Senior Accountant

Job description

The Senior Accountant leads the monthly close and divisional reporting for our Headquarters Division; oversees AP, AR, billing, fixed assets, payroll interfaces, and complex reconciliations; and ensures timely, accurate, GAAP-compliant financials. This role drives process and control improvements, and partners closely with Operations, HR. The Senior Accountant also supports government-contracting compliance (FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA), including indirect-rate maintenance, unallowable-cost controls, timekeeping and expense compliance, and audit requests. Key responsibilities Monthly close and reporting: Lead the HQ monthly and quarterly close; prepare and approve journal entries; reconcile balance-sheet accounts; maintain schedules (prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, leases); and deliver divisional financials with variance analysis and commentary. Government contracting and cost accounting: Apply FAR and DFARS, CAS, and DCAA guidance; classify unallowable costs; and support provisional and final rates, ICE preparation, and audits. Treasury, accounts payable, and cash operations: Receive and code HQ vendor invoices; schedule and process payments; complete bank reconciliations; and oversee corporate cards. Payroll, onboarding, and benefits: Prepare and process U.S. payroll; onboard local and remote employees; register new states for income-tax and unemployment as needed; administer benefits (enrollments, vendor reconciliations, COBRA coordination); and ensure compliance with federal and state labor and tax rules. Compliance and indirect taxes: Oversee W-9 and W-8BEN-E collection; support 1099 and 1042-S filings and multi-state/international payroll reporting; prepare or coordinate state sales and use tax filings; manage exemption certificates; reconcile tax GL accounts; and respond to notices. Controls, policy, and audits: Document and improve accounting SOPs; strengthen internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals, system roles); lead audit PBCs; manage responses with external auditors and CPAs; and provide related administrative support to Finance and HQ operations as needed. Qualifications: Required Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance. 2-5+ years of progressive accounting experience with full-cycle close and general-ledger ownership. Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP (and IFRS exposure a plus); anti-fraud/controls concepts Advanced Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH; Power Query a plus). ERP experience, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, with a track record of improving processes and controls. Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder partnership; ability to manage multiple priorities. Authorized to work in the U.S.; ability to travel domestically/internationally as needed. Preferred Payroll/benefits & onboarding: Hands-on U.S. multi-state payroll experience, including onboarding remote employees, setting up state/local tax registrations (SIT/SUI), and administering core benefits Experience with multi-entity, project accounting, and multi-currency environments. Sales/use tax: Experience preparing or coordinating multi-jurisdiction sales and use tax returns, and reconciling tax liability accounts. External or DCAA audits, incurred-cost submissions, and indirect-rate modeling. Hands-on GovCon exposure (FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA, FAR Part 31). Prior mentoring or light supervisory experience. Work arrangement: Hybrid role requiring three days per week onsite in Gettysburg, PA after onboarding. The exact hybrid schedule will be agreed during hiring. Professional competencies: Ownership and accountability; analytical problem-solving; accuracy and attention to detail; process-improvement mindset; discretion with sensitive information.