Accounting Assistant - AP
Rockville, MD · HybridContract / Full-timeSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Accounting Assistant works in the Department of Finance’s Division of the Controller, Accounts Payable Section. The role reviews and processes non-payroll disbursements, assists departments with Oracle Financial transactions, and prepares transactions in accordance with GAAP. This is a short-term contract with possible extension, using a hybrid work model of two onsite days and three remote days per week.
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Job Title: Accounting Assistant
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Type: Contract, short term but extension possible
Compensation: W-2 Negotiable
Work Model: Hybrid, 2 days onsite, 3 days remote
Hours: 40 hours/week expected
Responsibilities
Perform professional fiscal assistant work in the Department of Finance, Division of the Controller, Accounts Payable Section.
Ensure the timely accurate review, evaluation, determination of propriety, and processing of all non-payroll related disbursements.
Assist departments with Oracle Financial transactions such as payment invoice processing, purchasing, iExpense, General Ledger, Project and Grant inquiries and transactions.
Prepare and process disbursement transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Investigate and resolve issues, discrepancies, or errors arising from processing transactions.
Audit and evaluate transactions and ensure propriety and completeness.
Perform reconciliations.
Requirements
Must understand Oracle Financial Modules.
Must be proficient in Data Entry and all Microsoft applications.
Four (4) years of progressively responsible, fiscally-related clerical experience (e.g., posting journal entries, processing fiscal actions using automated systems) including demonstrated proficiency with integrated word processing and spreadsheet functions.
Experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable organization with a primary focus on matching invoices to receiving records and Purchase Order (PO) strongly preferred.
System One, and its subsidiaries including Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
How this job compares
Set against the 441 open Accounts Payable jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$79–94K/yr117 salary ranges
- US median$23–28/hr93 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 441 open Accounts Payable jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Accounts Payable postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (271 postings).
- Education
- 83 of the 441 open Accounts Payable jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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