Isys Technologies

Senior Project Cost Accountant

Isys Technologies$80K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
  • 5+ years of accounting experience with purchasing and procurement
  • Hands-on experience with purchasing, procurement, or PO processing
  • Working knowledge of FAR and cost allowability principles
  • Experience with project accounting and job costing
  • Advanced proficiency in accounting systems and Excel
  • Strong attention to detail and capability to manage multiple projects

Responsibilities

  • Manage project-level accounting for government contracts according to FAR, CAS, and company policies
  • Track, reconcile, and report project costs, including labor, materials, and subcontractors
  • Review and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders for contract compliance
  • Ensure purchases align with contract terms and budgets
  • Coordinate with Program Managers on project budgets and forecasts
  • Monitor contract funding and alert leadership to potential overruns
  • Prepare support for monthly project billings and assist with audits

Benefits

  • Onsite work for the first 60 days followed by a hybrid work model
  • Opportunity to work on government contracts
  • Works in a corporate office with support from a variety of teams
  • A company that values attention to detail and compliance
  • Engagement with various project budgets and financial forecasting
Full Job Description
Minimum Clearance Required

US Citizen

Responsibilities

I2X Technologies is seeking a Project Cost Accountant to support ongoing activities at our corporate office in Littleton, CO. This position will be onsite for 60 days, and hybrid thereafter. Target Start date mid-late March.

  • Manage project-level accounting for government contracts in accordance with FAR, CAS, and company policies.
  • Track, reconcile, and report project costs, including labor, materials, subcontractors, and indirect expenses.
  • Review and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders for accuracy, funding availability and contract compliance.
  • Ensure purchases align with contract terms, approved budgets, forecasts and cost variance analysis.
  • Coordinate with Program Managers on project budgets, forecasts, and cost variance analysis.
  • Monitor contract funding, burn rates, and ceilings, alert leadership to potential overruns.
  • Prepare and support monthly project billings (cost-plus, T&M, or fixed-price as applicable).
  • Assist with incurred cost submissions, audits, and government inquiries (e.g., DCAA)
  • Reconcile project accounting data with the general ledger.
  • Maintain documentation to support audit readiness and internal controls
  • Collaborate with contracts, business unit and finance teams to resolve discrepancies.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting
  • 5+ Years of accounting experience with purchasing, procurement, or PO processing.

Desired Experience and Skills
  • Significant hands-on experience with purchasing, procurement, or PO processing.
  • Working knowledge of FAR and cost allowability principles.
  • Experience with project accounting and job costing.
  • Advanced proficiency in accounting systems and Excel.
  • Strong Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Experience supporting audits (DCAA or similar) preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with program, contracts, and businiess unit teams.
  • Government contractor ERP experience preferred.

Essential Requirements:

US Citizenship is required.

In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for this position is listed . Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. I2X Technologies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, walk, stand and climb stairs and steps. May require walking long distance from parking to work station. Occasionally, movement that requires twisting at the neck and/or trunk more than the average person, squatting/ stooping/kneeling, reaching above the head, and forward motion will be required. The employee will continuously be required to repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion many times. Manual and finger dexterity are essential to this position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, depth perception and telling differences among colors. The employee must be able to communicate through speech with clients and public. Hearing requirements include conversation in both quiet and noisy environments. Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds. This position demands tolerance for various levels of mental stress.

About Isys Technologies

ISYS Technologies is an information technology services company that provides engineering, integration, and sustainment services to government and commercial clients. ISYS Technologies is headquartered in Colorado and has offices in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington. ISYS Technologies' services include systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, and data analytics. ISYS Technologies' clients come from a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, and intelligence. ISYS Technologies was founded in 2004 and has grown to become one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Learn more about Isys Technologies
Size
650 employees
Industry
Net Income
$5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+50%
Revenue
$100 million

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