Accounting Manager (Finance)

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the accounting and finance functions for a business unit. This position ensures compliance with all applicable tax and accounting regulations and manages the preparation and filing of all necessary financial statements. The successful candidate has excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of accounting principles and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Accounts Payable & Receivable: Oversee AP/AR processing, including invoices and payments, ensuring proper documentation.

Payroll Support: Process payroll, ensuring accuracy in bi-weekly entries.

Data Accuracy: Monitor and verify the accuracy of all financial transactions.

Account Reconciliations: Review and ensure the accuracy of account reconciliations, clearing reconciling items promptly.

Audit Support: Serve as the primary liaison for external audits, including DCAA and independent CPA firms and state and federal agencies.

Financial Analysis and reporting: Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, or anomalies and recommend corrective action. Prepare and review all financial statements to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

Policy Development: Create and enforce financial policies to ensure regulatory compliance.

Reporting: Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

Financial Guidance: Provide financial insights to department heads to align decisions with organizational goals.

Rate Submittals: Prepare, review, and submit incurred cost submissions (ICS), provisional billing rates, and forward pricing rate proposals (FPRPs).

Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor accounting staff, providing direct oversight and support.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.

• Experience: A minimum of 7+ years in accounting and finance (preferred).

• Certification: CPA license (preferred).

• Advanced understanding of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
• Strong knowledge of federal and state tax laws.
• Specific experience in government contracting.
• Government Regulations: Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and other relevant regulations.
• Experience with cost-reimbursable, T&M, and Firm-Fixed-Price contracts.
• Software Proficiency: Experience with Deltek Costpoint. Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Organizational and Time Management: Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines.
• Communication: Proficiency in working with both internal and external stakeholders.

Work Model:

Hybrid. Required to be available to be in one of our offices in Washington, DC, Lexington Park, MD or Rockledge, FL

Saalex Corp., is an Engineering and Information Technology Services company with a focus on Test Range Operations and Management, Engineering and Logistics Services, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Services and Information Technology Services. Founded in 1999 by Travis Mack, Saalex Solutions is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned and Operated business with prime and subcontract expertise serving the Navy, Army, Air Force, NASA, corporate clients, and local governments. We employ a workforce of over 600 at military and NASA installations nationwide and have offices in Camarillo CA, Rockledge FL, Newport RI, Ridgecrest CA, Corona CA and Keyport WA.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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