Senior Corporate Accountant

Our client is seeking a Senior Corporate Accountant to serve as deputy to the Controller within our corporate Finance team. This role supports day-to-day General Ledger activities and takes ownership of larger, more complex projects, including project billing, contract and project set-up in Unanet, and financial insight for Program and Project Managers. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, detail-oriented accountant with government contracting experience who can mentor and train fellow team members, and who wants to grow with a rapidly expanding, acquisitive organization.

Responsibilities:

• Extract timesheets, post the payroll journal and labor costs, and reconcile labor cost postings to the general ledger
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts, including:
  • Unbilled Accounts Receivable
  • Deferred Revenue
  • Prepaid Expenses
  • Other Receivables
• Provide monthly trend analyses and look-back reporting on key P&L and balance sheet accounts, with emphasis on revenue and direct cost accounts
• Perform cash application in Unanet
• Own project billing and submit expense accruals, adjustments, and revenue and billing postings for assigned projects
• Create subcontractor purchase orders and approve subcontractor invoices, within or outside of Unanet, in coordination with the Program / Project Manager
• Lead project set-up and ongoing maintenance in Unanet, including:
  • Setting up timecodes for new projects, option years, and modifications
  • Entering project budgets and plan-sets
  • Updating pay rate changes and Labor Categories
  • Onboarding new hires and subcontractors in Unanet, including welcome e-mails and instructions
• Read, understand, and track all contract documents, including validating new contract modifications
• Maintain strong communication with Program / Project Managers and provide key insights on project health, including:
  • Project burn rate vs. funding and/or contract ceiling
  • Option year changes
  • Subcontractor burn rate against purchase orders, flagging variances from expectations
• Maintain and regularly update project tracker templates
• Assist with tracking bookings for assigned programs
• Support financial statement audits
• Support internal and external monthly reporting
• Support budgeting and reforecasting efforts
• Assist with integration activities for acquired companies and quickly take on accountability for newly won or acquired contracts and projects
• Train, mentor, and support other team members, and take on additional responsibilities as they arise

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in public accounting and/or corporate, general ledger, or project accounting
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a government contracting environment
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and month-end close, including account reconciliations and journal entries
• Experience with government contract types (FFP, T&M, Cost-Plus) and related billing and revenue recognition
• Hands-on experience with a GovCon ERP / project accounting system (Unanet, Deltek Costpoint, or similar)
• Ability to read and interpret contracts, task orders, and modifications
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, trend analysis)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with Program / Project Managers
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Unanet administration and project set-up experience preferred
• Familiarity with FAR, DCAA, and indirect rate structures preferred
• Experience supporting financial statement audits preferred
• Experience with M&A integration activities preferred
• CPA or progress toward CPA licensure preferred