Sr Business Partner, Accounting

HighPoint•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

HighPoint professionals focus on helping government agencies and companies implement their most critically strategic initiatives. The role of Senior Business Partner, Accounting contributes to HighPoint by being responsible for a broad range of accounting duties and oversight in a government services contracting environment. This position will report to HighPoint’s Vice President, Accounting & Finance.

Requirements

Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and accounting standards including GAAP and relevant FASB standards.
Experience maintaining a general ledger, structuring, and reconciling accounts, and preparing statements.
High degree of proficiency in Excel.
Proven ability to manage schedules and meet deadlines.
Skill in presenting financial information to both financial and non-financial audiences.
Effective written and verbal communication ability with executives, Finance and Accounting staff, and employees.
Proactive identification of problems or challenges and recommendations for resolution.
Bachelor's or higher in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field with a bachelor's in accounting strongly preferred; CPA preferred.
15 – 20 years of experience, preferably in government services contracting at a large government contractor ($200M+ annual revenue).
5+ years of Deltek Costpoint experience required, including Deltek Time and Expense and Cognos reporting.
4+ years of supervisory experience of accounting department personnel and functions.

Responsibilities

Lead month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entry posting, balance sheet reconciliations, and bank reconciliation; validate proper revenue and expenditure recognition at month-end.
Serve as a technical expert on the company’s Costpoint accounting system, providing guidance on general ledger configuration and reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, project setup, and Deltek Time and Expense.
Recommend appropriate revenue recognition methods for government contracting professional services projects.
Maintain general ledger and review of postings.
Backup responsibility of other accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash forecasting, and project accounting responsibilities.
Lead interim and year-end internal financial audit activities and the annual corporate financial controls audit, as well as the external audit closing and reporting at year-end.
Customer invoice generation, cash receipts processing.
Provide guidance on and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and company practices and policies.
Review the effectiveness of internal system and policy controls, and develop new controls and policies to ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, and other applicable regulations.
Ownership of accounting process improvements and automation.
Mentoring accounting staff without direct supervisory responsibility.