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Finance and Contracts Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) experience
  • Prior experience with government cost accounting and DCAA requirements
  • Prior experience with government contracting including eCraft and WAWF/PIEE submittals
  • Essential knowledge of general office skills, computers, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word and Excel), and basic accounting principles

Responsibilities

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable including processing expense reports and customer invoices
  • Monitoring submission of time and manager approvals for payroll
  • Development of government contract deliverables and drafting Subcontracts and Purchase Orders
  • Generating incurred cost reports and other DCAA reporting requirements

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Organizational Skills
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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KTA-Tator, Inc.

Engineering Services

KTA-Tator, Inc., KTA for short, is a Consulting/Engineering firm founded in 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our main specialty is consulting and inspection in the protective coatings and construction industries. Instrument Sales, Service, & Repair // KTAGage.com Coatings, otherwise known as paint, are found in every aspect of our society today: on beverage cans, on automobiles, in houses and other buildings, on bridges, inside and outside of storage tanks, on pipes, on trains, and airplanes and much more. KTA's specific expertise lies in our extensive knowledge of the many different kinds of paints/coatings which exist, their performance characteristics, what they're made of, and the best uses for each. For 75+ years, KTA has retained a staff of the coating industry's top professionals making it the largest and best-trained professional staff of any independent coatings/corrosion consulting organization. The staff includes professional engineers, senior coatings and environmental consultants, certified protective coatings specialists, chemists, certified coatings inspectors, steel fabrication inspection services, certified industrial hygienists, and certified safety professionals. KTA currently has over 250 employees at its various locations. This diversification provides the breadth and depth of services to clients for all of their corrosion-related products and services.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryEngineering Services
Company size201 - 500

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Elzly Technology Corporation (Elzly) is a growing consulting-engineering firm that provides technical and subject matter expertise for the prevention and control of corrosion. Our services include assisting our clients with field investigations of corrosion phenomena, research and testing of materials, developing training materials, and development of specifications. Culturally, we focus on providing our customers a valuable service while creating an enjoyable and professional organization, allowing employees maximum opportunity to express their individual talents and participate in professional development activities through in-house, hands-on, formal training, and certifications.

Elzly has an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Contracts Specialist based out of our Reston, VA office. Hybrid work from home roles will also be considered. This position is full time (or part-time if preferred) with a blend of accounting responsibilities, contracts management, and general administrative tasks including:

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable: Receiving and entering bills for staff and corporate account purchases, processing Concur-based expense reports, creating bank payments and printing checks, drafting customer invoices, monitoring P&L’s, using QuickBooks and NetSuite, and performing government contract submittals into eCraft/WAWF.
  • Payroll: Monitoring submission of time and manager approvals, contacting delinquent staff, and generating a time file bi-weekly to submit to Headquarters for payroll processing.
  • Contract and subcontract management: development of government contract deliverables, drafting and issuing Subcontracts and Purchase Orders, incurred cost reports and other DCAA reporting requirements.     

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) experience
  • Prior experience with government cost accounting and DCAA requirements, 
  • Prior experience with government contracting including eCraft and WAWF/PIEE submittals
  • Essential knowledge of general office skills, computers, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word and Excel), and basic accounting principles.
  • Physical requirements: Sitting for extended periods, typing, speaking, hearing, and ability to lift up to 25 pounds and climb stairs.

This position at Elzly will be performed primarily at our Reston, VA office, as well as at our customer’s facilities and other off-site locations (e.g., military installations, bridges/highway structures, etc.). Elzly has a telework structure that may be offered to motivated individuals and self-starters commensurate with the ability of the candidate to work independently and effectively in a remote environment. The expectation is that a majority of the work for this position will take place in one of our offices, or at our client sites allowing the successful candidate to work collaboratively with other Elzly staff. 
 

Salary range: $25-40/ hour with comprehensive benefits package for full-time. Salary is based on experience, position level, and full vs. part-time status.

 Elzly offers competitive pay, great benefits, including two fantastic retirement plans (ESOP & 401K), and is a casual, friendly workplace, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are proud to be a 100% employee-owned company voted a 2024 Top Workplace in Pittsburgh! KTA is a company run with family-inspired values and ethics, where diverse perspectives, experiences, and capabilities are embraced and valued. The employees of KTA are dedicated to making each other, the company and our clients successful. We believe that serving our clients as we want to be served results in long-lasting business relationships. We are committed to helping you take your career to a new and exciting level. At KTA, you’ll work, learn from, and become one of the best in the industry. 
 

KTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. KTA is a Standing Firm Company. Elzly Technology Corporation (Elzly) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KTA-Tator, Inc. (KTA).

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