Job description
[ABOUT ISTARI DIGITAL]
Istari is a digital engineering software company enabling our customers to turn the physical world into the digital to accomplish their specific mission or business objectives.
Istari was founded with the vision of making open, scalable digital engineering ecosystems a reality – where new technologies and systems are created digitally, free from the real-world constraints of costs and schedules. We are creating the world’s best engineering model sharing platform, allowing our customers to simply and securely integrate their models across different engineering disciplines, organizations, and security levels.
At Istari, we are passionate about our mission of creating the world’s first open and scalable industrial metaverse. Whether our customers are designing prototypes, performing virtual testing, or training AI and autonomy for complex systems, we know that going digital will save them time, resources, and reduce their environmental impact.
While we are a distributed team with most team-members working remotely, we place an emphasis on staying connected and collaborative, prioritizing in-person opportunities to build trust as a team. At Istari, we still believe that trust is best built in-person. To do this, we have an engineering headquarters in Cambridge, MA for focused technical development and several times per year we gather for an off-site that allows us to develop our professional skills and our team relationships.
[VALUES]
At Istari, we live by our values, which include:
Purposeful Autonomy
We value letting people self-organize and self-motivate.
Our flat structure and lack of meeting clutter are meant to empower individuals and teams to be proactive.
Our autonomy is measured, goal-oriented, and results-driven – not meandering.
Clear objectives help us prioritize our time.
Smart Transparency
We believe in honest-but-kind communication, transparency, and open-door policies.
We love learning about challenges and tackling them early, not hearing good or bad news late.
We share work-in-progress across our team.
Fast feedback keeps autonomy purposeful.
Continual Curiosity
At Istari, we love learning to do things ourselves.
We ask, read, share, teach – even watch YouTube videos – to learn new skills to solve problems.
When we make breakthroughs, we write them down.
Writing focuses ideas, helps us learn, and helps us share.
Equal Opportunity
Istari is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our exciting company. This person will join a small but growing Finance & Accounting team and will have the ability to gain exposure to senior leaders at the company. Joining this group will provide great experience and growth opportunities. This person will need to develop relationships with the department heads. This person will require some experience supporting federal government contracts and in government-compliant accounting practices. This is a full-time position and will report to the Senior Accounting Manager. This job will require at least 3 days a week in our Crystal City, Virginia office.
Key Responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities: Monthly close, support Department Managers, support Senior Accounting Manager, working with Human Resources process and manage payroll
- Payables: Work with the Department leaders to improve the process of understanding vendor spend and invoice processing. Process invoices and organize them for weekly payment. Prepare necessary GL account numbers for payment approval. Assist with Cash Forecasting. Verify monthly insurance billings for accuracy in employee reporting.
- Receivables: Reconcile time records for payroll and invoicing preparation. Populate monthly billable hour reconciliations for review and approval. Generate monthly customer invoices, get approval, and submit to customer systems for payment. Reconcile payments
- Payroll: Reconcile expense reports. Present payroll for approval on a monthly or semi-monthly basis. Process payroll and 401k contributions, with semi-monthly or monthly cycles. Maintain automated workflows in Gusto
- Monthly Close Processing & Reporting: Reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly. Prepare and submit sales tax reports and related payments. Review and reconcile general ledger accounts such as prepaids. Close monthly financial books and prepare accrual basis financial statements. Populate year-to-date financial forecast model. Monitor budget items and report on them. Calculate wrap rates and collaborate on indirect rates. Pull together bank borrowing certificate. Assist with monthly financial presentations.
- Additional Duties: Provide assistance with other tasks as assigned by leadership.
Qualifications
- Education + Experience: Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Minimum 4 years of experience in accounting, specifically with some experience working for a federal contractor. Knowledge of DCAA-compliant accounting practices is a plus.
- Skills: Must be curious. Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Proficient in the full Office 365 Suite. Proficient in the full Google Suite of tools. Ability to work autonomously and proactively, with a team-oriented mindset
- Security Requirements: Employment background screening required before start. US Citizenship required.
$96,000 - $110,000 a year
Why Join Us
Istari is building next-generation tools for digital engineering — supporting some of the most ambitious and mission-critical work in aerospace, defense, and beyond. You’ll work on a thoughtful, fast-moving team that values autonomy, engineering craft, and product intuition. We take design seriously and invest deeply in quality.
We’re remote-first but gather regularly in-person for collaboration and team-building. You’ll also have access to co-working space in Boston and Washington D.C. if you’re local to those areas.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you.
Istari Digital is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
BENEFITS
We offer highly competitive benefits, including:
Health and Family
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Employee Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) with federal government holidays
Financial
- Competitive Compensation
- 401k
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Setup Budget
Learning
- Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Note - some benefits are not available to interns or contractors.
Thank you for your interest in Istari. Expect to hear back from us soon with next steps.
