Accounting Manager

FSA Federal

$88K — $105K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration/Management required.
  • Managerial experience preferred for leadership capacity.
  • Familiarity with government contracting is essential; time and materials (T&M) contract experience is an advantage.
  • Experience with Deltek Costpoint is necessary for technical tasks.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
  • Must possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and judgment skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the monthly financial close process to ensure timely and accurate financial statements.
  • Review and compile regular monthly and reversing journal entries.
  • Post transactions for costs, revenue, and cash as needed.
  • Identify and correct discrepancies in balance sheets and income statements.
  • Oversee monthly General Ledger account reconciliations, concentrating on cash accounts.
  • Manage cash balances to ensure sufficient funds for disbursements.
  • Collaborate with Payroll for biweekly payroll disbursement execution.
  • Engage with Accounts Payable to ensure timely cash disbursements.
  • Oversee tax filing management responsibilities.
  • Lead the preparation for annual financial audits and financial statement completion.
  • Maintain and improve existing procedures and policies, while developing new ones.
  • Administer the Costpoint GL and Deltek T&E alongside bank account management.
  • Support the annual budgeting cycle activities.
  • Serve as the point of contact for finance-related queries regarding Deltek Costpoint.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth within a key finance role.
  • Engagement in comprehensive financial processes, including audits and budget cycles.
  • Access to advanced financial tools like Deltek Costpoint.
  • Hands-on experience in government contracting financial management.
  • Collaboration with various departments, enhancing organizational visibility and influence.
Full Job Description
Reporting to the VP Finance & Accounting, the Accounting Manager plays a key role in the Finance department's continuity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Role and Responsibilities
  • Primary manager for the monthly financial close process to ensure financial statements are generated timely and accurately.
  • Review the compilation of regular monthly and reversing journal entries.
  • Post cost, revenue, and cash transactions on an as-needed basis.
  • Review overall balance sheet and income statements for any reporting discrepancies that require correction.
  • Execute the review of monthly General Ledger account reconciliations with a particular focus on the cash accounts.
  • Effectively manage cash balances to ensure availability of funds to meet disbursement needs.
  • Work closely with Payroll to complete biweekly payroll disbursements.
  • Engage with Accounts payable for timely cash disbursements.
  • Management responsibility for tax filings.
  • Lead for annual financial audit and financial statement preparation.
  • Execute continuity in current procedures & policies as well as the development of new procedures.
  • Administration management of Costpoint GL, Deltek T&E, and bank accounts.
  • Support annual budgeting cycle.
  • Point of contact for technical finance questions related to Deltek Costpoint.


Minimum Educational Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration/Management.

Skills/Qualifications Required
  • Managerial experience preferred.
  • Government contracting experience. T&M contract experience preferred.
  • Experience with Deltek Costpoint.
  • Microsoft Excel advanced level experience required.
  • Extensive experience using judgment to plan and accomplish goals; analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.

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