Accounting Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to provide hands-on support for complex accounting operations. This Long-term Contract position will focus on strengthening month-end close processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and helping the organization navigate government contract accounting requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge and can partner effectively with finance, program, and contracts teams to address compliance-related matters.

Responsibilities:

• Lead key portions of the monthly close cycle, ensuring timely and accurate completion of accounting deliverables tied to government contract activity.

• Review and approve contract-related accounting transactions, with particular attention to non-billing items and their impact on financial reporting.

• Evaluate direct and indirect cost activity to confirm proper treatment under government contracting rules, including allowability and allocability considerations.

• Partner with Finance, Program Management, and Contracts teams to identify and resolve cost accounting questions that may affect compliance and reporting.

• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger through detailed review of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

• Assist with account reconciliation activities to ensure balances are fully supported and discrepancies are investigated promptly.

• Contribute to audit readiness by organizing financial information and supporting external financial statement audit requests.

• Help reinforce adherence to government compliance standards by applying sound accounting judgment across contract-related transactions.

• Proven experience overseeing month-end close activities in an accounting leadership or management capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of general ledger management, journal entries, and account reconciliation practices.
• Background in federal government contract accounting, including compliance-focused financial review.
• Understanding of direct and indirect cost treatment, including allowability and allocability principles.
• Experience supporting financial statement audits and preparing documentation for audit review.
• Ability to communicate accounting guidance clearly to cross-functional stakeholders, including finance and operational teams.
• High level of accuracy, analytical thinking, and attention to detail in a deadline-driven environment.