Accountant

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are searching for an Accountant to join the Post Award team in our Accounting Department at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University.  ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). This position will be primarily responsible for the closeout of awards. 

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Analyze program costs and ensure compliance with the contract terms and conditions and university policies

• Perform journal entries as necessary

• Confirm proper invoicing and posting of income

• Prepare rate verifications for financial closeout documentation, and verify all final contractual documentation has been provided to the sponsor

• Act as a liaison with key stakeholders to include ARL Contracts, ARL Accounting, Research Accounting, ARL Property, and ARL Technical Offices in order to perform the assigned tasking

• Prepare special invoices and provide financial backup as necessary for a subset of agreements

• Additional duties such as status tracking and maintaining a closeout listing; identifying, implementing, and streamlining process improvements; and writing/updating internal standard operating procedures

• Ad-hoc exercises as they arise

Required skills and experience include:

• Intermediate experience with Excel

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and written

• Strong problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills

• Detail-oriented

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to adapt to change in a fast paced environment

• Ability to work independently

Preferred skills include:

• Proficient knowledge of government and industrial grants and contracts

• Successful completion of the PSU ACES course

• Basic knowledge of Word, Power Point, and Outlook

• 3+ years of experience in commercial Enterprise Resource Planning system, such as SAP or Oracle e-Business Suite

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

• An active government security clearance

This position minimally requires a Bachelor’s Degree or higher plus three years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Your working location can be fully remote, hybrid (onsite/work from home), or fully on-site in State College, PA.

Candidates for consideration must submit a cover letter of interest and a resume.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation. You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.

**The proposed salary range may be impacted by geographic differential.**

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:

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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. 

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