Finance and Accounting Associate

<div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';"> <p>(ID: 2026-2462)</p> <br> <p><strong>Axle Informatics</strong> is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. 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. We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations. </p> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';"> <p><strong>Benefits We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>100% Medical, Dental &amp; Vision Coverage for Employees</li> <li>Educational Benefits for Career Growth</li> <li>Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)</li> <li>Employee Referral Bonus</li> <li>401K Matching</li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts: <ul> <li>Healthcare (FSA)</li> <li>Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)</li> <li>Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)</li> <li>Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ck-content" style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: 11pt;" data-wrapper="true"> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Overview:&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Axlerator is hiring a Finance &amp; Accounting Associate to play a key role in supporting finance operations and operational reporting across a diverse portfolio of entities.</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;"> The ideal candidate will be comfortable navigating the distinct accounting, compliance, and reporting requirements of each entity type — including GAAP-based consolidated reporting, and cost accounting standards.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">This position is designed for an accounting and finance professional who is ready to take on complex, multi-entity responsibilities, and contribute to financial frameworks that drive operational excellence and support portfolio management initiatives. 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. </span><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">This role requires the ability to work out of Tysons, VA five days a week.&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Key Responsibilities&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e8e08c1a353adf0392502b83b3800bf4f"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes across all entities in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including consolidated financial statements and intercompany eliminations.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="ea85227169ab34184a2302ea6cec19027"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Perform complex account reconciliations and variance analysis across the consolidated group and at the individual entity level.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e167c4d2f37e8e7637cad40023592fe5f"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Manage cost accounting and project-based reporting, cost tracking, invoicing, and government-required reporting and multi-entity accounting and group-level reporting.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e7aeb3b99519c1130f9779c74fccb4024"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Support budgeting, multi-year forecasting, and rolling cash flow projections at the entity and consolidated group level, with KPI dashboards and variance reporting.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="ed49fc6b43f6938215c3c4f535a036a28"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">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.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e6553e490721fd1d1a62caf8516c829d7"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">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.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e73454abe9c7d5068af442690f12792ed"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Enhance and maintain accounting policies and internal controls ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, and government contracting standards; support external audits inquiries.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e8a0cbf03005c47f4c71faed900746048"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Mentor and develop Junior Associate-level team members while collaborating cross-functionally with operations, finance, and executive leadership to build scalable financial infrastructure.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Qualifications&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Education &amp; Experience&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e576e0aea27ec1cf6fec6dbd93e19d8c3"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e3fe6f6e222c2d2ba2956aa3c90f6d3c7"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; Preferred</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e6d00dc73dad6436e60657c302d2b1e5d"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">CPA, and/or CMA certification; Preferred&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e53eb5bff1373680ffddf8ebe73208f55"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">3-5 years of accounting and finance experience with exposure to multi-entity structures, government contracting, or investment entities; public accounting background preferred&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e342a5b6f6330bcb7823c0829c6f3b6dc"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">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&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Systems &amp; Tools —&nbsp;Preferred/Required&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="margin-left: 8px;" data-list-item-id="ea0ca09e682af53f9602de5cb1d084ac3"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Microsoft Excel (advanced) — pivot tables, financial modeling, and complex formula proficiency.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="ee147484959eec00b5df6c0fd83f6ec17"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Deltek Costpoint or Deltek Vantagepoint; Preferred.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e15ad510400c76b5dd05dc2ed50f900b3"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">QuickBooks Online and/or QuickBooks Enterprise Suite; Preferred.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e6ff3a76d39e2596e9c449da8978a3d2e"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Power BI or Tableau for financial dashboards and data visualization; Preferred.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="ee4a30ef0a1ee0371e8fbf7d0ed20483a"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">AI productivity tools including Claude and ChatGPT integrated into finance workflows; Preferred.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e4989b4422f39ec0c4f7539a365c97f7d"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Additional ERP exposure (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central) preferred&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">Soft Skills &amp; Professional Attributes&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e8910e5364688cc1e05c64b2e9db6c95b"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Demonstrated initiative and ownership mindset; comfortable operating in a fast-moving, multi-entity environment with high attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e8ee7ee37976a4c22e704887f30859e75"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Strong communicator who can translate financial insights for both technical and non-technical audiences; collaborative, self-directed, and comfortable championing AI and automation tools.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" data-list-item-id="e334cd3c6a4561e8e3787052de46b2a6d"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Integrity, confidentiality, and sound professional judgment in handling sensitive multi-entity and government contracting financial data.&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;">This role sits at the intersection of government contract accounting and modern finance operations — with real ownership over how both are built and run. If this is of interest, apply today!&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">&nbsp;</p> </div> <br> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma'; text-align: center;"> <p>The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.</p> <p>Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact <a href="mailto:[redacted]" target="_blank">[redacted]</a></p> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.</p> <p>This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>#IND</p> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$75,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$90,000 USD</span></div></div></div>