Axle
Finance and Accounting Associate
Tysons, VA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
Data ScienceData VisualizationFinancial ModelingAccountingForecastingBudgetingExcelQuickBooksResearchLeadershipGAAPInternal AuditVariance Analysis
About the role
- Execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes across all entities in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including consolidated financial statements and intercompany eliminations.
- Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and advanced Excel capabilities - including Power Query, Power Pivot, and automated workflows - to streamline financial processes, reduce manual effort, and improve reporting efficiency.
- Axlerator is hiring a Finance & Accounting Associate to play a key role in supporting finance operations and operational reporting across a diverse portfolio of entities.
Responsibilities
- Perform complex account reconciliations and variance analysis across the consolidated group and at the individual entity level.
- Support budgeting, multi-year forecasting, and rolling cash flow projections at the entity and consolidated group level, with KPI dashboards and variance reporting.
- Develop and implement frameworks for AI adoption and automation within finance operations, leveraging tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Power BI, and Tableau to modernize workflows.
- Enhance and maintain accounting policies and internal controls ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and government contracting standards
- support external audits inquiries.
- Mentor and develop Junior Associate-level team members while collaborating cross-functionally with operations, finance, and executive leadership to build scalable financial infrastructure.
- Enhance and maintain accounting policies and internal controls ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and government contracting standards; support external audits inquiries.
- With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Microsoft Excel (advanced) - pivot tables, financial modeling, and complex formula proficiency.
- Manage cost accounting and project-based reporting, cost tracking, invoicing, and government-required reporting and multi-entity accounting and group-level reporting.
- This role requires the ability to work out of Tysons, VA five days a week.
- Education & Experience
- Preferred
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA, and/or CMA certification
- 3-5 years of accounting and finance experience with exposure to multi-entity structures, government contracting, or investment entities
- public accounting background preferred
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including Consolidation, Revenue Recognition, and Leases, Cost Accounting, and DCAA compliance
- familiarity with SEC reporting concepts is preferred
- Deltek Costpoint or Deltek Vantagepoint
- QuickBooks Online and/or QuickBooks Enterprise Suite
Benefits
- We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations.
- 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
- Educational Benefits for Career Growth
- Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
- Employee Referral Bonus
Company info
- This is a unique opportunity to build and shape a finance and accounting structure with a new mission and perspective - one that is actively investing in and operating multiple businesses across government contracting and public markets.
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