Senior Accountant: Government Contracts & Project Cost Accounting

Location: This is a hybrid role requiring working in the office 1-2 days per week. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or an hour commute to one of our Elevance Health offices.

The Senior Accountant: Government Contracts & Project Cost Accounting is responsible for supporting the closing, reconciling, analysis and reporting of the general ledger.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Prepares internal and external monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and analysis.

• Verifies the integrity of monthly results by completing various analyses and interpreting the data.

• Setting up new projects, regular communications with PMs on budget allocation; monitoring the accuracy of revenue recorded on projects.

• Reconciliation and analysis of balance sheets accounts such as unbilled receivables, deferred revenue. Use professional judgment to research and evaluate all balance sheet accounts issues.

• Fixed Price, Time & Material, and Cost-Plus contracts billing (FP, T&M, CP Contracts)

• End of month revenue and billing processing for fixed price, time & material, and cost-plus contracts

• Project revenue planning and monthly revenue analysis between forecasted and actual results

• Responsible for month-end closing entries including journal entry accruals, allocations, intercompany entries, prepaid, fixed assets.

• Review financial reports and PSR with PMs

• Provide year-end audit and incurred cost submission support which may include research and reconciliation.

• Perform additional assignments as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires BA/BS in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 6 years experience in general accounting, finance, or budgeting and planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills:

• CPA or CPA candidate who has passed at least 2 modules.

• Strong understanding of FARs, cost accounting, and job costing

• Five years+ of Government contracts experience

• Five years+ of Single Audit and Incurred Cost submission

• Five years+ of SEFA preparation

• Three years+ of utilizing Deltek Costpoint accounting software with a government contractor.

• Advanced Excel skills: Pivot Tables and V-Look Up

• Detailed oriented with strong analytical skills who can learn quickly.

• Work independently with limited supervision.