Cherry Bekaert Recruiting is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant / Accounting Manager with a strong government contracting background to join our accounting team. This is a hands-on position with a significant focus on accounts payable and government contract accounting, while also supporting general ledger accounting, billing, payroll, project setup, month-end close, and audit activities.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on Deltek Costpoint experience and a strong understanding of FAR and DCAA requirements. This position will also supervise one accounting team member.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day accounts payable processing, including invoice review, coding, approvals, and payment activities
- Process and review employee expense reports
- Manage vendor relationships, vendor setup, and related documentation
- Process and review subcontractor invoices
- Support payroll processing and payroll review
- Oversee timekeeping activities and assist with resolving timekeeping issues
- Handle customer billing and invoicing
- Support accounting and financial requirements associated with government contracts
- Assist with project setup and maintenance in Costpoint
- Prepare and post journal entries
- Support the monthly close process, including general ledger activities and account reconciliations
- Assist with financial and compliance-related audit requests
- Maintain appropriate accounting documentation and support adherence to FAR and DCAA requirements
- Supervise and provide guidance to one accounting staff member
- Partner with internal departments to resolve accounting, billing, AP, payroll, and project-related issues
- Assist with additional accounting projects as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
- Government contracting accounting experience required
- Hands-on Deltek Costpoint experience required
- Strong knowledge of FAR and DCAA requirements required
- Strong accounts payable experience, including invoice processing, vendor management, and expense reporting
- Experience with government contract billing and subcontractor invoices
- Experience with payroll processing/review and timekeeping
- General ledger experience, including journal entries and month-end close
- Experience supporting financial and/or government contracting audits
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail and ability to operate effectively in a deadline-driven accounting environment
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