GovCon Accountant

COMPANY SUMMARY

Accord Federal Services LLC is a veteran-owned small business and government contractor headquartered in Knoxville Tennessee. For more than thirteen years Accord Federal Services has provided facility management maintenance janitorial grounds and related services at federal government properties nationwide.

BENEFITS

Paid holidays
Paid vacation
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance

401K

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a detail-oriented GovCon Accountant to strengthen and maintain the Companys government-contract accounting financial reporting billing and compliance functions. The successful candidate will combine strong full-cycle accounting skills with a working knowledge of federal-contracting requirements cost accounting indirect-rate structures contract billing and audit-ready documentation.

The GovCon Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate timely and compliant accounting records supporting the Companys government contracts and corporate operations. Reporting to the Company President this position performs general ledger accounts payable accounts receivable payroll-support month-end close financial reporting contract billing and reconciliation activities.

A primary focus of the role is ensuring that accounting practices supporting documentation labor and cost allocations and billing records are suitable for a federal government contractor. The GovCon Accountant will work independently collaborate with operations contracts payroll and project personnel and help maintain an accounting environment that is prepared for customer review DCAA/DCMA interaction external audit and management decision-making.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Government Contract Accounting and Compliance

Maintain accounting practices and records that support compliance with applicable federal-contracting requirements including Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost principles and as applicable Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
Apply sound cost-accounting practices to identify record allocate and report direct costs indirect costs unallowable costs and other costs in accordance with Company policy contract requirements and applicable regulations.
Support the development maintenance and analysis of indirect cost pools and allocation bases including fringe overhead and general and administrative (G&A) costs.
Assist in calculating provisional actual and forward-looking indirect rates; support budgeting pricing and management analysis as requested.
Maintain organized complete and audit-ready financial records and supporting documentation for government contracts.
Assist with responses to DCAA DCMA customer external-auditor and management requests for financial information transaction support reconciliations and accounting policies.
Support preparation of schedules reconciliations and documentation for annual financial reviews incurred-cost-related support indirect-rate analysis and other government-contract financial requirements as applicable to the Companys contract portfolio.
Review accounting transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy proper period recognition appropriate cost classification and compliance with Company policy.

Contract Billing Receivables and Project Accounting

Prepare review and submit accurate and timely customer invoices in accordance with contract terms task orders funding limitations billing instructions and applicable contract type requirements.
Support billing for firm-fixed-price time-and-materials labor-hour cost-reimbursable and other contract structures as applicable.
Reconcile billed amounts unbilled receivables accounts receivable cash receipts retainage contract funding and project-level financial activity.
Monitor contract funding billable costs labor subcontractor/vendor charges and other project costs; identify potential billing funding or cost-allocation issues for management review.
Manage accounts receivable collections and follow up on outstanding invoices payment status customer questions and remittance discrepancies.
Partner with project managers operations personnel contracts staff and customers to resolve billing issues and maintain accurate project financial data.

General Accounting and Financial Reporting

Perform full-cycle general accounting activities including accounts payable accounts receivable cash management journal entries account reconciliations fixed assets accruals prepaid expenses and general ledger maintenance.
Code invoices and expenditures to the appropriate general ledger accounts projects contracts cost pools and accounting periods.
Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheets income statements cash-flow information profit-and-loss statements and other management reports.
Lead or support the monthly and year-end close process including reconciliations variance analysis journal entries schedules and documentation.
Reconcile bank accounts at least monthly; verify deposits investigate discrepancies and respond to banking inquiries.
Reconcile cash disbursements payroll customer accounts vendor accounts credit cards and other financial accounts.
Verify and/or process accounts payable invoices and payment documentation; ensure charges are properly authorized coded and supported.
Maintain the chart of accounts and assist with new account project customer vendor and contract setup.
Support preparation and filing of required federal state and local tax forms and reports working with external tax professionals as appropriate.
Assist with weekly and biweekly payroll processing and related payroll reconciliations as a designated backup.

Systems Process Improvement and Team Support

Serve as a key accounting-system user and collaborate with the Companys software vendors and internal stakeholders to maintain improve and document accounting workflows.
Use Unanet ERP/accounting software or comparable government-contract accounting software to support project setup timekeeping integration labor distribution expense processing accounts payable billing general ledger activity reporting and reconciliations.
Recommend process system reporting and internal-control improvements that increase accuracy visibility efficiency and government-contract compliance.
Develop and maintain accounting procedures desk guides reconciliations and supporting schedules.
May provide guidance training review or supervision to accounting personnel.
Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a closely related field.
• Three or more years of progressively responsible accounting experience including meaningful experience in a government-contracting project-accounting or compliance-driven environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) general ledger accounting financial reporting account reconciliations month-end close accounts payable accounts receivable and payroll support.
• Working knowledge of government-contract accounting concepts including direct and indirect costs cost allocation labor charging project or contract accounting and contract billing.
• Familiarity with FAR Part 31 cost principles cost allowability allocability reasonableness documentation requirements and segregation of unallowable costs.
• Experience preparing invoices and supporting billing activities for government or commercial contracts with detailed contractual billing requirements.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel including formulas pivot tables reconciliations data analysis and financial reporting; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work independently manage multiple priorities meet recurring close and billing deadlines and exercise sound professional judgment.
• High degree of accuracy integrity organization discretion and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain financial information to non-financial personnel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally.

Must be able to climb 2 sets of stairs daily.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Direct experience supporting a federal government contractor including interaction with DCAA DCMA contracting officers auditors or customer finance personnel.

Experience with Unanet ERP Unanet Financials or Unanet GovCon particularly in project setup timekeeping expense reporting labor distribution billing general ledger accounts payable accounts receivable indirect-rate reporting and financial reporting.

Experience with Deltek Costpoint JAMIS PROCAS Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central QuickBooks or other ERP/accounting systems used by government contractors.

Experience supporting DCAA-ready accounting practices incurred-cost support indirect-rate calculations provisional billing rates audit preparation or accounting-system reviews.

Knowledge of federal contract types including firm-fixed-price time-and-materials labor-hour and cost-reimbursable contracts.

Experience supporting service contracts involving facilities management maintenance janitorial grounds construction-related or multi-site operations.

CPA CMA CGFM or other relevant accounting credential.

Experience supervising reviewing or training accounting personnel.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Accord Federal Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to any legally protected status.