- Coordinate across finance, project management, and operations teams
- Manage multiple concurrent accounting priorities, close activities, reconciliations, and system requests
- Process accounts payable batches and accounts receivable billing elements on schedule
- Ensure zero recurring compliance errors
- Compile complete, organized, traceable audit support packages
- Deliver audit documentation before external review deadlines
- Manage general ledger reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll cycles
- Process multi-state payroll through platforms integrated with corporate timekeeping
- Support compliance with DCAA standards, FAR Part 31 cost principles, and timekeeping audit-readiness
- Allocate costs across fringe, overhead, and G&A indirect rate pools
- Compile documentation and schedules for external CPA or DCAA audit requests
- Improve accounting processes and support organizational change
Requirements
- Strong cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across finance, project management, and operations teams
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple concurrent accounting priorities, close activities, reconciliations, and system requests
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel (vlookups, pivot tables)
- Direct experience utilizing specialized government contracting accounting software (e.g., Unanet, Deltek Costpoint)
- Solid understanding of DCAA compliance standards, FAR Part 31 cost principles, and timekeeping audit-readiness
- Proven experience managing general ledger reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll cycles
- Foundational knowledge of multistate sales, use, and local indirect tax compliance
- Practical understanding of indirect rate structures (fringe, overhead, G&A) and how costs are pool-allocated
- Experience compiling documentation and schedules for external CPA or DCAA audit requests
- Experience processing multi-state payroll through modern platforms integrated with corporate timekeeping
- Teamwork; ability to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives
- Change management; develops workable implementation plans and communicates changes effectively
- Business acumen and orientation to profitability
- Innovation and process improvement
- Sound and accurate judgment
- Ability to adapt quickly to a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and budgets
- Strong listening, verbal, and written communication
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, finance, business administration, or auditing
- 5+ years experience in a professional and high volume environment
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in managing accounting processes, including general ledger reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll cycles, while ensuring compliance with DCAA standards and FAR Part 31 cost principles. Proven ability to coordinate across finance, project management, and operations teams to improve processes and support organizational change.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- DCAA Compliance Standards
- General Ledger Reconciliations
- Accounts Payable Management
- Multi-State Payroll Processing
- Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables)
Hard Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Payroll Processing
- DCAA Compliance
- FAR Part 31 Cost Principles
- Cost Allocation
- Audit Documentation
- Change Management
- Tax Compliance
Soft Skills
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Judgment
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor's Degree in Auditing
Industry Keywords
- Government Contracting
- Audit Readiness
- Indirect Rate Structures
- Fringe Costs
- Overhead Costs
- G&A Costs
Tools & Technologies
- Unanet
- Deltek Costpoint
- Microsoft Office