Our client is a major transportation agency responsible for connecting communities and supporting mobility across the DC region. The 1099 Accountant Specialist will manage the full 1099 lifecycle, including vendor setup, compliance, and banking coordination, to ensure accurate reporting and strong controls. This is a contract position, full time, onsite, based in Alexandria, VA, paying $42.09 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete 1099 process from vendor onboarding through year-end reporting and filings.
• Determine and validate 1099 reportability by vendor type and payment category, ensuring correct setup and coding for reporting.
• Maintain and audit vendor tax profiles, including W-9 collection/validation, TIN accuracy, and withholding status.
• Reconcile vendor payments and 1099 totals, researching and resolving discrepancies before filing.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate year-end 1099 production, corrections, and reissues as needed.
• Support internal/external stakeholders during year-end close with documentation and status reporting.
• Set up and maintain vendors in the financial system, supporting compliant payment processing and reporting.
• Coordinate banking setup for vendor payments, including international banking instructions.
• Support e-file submission processes for 1099 filings using compatible platforms and tools.

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing 1099 processing from start to finish.
• Strong knowledge of 1099 rules, vendor compliance practices, and recordkeeping.
• Hands-on experience with year-end reporting and reconciliation.
• Experience with vendor setup and international banking setup.
• Ability to handle sensitive vendor and banking data securely.
• High attention to detail, strong documentation, and deadline management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with 1099 e-file processes and/or filing software/tools.
• Experience with international vendor banking setup and compliance.
• Public sector, large enterprise, or high-volume AP environment experience.
• Building checklists, controls, and process documentation for compliance.

What We Offer

• 401K retirement plan
• Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals or Fixed Indemnity Health Benefits
• Flex spending account
• Pet Insurance
• Credit Union Membership
• Sick Leave available where mandated by law
• Worker Advantage discount program membership
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

Employment Enterprises, Inc is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email recruiters@eeihr.com.

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