Director of Accounting
Wayne, PA | Direct Hire | $140,000/year
We are seeking an experienced Director of Accounting for a direct-hire opportunity in Wayne, PA. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this senior-level position will lead accounting and financial operations across a complex, multi-company organization with multiple legal entities, joint ventures, business units, and operating locations.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in multi-entity accounting, consolidated financial reporting, government contract accounting, and regulatory compliance, along with demonstrated experience leading accounting teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the CFO in managing finance and accounting operations across multiple companies, joint ventures, and business units.
- Lead the accounting team responsible for general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, billing, revenue recognition, and cash management.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including consolidations, intercompany eliminations, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
- Ensure financial records are accurate, timely, and maintained in accordance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Prepare financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, and contract profitability analyses for executive leadership.
- Analyze financial results and provide meaningful insights and recommendations to the CFO and leadership team.
- Oversee intercompany transactions, allocations, reconciliations, and consolidated financial reporting.
- Partner with Operations, Payroll, and Human Resources to ensure accurate contract accounting, administration, billing, and profitability.
- Support cash flow forecasting, working capital, and liquidity management.
- Develop and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Oversee financial administration of significant purchases, capital expenditures, and the corporate credit card program.
Government Contract Accounting & Compliance
- Maintain compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, SCA, and other applicable federal contracting requirements.
- Oversee direct and indirect cost accounting, including cost pools, allocation methodologies, indirect rates, and provisional billing rates.
- Ensure accurate accounting and billing for cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and firm-fixed-price contracts.
- Monitor contract funding, revenue recognition, unbilled receivables, backlog, and contract performance.
- Support incurred cost submissions, forward-pricing proposals, rate calculations, and other government-required financial schedules.
Tax & Audit Responsibilities
- Oversee state and local tax compliance across multiple operating jurisdictions, including filings, reconciliations, payments, and registration requirements.
- Monitor an expanding geographic footprint to identify new state and local tax compliance obligations.
- Lead and coordinate internal and external financial audits, including 401(k), health and welfare benefit plan, insurance policy, and other required audits.
- Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA highly preferred.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of management responsibility and 5 years in a senior-level accounting role.
- Demonstrated experience managing accounting operations across multiple legal entities or business units, multiple states, and OCONUS operations.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and federal government contract accounting requirements.
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, SCA, indirect-rate structures, and contract billing.
- Experience managing complex month-end and year-end close processes and consolidated financial reporting.
- Advanced proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $140,000 annually
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- supplemental life
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Group Accident coverage
- more
- 401(k) retirement plan
- 11 paid holidays
- generous paid time off.
Location: Wayne, PA
Employment Type: Direct Hire