Project Accountant

Basic Commerce & Industries Inc

1d • Onsite

About The Position

BCI's Dahlgren Division has an immediate opening for a full-time Project Accountant who will work as part of our contracts team. This is a mid-level position. Relocation is not available for this position. This position is not a remote billet, but telework is possible after 6 months with supervisor permission. The successful candidate will be expected to hit the ground running, performing accounting functions and will be trained in contracts administration. BCI's contracts administrators perform cradle to grave contracting and are not specialized. This team also currently performs some accounting functions. The successful applicant must be responsive and flexible, willing to work with customers (government and industry) and contracts that are varied in requirements. This position is suited well for individuals who can multi-task, prioritize, work independently on assignments to meet deadlines, analyze data for reasonableness, and work for multiple managers. Attention to detail, understanding the bigger picture of how contracts administration duties fit within the scope of the technical efforts, and being able to apply what is learned across a variety of contracts with different requirements are crucial to success. The successful candidate must be an experienced customer service-oriented person and someone with business math, story-problem skills to identify and solve financial problems.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Government Contracting (GovCon) Accounting (i.e. Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable, payroll functions, generally accepted accounting procedures, working knowledge of the FAR)
• Experience may have been gained as an accountant, project analyst, project control, budget financial analyst, purchaser / buyer, contracts specialist or administrator, or acquisition analyst
• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field is required
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint is required
• Business math skills
• Story-problem skills to identify and solve financial problems

Nice To Haves

• Entry-level, hands-on experience in DoD contracting for Fixed Price and Cost-type contracts
• Understanding contractual documents
• Preference is a degree in accounting
• CPA credentials
• Experience with Jamis accounting system

Responsibilities

• Prepare proposals or bids
• Review contract terms and conditions and execute those required to be within compliance
• Generate technical and financial monthly reports as well as any other ad hoc reports requested
• Budget and forecast the project funding to the tasking and labor
• Track expenses
• Interface with technical leads on the execution of the contract
• Prepare accurate invoices in accordance with contract specific directions
• Understanding what is reasonable, allowable, and allocable in the FAR will be expected

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees