Sr. Accountant With Govt Con Experience Needed ASAP for CPA Firm

Merito Group•Fairfax, VA

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About The Position

We are a CPA firm in Fairfax, VA that offers work flexibility, work life balance, room for growth, and competitive pay! We have an immediate need for a Senior Accountant. You will provide accounting services to small government contractors and other firm clients. We promote from within and take pride in our professional development programs. If you were in this role, you would be mentored and prepared to take on a supervisory role in the near future. To pay it forward, you would also be mentoring and leading more junior staff.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of government contracting accounting experience
Bachelors Degree in accounting
Solid knowledge of FAR/CAS and the federal procurement process
Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, Acrobat Pro and QuickBooks Pro
Proficient in setting up QuickBooks Pro accounts, including use of classes, job costing and budgeting functions
Ability to supervise and train paraprofessional staff supporting government contracts and or other small businesses.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in PROCAS, Unanet and or Deltek is a plus or the ability to learn such applications easily
Experience in a small to midsize CPA firm is a plus

Responsibilities

Review of contracts, prepare contract brief, prepare contract billings per contract
Review of subcontracts, prepare subcontract brief, review and reconcile subcontract billings to subcontract and contract
Calculate indirect rates - set up of intermediary and final cost pools
Assist clients with preparation of incurred costs submissions
Assist clients with DCAA/DCMA audits
Assist clients with GSA schedules/GSA audits and similar multi-award contracts
Reconciliation of expense reports/credit card charges to contracts or subcontracts
Reconciliation of travel charges to per diems / allowables
Reclassify or verify unallowable costs, either by statute or by terms of the contract
Review and assist clients with contract flow downs
Assist with the design and implementation Adequate Accounting System - including assisting clients to develop, implement and document policies and procedures, internal controls, best practices
For each client: perform or supervise and review general ledger account reconciliation, preparation of monthly and year end adjusting journal entries and financial reporting for multiple government contractors and small business clients
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for clients as requested
Provide write-up services on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis to a variety of firm clients as needed
Setup QuickBooks data files from scratch and be able to customize to fit client industry and specialized reporting requirements, assistance and direction to be provided by Manager or Partner
Train clients in setup and use of QuickBooks and other government contract accounting software applications
Follow up with clients for information, forms and communicate critical deadlines to ensure timely completion of engagements.
Prepare 1099s, W-2s, BPOL, PPT and other forms for clients as needed