Director of Accounting (Reston)

SourceFactor's client is a small and growing PE-backed technology solutions company based in Reston, VA. The company is a highly profitable organization serving clients in a wide variety of industries, including large enterprise and national security.

We're helping them find a Controller / Director of Accounting who has hands-on experience leading the accounting function for a PE-backed entity. This role is on-site in Reston, VA.

The focus is on a hands-on builder who can institutionalize accounting operations, optimize cash flow, accelerate close timelines, and prepare the financial infrastructure for rapid scale, M&A integration, and eventual exit.

This role requires US citizenship, and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Operations & High-Growth Scale

• Modernize, accelerate, and oversee all corporate accounting operations, managing the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure institutional-grade financial reporting
• Serve as the internal authority on US GAAP, complex corporate transactions, equity-based compensation, and revenue recognition under ASC 606
• Establish, implement, and maintain robust internal control structures, accounting policies, and standard operating procedures tailored for an agile, private equity-backed portfolio company
• Act as the primary liaison for top-tier external auditors, coordinating year-end financial audits and ensuring flawless, institutional-grade documentation

Private Equity Reporting & Strategic Finance

• Deliver high-quality, comprehensive financial packages to executive leadership, private equity sponsors, and lenders
• Provide critical operational support for strategic initiatives, including pre-close financial due diligence, working capital calculations, and post-acquisition accounting integrations
• Assist the CFO in managing liquidity, working capital optimization, cash flow forecasting, and debt covenant compliance monitoring

Leadership & Systems Innovation

• Mentor, coach, and scale the accounting organization, building depth, cross-training, and a culture of continuous development
• Partner with IT and business leaders to evaluate, optimize, or migrate accounting systems to support commercial software, manufacturing, or hardware deployment tracking at scale

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; Master's degree or MBA is a plus.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license required
• 8+ years of progressive corporate accounting experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior management or controller-level capacity.
• Proven experience navigating the fast-paced reporting cycles, leverage structures, and transactional rhythms of a private equity-backed company is highly preferred
• Industry Focus: Open to backgrounds in technology, software or traditional commercial sectors. Defense contracting experience is helpful, but not explicitly required
• A hands-on, proactive builder mentality who enjoys constructing clean processes out of ambiguous, fast-moving corporate environments.

Preferred, Not Required

• Active clearance
• Prior experience in or supporting the national security community

All candidates must be US Citizens, capable of obtaining a security clearance.