Staff Accountant

Required Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of accounting experience with hands-on customer billing and Accounts Receivable
• Hands-on Unanet experience required
• Full-cycle AR experience including invoicing, cash application, collections, and reconciliations
• Accounts Payable and employee expense report experience
• Bank and credit card reconciliation experience
• Working knowledge of General Ledger accounting and month-end close
• Strong Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through Ability to manage recurring deadlines across customers, employees, vendors, and program teams

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• Government contracting accounting and billing experience
• Customer and project setup experience within Unanet
• Knowledge of government travel regulations and CONUS/OCONUS per diem calculations
• Familiarity with COLA, LQA, Danger Pay, and Post Hardship calculations
• Intercompany accounting exposure
• Project financial reporting experience
• Budget-to-actual analysis experience Interest in developing further into project accounting/program control

Job Description

This position is hybrid in Haymarket, VA (3 days a week on site, 2 remote) and is willing to pay between $70,000-$85,000 depending on experience and qualifications. You must have accounts receivable experience within Unanet.

Insight Global is seeking a Staff Accountant – Billing & Accounts Receivable (Unanet) for a top government contracting client. This individual will take ownership of the full billing and AR lifecycle, from preparing accurate customer invoices through cash application, collections, and reconciliation. The Staff Accountant will serve as a key Unanet resource while also gaining broad exposure to AP, month-end close, project accounting, timesheets, and program control. This is a strong opportunity for an accounting professional with hands-on Unanet experience who wants increased ownership, direct partnership with a Controller, and room to grow within project accounting and program finance.

• Own customer billing and AR from invoice preparation through cash collection
• Prepare/review invoices, apply cash, manage collections, and reconcile AR
• Set up and maintain customer, project, and billing records within Unanet
• Process vendor invoices, coding, approvals, and payments
• Review employee expense reports and reconcile vendor accounts
• Complete bank, credit card, and GL reconciliations
• Prepare routine journal entries and support monthly close
• Monitor employee timesheets, identify exceptions, and coordinate corrections
• Ensure approved time flows accurately into payroll and customer billing
• Review project labor and costs
• Run budget-to-actual analyses and assist program managers with project accounting/billing questions
• Partner directly with the Controller on accounting projects and process improvements
• Support audits and internal reviews