile corporate credit card transactions and ensure appropriate supporting documentation, coding, and approvals.
- Verify general ledger account coding and project/account alignment for expense reports and invoices.
- Support payment processing and assist in resolving expense report discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate and organized records for travel and expense reports, corporate card transactions, and documentation.
- Assist with reconciliations, month-end close activities, and annual financial statement audits.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with employees, vendors, and internal business partners.
- Cross-train with team members to ensure adequate departmental coverage and continuity.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounts Payable Manager.