<p><strong>Accountant (Contract) | Cedar Rapids, IA</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A growing Cedar Rapids organization is seeking a <strong>Contract Accountant</strong> to support day-to-day accounting operations and special projects. This role offers an opportunity to contribute across multiple areas of accounting while working alongside a collaborative finance team.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Financial Reporting & Analysis</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and maintain financial reports</li><li>Assist with month-end and year-end close activities</li><li>Analyze account activity and investigate variances</li><li>Support budgeting and forecasting efforts</li></ul><p><strong>General Accounting</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations</li><li>Maintain general ledger accuracy</li><li>Reconcile bank and balance sheet accounts</li><li>Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures</li></ul><p><strong>Transaction Processing</strong></p><ul><li>Support accounts payable and accounts receivable functions</li><li>Review invoices and expense transactions for accuracy</li><li>Assist with cash management and payment processing</li></ul><p><strong>Project Support</strong></p><ul><li>Assist with audits and documentation requests</li><li>Support system conversions, process improvements, or cleanup projects</li><li>Participate in ad hoc accounting and finance initiatives</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to support a high-visibility Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service initiative in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is a Long-term Contract opportunity for an organized individual who can keep project activities organized, maintain momentum across workstreams, and communicate effectively with a broad group of stakeholders. The role will partner with program and project leaders to manage documentation, reporting, meeting coordination, and follow-through on key actions, helping ensure project objectives stay on schedule.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the coordination of project activities across the Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service effort, ensuring tasks move forward and stakeholders remain aligned on priorities.<br>• Organize and facilitate business and operations sessions, preparing materials, capturing outcomes, and driving next steps after each meeting.<br>• Gather, review, and confirm requirement inputs from participating teams to support accurate grouping and planning decisions.<br>• Record key decisions, assumptions, unresolved items, and approvals while maintaining clear documentation for project transparency.<br>• Monitor stakeholder input, readiness materials, and deliverable progress to help keep the workstream on schedule.<br>• Maintain project controls including issue, risk, action, dependency, and decision logs, and follow up on outstanding items through resolution.<br>• Support the change request process by tracking request status, documenting approvals, and escalating pending items when needed.<br>• Provide administrative and coordination support to the program manager and workstream leaders, including reporting, analysis, and meeting logistics.<br>• Arrange and support both onsite sessions and virtual meetings, ensuring communications, agendas, and documentation are completed in a timely manner.
<p>We are looking for an experienced IT Vendor Management Data Analyst to support strategic vendor operations and strengthen supplier performance across the organization in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for a business analyst who can combine data-driven oversight with strong partnership management, helping IT leadership make informed sourcing, contract, and performance decisions. The role focuses on vendor governance, service measurement, financial accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration with procurement, legal, and senior stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Advise IT leadership on sourcing approaches and vendor accountability models that improve service delivery, cost control, and operational effectiveness.</p><p>• Manage relationships with key technology vendors, ensuring expectations are clearly defined and partnerships remain productive, responsive, and aligned with business goals.</p><p>• Collaborate with senior leaders to support negotiations involving pricing, service commitments, contractual terms, and vendor performance concerns.</p><p>• Establish and maintain service level metrics, reporting standards, and review processes to evaluate vendor results and drive corrective actions when needed.</p><p>• Analyze vendor performance information and trend data regularly, then communicate findings and improvement opportunities to internal stakeholders and external partners.</p><p>• Lead or support vendor selection activities by shaping evaluation criteria, coordinating RFP efforts, and partnering with procurement teams on decision-making processes.</p><p>• Work with legal, finance, and operational teams to move contracts from negotiation through execution while maintaining oversight of vendor obligations after signing.</p><p>• Review invoices, credits, penalties, and reconciliations for alignment with contractual terms, and assist with onboarding, payment processing, and budget-related vendor reporting.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to improve vendor outcomes year over year by influencing strategic suppliers and encouraging alignment with organizational priorities.</p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented customer service specialist to support order management and transactional activities for a long-term contract position based in Everett, Washington. This role works closely with customers and internal teams to coordinate sales orders, service-related requests, credits, and purchasing needs while maintaining accurate documentation and timely follow-through. The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while ensuring compliance with established trade and company policies.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage the full lifecycle of sales orders by reviewing requirements, entering transactions accurately, and tracking progress through completion.<br>• Coordinate warranty exchanges, credit activity, monitor replacement requests, and purchase-related transactions to support customer and business needs.<br>• Perform administrative support tasks connected to material sales and credit processing, ensuring records are complete and up to date.<br>• Partner with teams across sales, product lines, repairs, finance, global trade, and purchasing to resolve issues and keep orders moving efficiently.<br>• Communicate with internal and external customers to clarify requests, provide status updates, and drive timely transactional resolution.<br>• Follow global trade guidelines and export-related requirements to ensure all applicable policies are met.<br>• Support adherence to company licensing and compliance standards associated with international shipments and export activity.<br>• Contribute to the development and rollout of departmental procedures and process improvements across cross-functional groups.