Senior Controller — GovCon, Unanet Expert & Automation

Mile Two, LLC; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mile Two, LLC in Dayton, Ohio, seeks a Controller to own our accounting ecosystem, lead a small team, and partner with directors across the company. You will drive monthly closes, audits, and compliance for FAR/DFARS/CAS with hands-on Unanet expertise.

This role emphasizes leadership, automation, and thoughtful use of AI to improve speed and accuracy while maintaining GAAP, DCAA, and tax compliance. CPA is required with GovCon experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 4 years in a GovCon environment.
• 2+ years of experience specifically with CPFF (Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee) contracts.
• Deep working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, GAAP, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), including staying current with regulatory changes.
• Proven experience navigating a DCAA audits as the responsible party.
• Deep, hands-on Unanet expertise, including configuration and administration, not just report-level use; comfortable serving as the go-to resource for other staff.
• Strong understanding of how finance systems and processes interconnect, with the judgment to think through how a change might affect other people or teams before making it.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator, comfortable translating financial and compliance topics for audiences ranging from the accounting team to the whole company.
• Self-motivated leader who takes full ownership of the team and empowers them to do their best work.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data extraction, transformation, and financial modeling.
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives within a finance function.
• Experience coordinating annual tax return preparation with an outside CPA firm, including familiarity with R&D tax credit calculations.
• Experience overseeing a 401(k) plan audit and an annual financial statement compilation or audit.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with leaders outside of finance, and genuine interest in understanding the business beyond the numbers.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills, particularly in producing financial commentary that holds up to scrutiny.
• Strong work ethic, high attention to detail, and uncompromising integrity.
• Genuine enjoyment of teaching and mentoring others, especially less experienced teammates.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close process, delivering accurate and compliant financial statements within a 5-business-day close.
• Own the annual close and the integrity of our financial statements.
• Review and approve all A/P payments, payroll runs, outgoing cash transactions, GL entries, and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, serving as the check and balance for the accounting team.
• Own the accuracy of our short-term cash forecast, ensuring cash-impacting activities across departments are captured.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends and produce reporting commentary that is accurate, relevant, and genuinely useful to leadership decision-making, not just a recap of the numbers.
• Ensure best practices in project/program setup and control with the Program Controller, including revenue recognition and billing.
• Stay close enough to our contracts to know their status and how they affect the numbers.
• Lead process improvements and AI adoption.
• Partner with Director-level leaders across every department, staying informed about what's happening across the organization.
• Lead, develop, and grow a Senior Accountant and Program Controller.
• Run the weekly Finance meeting and connect the team's work to company priorities.

Skills

CPA

GAAP

Unanet

DCAA

Excel

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

Tools

Unanet

Job description

Mile Two, LLC in Dayton, Ohio, seeks a Controller to own our accounting ecosystem, lead a small team, and partner with directors across the company. You will drive monthly closes, audits, and compliance for FAR/DFARS/CAS with hands-on Unanet expertise.

This role emphasizes leadership, automation, and thoughtful use of AI to improve speed and accuracy while maintaining GAAP, DCAA, and tax compliance. CPA is required with GovCon experience preferred.