Senior Staff Accountant

Leading Path Consulting

Senior Accountant managing general ledger accounting operations at Leading Path, an IT consulting firm. Collaborating with team members and external partners while ensuring financial compliance.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform day-to-day accounting activities and perform month-end close
Understand payroll processing including timesheet/expense approval and set up and release of payroll
Assist in preparing and reviewing financial statements and bank reconciliations
Assist in the year-end close process
Assist with budgeting as requested
Record or review client payments
Generate journal entries for month-end close - expense allocations, monthly accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation, and make adjusting/reclassification journal entries, if necessary
Responsible for unearned revenue– maintaining schedules, interfacing with contracts staff and project leads to stay up to date on changing revenue recognition, ensuring G/L is up to date before any close
Promote a team effort environment by teaching/assisting other members of accounting as needed
Assist in achieving DCAA compliance goal
Prepare or review invoicing as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years job experience in accounting, experience in government consulting firms preferred
Experience with Unanet required, experience with ADP preferred
Strong computer skills - Experience in working with large data and spreadsheets in Excel
Strong organizational skills - Effective in constantly re-prioritizing work and following through on commitments
Strong problem solving and analytical skills – ability to determine solutions based on the situation
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
Team-oriented, self-starter that can work in both a collaborative and independent environment
Highly detail oriented

Benefits

Comp & perks

Leading Path (LP) offers a professional work environment with a strong work-life balance and flexibility.
LP allows a remote schedule that is flexible and allows mostly work from home.
LP provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, 401K, paid time off and paid holidays, company parties, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accountingpayroll processingfinancial statementsbank reconciliationsbudgetingjournal entriesrevenue recognitionDCAA complianceinvoicingdata analysis

Soft Skills

organizational skillsproblem solvinganalytical skillsteam-orientedself-starterdetail orientedcollaborativeindependent

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting