FYI: Your profile Only eligible for this role if you have Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), Federal Travel Policies, and Government Accounting experience.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Accounting Specialist to join the Travel Accounting team. This role is responsible for processing employee travel and expense reports while ensuring compliance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR), Federal Travel Policies, and Government Accounting requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting government travel accounting and applying federal travel compliance regulations in a government or government-contractor environment.

Accounting Specialist IV opportunity in Poway, CA for an experienced accounting professional with strong travel accounting, government accounting, Concur, SAP, and Excel skills. This hybrid role supports a busy Travel Accounting team in the aerospace and defense industry, helping employees across the organization process accurate and compliant travel expense reports.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys high-volume transactional accounting, problem-solving, and customer-facing support. The work environment is collaborative, process-driven, and focused on accuracy, compliance, and service. Candidates who thrive in structured accounting environments with supportive leadership, clear expectations, and cross-functional teamwork will be well positioned for success.

Key Responsibilities

- Review, audit, and process high volumes of employee travel and expense reports in Concur.
- Ensure expense reports comply with Federal Travel Regulations, federal travel policies, company policies, and government accounting requirements.
- Research and resolve travel expense discrepancies by communicating with employees and administrators.
- Apply knowledge of allowable and unallowable expenses in a government accounting environment.
- Maintain accounting records, tracking spreadsheets, and financial data using Excel, SAP, and related systems.
- Provide administrative and customer service support to the Travel Accounting team while maintaining confidentiality.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay rate: $33.00 to $37.00 per hour.
- Location: Poway, CA.
- Work arrangement: Hybrid, 4 days onsite and 1 day remote.
- Duration: 4 to 5 month contract, with potential for full-time based on business needs.
- Shift: Day shift.

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