Senior Controller, CAS
AccountingDepartment.com
Senior Outsourced Controller – GovCon
AccountingDepartment.com
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Act as a trusted advisor and key partner to clients, understanding their unique business and accounting needs
- Provide strategic leadership in scalable accounting operations, ensuring compliance with internal control systems, policies, and procedures
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures; recommend financial tools and benchmarks to enhance operational efficiency
- Prepare and manage client budgets, cash forecasts, and monthly financial reports
- Manage the month-end closing and issue financial reports to all clients, every month
- Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting, contracts and general ledger structure; ensure proper entry into QuickBooks & ICAT
- Identify variances from the budget and report significant variances to client
- Execute regular client conference calls to review strategy, needs, and operational changes
- Assist in gathering tax-related information for external tax return preparation and coordinate audit information for annual audit or review
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and review/approve monthly and quarterly tax filings
- Develop client budgets and cash forecasting tools (including KPIs) to support long-term planning
- Monitor budget performance and provide insights into trends, risks, and growth opportunities
- Partner with client senior leadership to analyze financial and operational data and provide actionable recommendations
- Direct a team of virtual accounting professionals to deliver timely and accurate monthly financial reporting packages
- Support, train, motivate and mentor virtual accounting specialists; conduct performance reviews and team meetings
- Use internal documentation system for procedures and enforce internal controls to verify integrity of processes
- Provide strategic guidance and operational decision making to senior leadership; recommend and implement best practices
- Assist with interviewing and onboarding new team members and collaborate with other Senior Controllers on best practices
Requirements
- Active CPA, CMA or MBA
- Extensive knowledge in accounting for businesses in the under $20M market
- 10 – 15 years of progressive accounting experience
- Combination of 5+ years in public accounting and 5+ years in private industry
- 5 years supervisory experience
- Must have government contracting industry experience
- Solid understanding of federal contracts, full accrual accounting
- Working knowledge of FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements
- Ability to multi-task and set daily, weekly and monthly priorities
- Adaptive leadership style with a passion for mentoring staff
- Exceptional ability to work with all levels within the organization
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience with hands on accounting with small to medium size businesses
- Technical, analytical focus with proactive problem-solving nature
- Ability to research and suggest proper accounting solutions
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment with sense of urgency
- Ability to make quick decisions based on knowledge and experience
- Works well within established standards and guidelines
- Ability to acclimate to various client environments
- Strong experience with QuickBooks, ICAT and/or other accounting software packages
- High degree of computer literacy, including Outlook and Excel
- Ability to travel when necessary
- Must submit resume and cover letter including salary requirements
Benefits
- 100% Remote, W-2 position
- Compressed work week option available
- Self-Managed paid time off and paid holidays
- Group Medical, Dental, Life, Vision, Accident Insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Participation in a company wide annual bonus incentive plan
- $25 monthly internet stipend
- Virtual employee groups, clubs, and activities throughout the year
- Casual dress
- Career continuity support for military spouses (remote work flexibility)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
accountingfinancial reportingbudgetingcash forecastinginternal controlsfull accrual accountingtax preparationfinancial analysisperformance metricsproblem-solving
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationmulti-taskingadaptabilityteam collaborationstrategic thinkingclient relationship managementdecision makingorganizational skills
Certifications
CPACMAMBA
