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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.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AllSTEM Connections is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
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Additional Skills
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Process and audit high volumes of employee travel and expense reports.
- Support travel accounting activities within a government accounting environment.
- Use Concur, SAP, Excel, and Microsoft Office applications to manage expense processing and reporting.
- Research discrepancies, apply compliance requirements, and provide employee support.
- Government accounting experience is required.
- Experience applying Federal Travel Regulations and federal travel policies is required.
- Experience processing and auditing travel expense reports is required.
- Strong understanding of allowable versus unallowable expenses in a government, aerospace and defense, or regulated accounting environment.
- Experience with employee travel reimbursement and expense reporting.
- Concur experience for expense processing is required.
- Working knowledge of SAP is required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 3 to 6 or more years of accounting or travel accounting experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, confidentiality, and deadline management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer service mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting aerospace and defense, federal government, or DoD environments.
- Experience with government contract accounting.
- Experience working in a dedicated Travel Accounting department.
AllSTEM Representative Contact Info
Account Executive:
Rihan
Branch Phone:
(909) 244-1777
Location:
Ontario, CA