Accounting Manager

RecruitAbility Ltd; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitAbility Ltd is assisting a client moving from R&D toward production; the Accounting Manager will build the financial backbone to withstand DCAA/DCMA scrutiny, own the close, COA, and policies, and work with the CFO and VP Finance.

This role requires government contracting fluency, technical accounting depth, and the judgment to implement scalable systems and controls, including ERP implementation such as Costpoint or Unanet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time in a government contracting environment.
• Experience standing up accounting systems and controls at an early-stage or scaling hardware company.
• Based remotely within the United States or on-site in Austin, TX, with travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP.
• Design and implement accounting systems and internal controls that meet DCAA and DCMA requirements ahead of audit, including adequate timekeeping and project costing methods.
• Own the Chart of Accounts, structuring it to support job cost accounting across contract types and multiple indirect rate pools.
• Own timekeeping policy and labor distribution controls to satisfy government contract requirements, and support preparation of incurred cost submissions.
• Author the policies and procedures that govern month-end close, revenue recognition, and financial reporting, documented in a formal Accounting Handbook.
• Partner with the CFO and VP, Finance to select and implement a new ERP system built for government contract accounting, such as Costpoint, Unanet, or a comparable platform.
• Manage day-to-day accounting for the organization, including hiring and managing future expansion of staff and program accountants.
• Partner with program managers to track program controls, including budgets, estimates at completion (EACs), contract funding, and backlog.
• Collaborate with the VP, Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and rate proposals submitted to government customers, and support financial due diligence and integration planning for M&A activity.
• Serve as a key point of contact for DCAA, DCMA, and other external auditors and compliance reviewers.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Government contracting experience

Accounting systems and controls

Timekeeping and labor distribution

Audit readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Costpoint

Unanet

Job description

Our client operates today as a prototype and R&D-stage business. As the company scales toward production and takes on more government contracts, their accounting systems, indirect rate structure, and compliance posture need to scale with it.

As Accounting Manager, you will build the financial backbone required to withstand DCAA and DCMA scrutiny, support program controls across multiple contract types, and prepare the business for potential M&A activity. You will own the close, the Chart of Accounts, and the policies and controls that govern them, working alongside the CFO, the VP of Finance, and program management. This role requires technical accounting depth, government contracting fluency, and the judgment to build systems that hold up under audit before the audit arrives.

Depending on experience, this role may be leveled as Controller or Accounting Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Own the monthly close, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP.
• Design and implement accounting systems and internal controls that meet DCAA and DCMA requirements ahead of audit, including adequate timekeeping and project costing methods.
• Own the Chart of Accounts, structuring it to support job cost accounting across contract types and multiple indirect rate pools.
• Own timekeeping policy and labor distribution controls to satisfy government contract requirements, and support preparation of incurred cost submissions.
• Author the policies and procedures that govern month-end close, revenue recognition, and financial reporting, documented in a formal Accounting Handbook.
• Partner with the CFO and VP, Finance to select and implement a new ERP system built for government contract accounting, such as Costpoint, Unanet, or a comparable platform.
• Manage day-to-day accounting for the organization, including hiring and managing future expansion of staff and program accountants.
• Partner with program managers to track program controls, including budgets, estimates at completion (EACs), contract funding, and backlog.
• Collaborate with the VP, Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and rate proposals submitted to government customers, and support financial due diligence and integration planning for M&A activity.
• Serve as a key point of contact for DCAA, DCMA, and other external auditors and compliance reviewers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time in a government contracting environment.
• Demonstrated experience standing up accounting systems and controls at an early-stage or scaling hardware company.
• Based remotely within the United States or on-site in Austin, TX, with travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA license.
• Experience building or maintaining indirect rate structures and incurred cost submissions.
• Experience with ERP systems built for government contractors, such as Costpoint, Unanet, or a comparable platform.
• Experience supporting M&A transactions, including financial due diligence and integration.
• Experience with DCAA audits, or similar compliance review.