Corporate Accountant, Cash & Bank Reconciliation

Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, the Corporate Accountant, Cash & Bank Reconciliation will own the end-to-end reconciliation process for 60+ corporate bank accounts and the A/P and A/R sub-ledgers each month, while building broader corporate accounting experience across the month-end close. This position operates on a hybrid work schedule based out of our headquarters in Chantilly, VA. The role is critical to maintaining financial integrity, optimizing cash visibility, and supporting a swift, accurate close using our core enterprise platform, Microsoft Dynamics.

Responsibilities

Cash & Bank

• Reconciliation Ownership: Own and complete accurate monthly, weekly, and daily reconciliations for 60+ bank accounts across multiple business entities, determining the appropriate treatment of reconciling items.

• System Integration: Use Microsoft Dynamics to pull general ledger data, review automated bank feed matches, and analyze transactional discrepancies.

• Transaction Analysis: Analyze and match high-volume transactions, including ACH transactions, wire transfers, credit card merchant processing, and checks, and determine how exceptions should be resolved.

• Cash Reporting: Prepare daily cash position reports, review intercompany cash movements and bank transfers, and identify and escalate unusual activity, duplicate payments, and stale-dated checks.

A/P and A/R

• Sub-Ledger Reconciliations: Reconcile the A/P and A/R sub-ledgers to the general ledger control accounts each month, reviewing aging reports, unapplied payments and credits, and open-item detail.

• Cash Application Review: Review A/R cash receipts and A/P disbursements against bank activity, and determine the correct resolution of unapplied, misapplied, or unmatched items.

• Resolution: Work with the A/P and A/R teams to research and resolve reconciling items, and escalate aged or unusual balances to the Accounting Manager and Corporate Controller.

Across All Reconciliations

• Discrepancy Resolution: Independently investigate and resolve variances between source records and the general ledger (GL), collaborating closely with internal teams. Perform root-cause analysis on recurring discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.

• Month-End Support: Prepare journal entries, roll-forward schedules, and reconciliation reports within the ERP system to support the Corporate Controller during the close cycle.

Development Track: Corporate Accounting (approx. 30-40%)

• Build working knowledge of the full month-end close through rotating responsibility across corporate accounting areas, such as accruals and adjusting entries, intercompany accounting, prepaids, fixed assets, and flux analysis.

• Develop a working understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost principles, including allowable and unallowable costs and how they affect indirect cost rates.

• Take ownership of one or two additional account areas within 6-12 months, as agreed with the Corporate Controller.

• Partner with the Accounting and Financial Accounting & Analysis teams to understand how transactions flow from source systems to the GL and financial statements.

Audit Readiness & Process Improvement

• FAR Audit & DOT ICQ Support: Assist with Internal Control Questionnaires (ICQs) for various state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) as part of FAR audits, including gathering supporting documentation and tracking requests, due dates, and status by agency.

• Audit Readiness: Maintain clean, well-organized digital documentation and workpapers to ensure compliance with internal controls and external audit requirements.

• Process Optimization: Evaluate reconciliation workflows and recommend automation opportunities within Microsoft Dynamics, such as auto-matching rules and workflow improvements, to the Corporate Controller.

• Documentation: Develop and maintain reconciliation procedures so the process is repeatable and supports cross-training.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, treasury operations, or a related finance role.

• Experience with bank, A/P, or A/R reconciliations, FAR cost principles, government audits, or DOT ICQs is a plus; training will be provided.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).

• Knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and balance sheet reconciliations, with working knowledge of banking operations (ACH, wires, checks, and merchant processing).

• Ability to complete high-volume bank, A/P, and A/R reconciliations accurately and on time across multiple business entities, managing competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Ability to investigate and resolve reconciliation exceptions, and to escalate complex or high-risk items to the Accounting Manager or Corporate Controller.

• Ability to analyze high-volume transaction data and prepare journal entries, roll-forward schedules, and reconciliation reports in Microsoft Dynamics.

• Ability to recommend process improvements and automation opportunities to streamline the reconciliation workflow.

• Ability to maintain audit-ready documentation and assist with FAR audit support, including DOT ICQs.

• Developing knowledge of accruals, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, and FAR cost principles.

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (365 Finance & Operations or Business Central preferred), with a willingness to deepen it.

  • Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, PivotTables, and large data-set manipulation).

• Attributes: Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently, a strong desire to learn accounting fundamentals, and the ability to meet tight month-end and audit deadlines.
• Location & Availability: Ability to work a hybrid schedule (mix of remote and in-office days), commuting to our office in Chantilly, VA.

The expected pay range for this role and location is $33-$47.60/hour. The final agreed-upon compensation will be determined based on specific location and other individual qualifications.

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and building science + infrastructure consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,200 employees in 125 offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #144 in Engineering News-Record's Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2026) and #38 in Zweig Group's Hot Firm List (June 2026). For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more, clickhere.