Senior Associate

BRG; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

BRG’s Government Contract practice seeks a Senior Associate to analyze financial cost and pricing challenges and Government contract compliance. The role involves developing solutions for contractors and supporting strategic business questions across diverse sectors.

You will perform data-driven analyses, build client-ready deliverables, and interact with clients to ensure high-quality outcomes. Expect growth through engaged problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting and finance.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CFE, or CGMA are valuable.
• 2–4 years of prior work experience in professional or litigation services.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and exposure to related analytical software (e.g., MS Access, MS SQL Server).

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Government contracts clients analyzing cost and pricing challenges and compliance issues.
• Assist contractors with accounting, contract administration, and strategic business questions; develop customized solutions.
• Interact with clients across aerospace & defense, professional services, manufacturing, high tech, cybersecurity, construction & engineering, NGOs and health sectors.
• Perform research and analysis, summarizing literature and data from public or client sources.
• Develop and maintain electronic databases, spreadsheets and files as required by projects.
• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of software tools and computer models to derive solutions.
• Audit own work and team outputs to ensure quality.
• Participate in team environments and meet client deadlines and expectations.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel as needed for group practice meetings.

Skills

Accounting & Finance

Cost accounting

MS Excel

MS Access

MS SQL Server

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

MS SQL Server

Job description

BRG’s Government Contract practice professionals apply extensive experience and competence to assisting organizations to adapt to and comply with requirements triggered by successful contract awards. We develop practical yet comprehensive solutions to the issue contractors face, including assistance in bid protests, complex cost and pricing issues, claims/dispute resolution, complex transaction assistance, and litigation support services.

Our multidisciplinary team has a strong foundation in government contract administration and cost accounting, pricing, audits, damages, forensic accounting, and investigations. BRG’s Government Contracts experts include CPAs, CMAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and industry leaders.

BRG's Senior Associates are highly motivated problem solvers with strong analytical abilities and a desire to advance within the organization. Responsibilities include modeling financial and cost accounting data, performing compliance assessments and gap analyses, designing of financial and statistical analyses, analyzing and developing government contract claims, quality control, development of client deliverables, and industry research. The work of a Senior Associate can be either qualitative or quantitative in nature, and projects range from industry and subject-matter research to data collection to the preparation of statistical, financial, and other forms of analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Government contracts clients analyzing various financial cost and pricing-related challenges as well as Government contract compliance issues.
• Assist Government contractors with critical accounting, contract administration, and strategic business questions. Develop customized solutions addressing critical questions while also enhancing client operational effectiveness and profitability.
• Interact directly with clients in the aerospace & defense, professional services, manufacturing, high technology, cybersecurity, construction & engineering, NGOs and health insurance sectors, among many others.
• Perform detailed research and analysis, then put the results into action (e.g., gather, review and summarize literature and data from the public domain, specialized industry resources, or client, public and commercial databases).
• Develop and maintain electronic databases, spreadsheets and other files as dictated by project
• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods and computer models to develop solutions.
• Audit own work products and work products of others to assure quality.
• Participate in team environment and work hard to meet client deadlines and expectations.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Participate in group practice meetings and travel as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in the areas of accounting and finance.
• Professional certifications considered valuable to this position include CPA, CFE, or CGMA etc.
• Minimum two to four (2-4) years prior work experience in either professional or litigation services.
• Proven capability with MS Excel and/or exposure to other analytical software (e.g., MS Access, MS SQL Server). A desire to expand those capabilities along with other applications (e.g., legal document management software) is required.

Salary Range: $85,000 – $115,000 per year.

Job title and compensation to be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.