Payroll Accountant, Costpoint

Why this role existsVeilant is growing, and our Finance team needs someone who can take real ownership of the accounting work that keeps the business moving.One of the first things you will take over is payroll, transitioning that responsibility from our Controller. From there, you will become a key part of our monthly close, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and the continued evolution of our finance processes.We are not looking for someone to simply inherit a checklist.We want someone who understands Costpoint, knows government contracting accounting, and sees an inefficient process and naturally starts thinking about how to make it better.The workYou will own and support work that directly affects the accuracy and reliability of our financial operation.Your core areas of ownership will include:Payroll processing, reconciliation, and issue resolutionGeneral ledger accounting and journal entries in Deltek CostpointMonth end close and account reconciliationsSubledger to general ledger reconciliation and discrepancy researchAccounting records aligned with GAAP, FAR, CAS, and government contracting requirementsPartnership with Accounting, FP&A, and other teams across the businessProcess documentation, improvement, and automationThis is a hands on accounting role, but we want you thinking beyond the transaction.If something takes ten steps and should take five, we want you to notice.If a process lives in someone's head, we want you to help document it.If Costpoint can be used more effectively, we want you asking how.What success looks likeWe want you to know what good looks like before you ever join us.Within your first six months, you should be able to:Independently own our recurring payroll process with a high degree of accuracyUnderstand how Veilant's accounting processes fit together from payroll through close and financial reportingNavigate our Costpoint workflows confidentlyOwn recurring reconciliations and investigate discrepancies through resolutionBuild strong working relationships across Accounting and FP&AIdentify processes that can be simplified, documented, or automatedCreate repeatable workflows that make the Finance team more scalableBecome someone the team trusts to take ownership and follow work through to completion