Director of Accounting & Finance – GovCon Services
Urrly
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the Accounting & Finance practice P&L, including revenue, margin, and utilization
- Lead, coach, and performance-manage a ~16-person team of GovCon accounting professionals
- Serve as senior escalation point for complex client issues and executive-level client discussions
- Oversee and review DCAA-related work, including business systems audits and compliance remediation
- Review, approve, and defend incurred cost submissions and supporting schedules
- Ensure accurate job cost accounting, indirect rate structures, and allowable cost treatment
- Drive improvements across billing, revenue recognition, and delivery processes
- Partner with firm leadership on growth strategy, capacity planning, and service model evolution
Requirements
- Senior-level GovCon accounting leadership experience, typically 8+ years in government contracting environments
- Prior work at GovCon-focused firms such as accounting consultancies, managed services providers, or federal contractors with significant cost-reimbursable portfolios
- Hands-on ownership of DCAA business systems audits, not limited to preparation or support roles
- Direct responsibility for reviewing, approving, or defending incurred cost submissions
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and CAS as applied to real client or contractor environments
- Experience with job cost accounting, indirect rate development, and compliant billing practices
- Leadership experience managing teams of 10+ professionals
- Experience operating in professional services or outsourced accounting models, not purely internal corporate accounting
Benefits
- Quarterly required travel to the DC area for leadership and client engagement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GovCon accountingDCAA business systems auditsjob cost accountingindirect rate developmentcompliant billing practicescost-reimbursable portfoliosincurred cost submissionsrevenue recognitionperformance managementcapacity planning
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationproblem-solvingteam managementstrategic planningclient relationsperformance managementcollaborationexecutive-level discussions