Senior Consultant, Government Contracting Advisory Services

Highspring (Formerly MorganFranklin Consulting); Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm seeks a Senior Consultant in Government Contracting Advisory Services to provide expertise to government contractors. The role involves interpreting regulations, developing compliance systems, and supporting clients with regulatory needs, requiring a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and several years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant government contracting experience.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%.
• US Citizenship required due to security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support in interpreting regulations related to FAR and DFARS.
• Develop compliance-based business systems and assess business processes.
• Assist in preparing audit finding responses and analysis of financial data.

Skills

Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

Experience with compliance reviews

Ability to interpret government regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Cognos

IBM TM1

Hyperion Smartview/ESS

PeopleSoft

JAMIS

Unanet

Job description

Senior Consultant, Government Contracting Advisory Services

Senior Consultant, Government Contracting Advisory Services

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The Team - Government Contracting Advisory Services

Our team is comprised of a powerful mix of seasoned professionals with public accounting experience and business consultants with a deep expertise in government contracting across multiple industries. We take a comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate through the government contracting life cycle by assisting our clients; interpret government contracting regulatory requirements, manage compliance risk, provide advice and assistance to maintain on-going compliance with contract requirements, provide audit support, assist with business system assessments, gap assessments, compliance reviews, perform regulatory research, and other related government contracting activities.

Your Impact

Provide advisory support to government contractors in the following areas:

• Interpreting regulations related to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
• Developing compliance-based business systems
• Assessing and updating policies and procedures documentation
• Evaluating business processes and recommending improvement initiatives
• Assisting in the analysis of government allegations of noncompliance
• Assisting in the preparation of audit finding responses and analysis of cost and financial data
• Calculating and/or reviewing indirect rates
• Preparing and reviewing incurred cost submissions
• Performing budget and cashflow analysis
• Estimation at completion (EAC) preparation and analysis
• Performing contract/project setup and closeout procedures and evaluating for issues
• Establishing credibility as a trusted advisor
  

Your Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 2+ years of relevant government contracting experience
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
• Experience with supporting risk assessments and executing compliance reviews including unallowable costs reviews, cost proposal reviews, and reviews of audit finding responses
• Knowledge of indirect rates and cost estimates
• Experience supporting the design, maintenance, and/or testing of controls related to DFARS business systems
• Knowledge of Forecast and Budget Modeling (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Headcount)
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/audit practices, procedures, and reporting standards
• Flexibility to travel up to 25% or more
• Because of the unique security requirements for this client portfolio, US Citizenship is required.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters in Accounting, MBA, CPA, CIA.
• Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint, COGNOS, IBM TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics), Hyperion Smartview/ESS, PeopleSoft, JAMIS, Unanet
  
  

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between $85,500 and $148,500. The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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