Senior Accountant: Gov Contracting & Costpoint

Leonardo DRS; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Leonardo DRS, DRS Daylight Solutions, is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform complex accounting tasks including non-standard reports and analysis of various projects and transactions. This role emphasizes month-end reconciliations, journal entries, and cash flow management in a government contracting environment.

The ideal candidate holds a CPA license, advanced Excel skills, and Deltek Costpoint experience, with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of related work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with 5+ years directly related experience, preferably in a government contracting environment (or equivalent combination of education/training and experience)
• CPA license is required
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint accounting software is preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end reconciliations of accounts and provides reasonable explanations and insightful analysis of the components of assigned accounts
• Responsible for preparing month-end Journal Entries
• Responsible for processing daily cash receipts and maintaining banking/cash files
• Responsible for submitting receiving reports & invoices in iRPT for customer deliveries
• Prepare Cost Plus billings and ensure appropriate approvals have been received prior to submittal
• Support Internal Audit Engagements & External Audit Engagements (DCMA)
• Review AR Aging and follow-up with customers for cash collections
• Responsible for daily Inventory Reconciliation and month-end Inventory reporting
• Responsible for maintaining Fixed Asset subsidiary ledger
• Prepares sales/use tax analysis and submitting monthly Prepayments and Quarterly Returns
• Prepare and complete tax provisions including but not limited to 1099’s, Property Tax, Income Tax, Fixed Assets, Prepaids, IRAD
• Provide support/back up for various departments including but not limited to Payroll, Sales Order Processing/Invoicing
• Prepare financial reports in FCC/Essbase
• Participate in invoicing/cash forecasting
• May lead tasks or aspects of a task or project; provide guidance to less experienced staff members
• Recommend improvements to accounting policies & procedures

Skills

Excel

Education

CPA license

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Leonardo DRS, DRS Daylight Solutions, is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform complex accounting tasks including non-standard reports and analysis of various projects and transactions. This role emphasizes month-end reconciliations, journal entries, and cash flow management in a government contracting environment.

The ideal candidate holds a CPA license, advanced Excel skills, and Deltek Costpoint experience, with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 5+ years of related work.