Are you someone who has a passion for solving problems and delivering? We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right person to become our Controller of Finance. As Controller, you will be responsible for basic accounting functions as an individual contributor as well as supervising the finance team, including reconciling accounts and credit cards, daily input and timely processing of payables, invoicing and receiving allocations, processes expense reports, follow-up on accounts receivable, and generating financial reports.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Generate financial reports meeting both FAR, DFAR, as well adherence to GAPP
• Monitor accounts to ensure accuracy, funding allocation, prepare & assist with annual audits, and compliance with outside CPA firm. Responsibilities include but not limited to assisting in the monthly and annual closing, as well as year-end audit
• Responsible for monitoring and tracking gross margin by project/product, as well as reporting KPI’s.
• Monitors, analyzes, and/or reviews financial summary and detailed internal/external reports—including but not limited to reconciliation of all balance sheets as well as monthly and annual financial statements general ledger transactions and records in accordance with applicable laws, codes, statutes, rules, regulations and ordinances
• Ensure proper account charges, coding and compliance. Ensure timely funds transfers, resolving discrepancies as necessary and processing documents for input into automated systems.
• Cost function to include product cost, customer billing, and costs at completion for all products.
• Assists with payroll interface and reconciliation, coordinating with Human Resources. Provides ad hoc reporting as necessary
• Assists with implementation of ERP for accounting. Prepares all financial submittals (incurred cost, financial accounting & capabilities audits, etc. to DCAA), and calculates COGS on all engineering and manufacturing contracts based on original bid and actual cost data
• Checks & Double-Checks figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper coding in financial records, makes journal and ledger entries, and utilizes Deltek CostPoint to ensure financial as well as ERP data is updated, correct, and reported correctly
• Access financial information to answer general/complex accounting questions as well as calculate, prepare, and issue bills, invoices, account statements, and other financial statements according to established procedures
• Compile statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications:
• Has had Accounting Work Experience in a Manufacturing Environment and Defense Industry
• Demonstrates a constant ability to multi-task, prioritize, analyze data, detail oriented, extensive problem-solving skills & implementation, strong collaborative and independent working skills to get things done.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Working knowledge of Accounting and Time Keeping software; experience with payroll software, and Deltek ERP Costpoint software preferred (specifically 6.0 & 7.0+).
• Attention to details with a comprehensive understanding of the accounting and budgeting processes in a manufacturing company, internal controls, book-keeping procedures, automated accounting systems as well as AP & AR experience and cash flow management.

• Exceptional accounting, math, communication and written skills and demonstrable experience conducting monthly close, recording standard journal entries, reconciliation, compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information and/or data in timely and accurate financial reports/ledgers/schedules.
• Exceptional Analyzing Data or Information Skills — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Experience working in a government contracts environment and job costing knowledge.
• Experience Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish tasks such as analyzes, reconciliation and/or evaluates the accuracy of general ledger, accounting details, revenues and expenditures.
• Supervisory Experience of leading a lead as well as checking their work product for accuracy; coaching where necessary and holding people accountable for their results, budget, and schedule.
• Exudes positive energy in producing & delivering results.
• Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Minimum Requirements Needed:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university required or equivalent experience. Master’s Degree Preferred
• Five to ten years of FAR, DFARS, and government accounting experience
• Positions with this company require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions need to be “U.S. Persons,” as defined in these regulations. Generally, a “U.S. Person” is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Successful Passage of Required Screenings & Tests: Background Check, Reference, Credit, and Drug Testing

The Bookkeeper oversees the company’s financial data and compliance by maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable and daily financial entries and reconciliations. Records day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process. Verifying that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, supplier’s ledger, customer ledger and general ledger. Bringing the books to the trial balance stage. Will perform daily accounting tasks such as monthly financial reporting, general ledger entries, and record payments and adjustments. Assist with bank reconciliations, processing payroll, creating reports, spreadsheets, KPI’s, and other documentation needed or required.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplined teams within the company while creating & maintaining general ledger and other records of financial transactions by establishing accounts,verifying, allocating, reconciling; posting transactions; ensure legal, GAPP, & government requirements compliance
• Develops system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts; defining bookkeeping policies and procedures
• Maintains and balances general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries
• Maintains historical records by filing documents appropriately
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, & summarizing account information/trends
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed with Controller
• Notifying senior staff of accounting errors when they happen
• Retrieve records and obtain information on parts received to verify and match with invoices/financial reports
• Tracks, Prints, Process, and Follows-Up on all AP/AR activities in a timely manner interacting with vendors and customers
• Helps track and maintain inventory records
• Prepares checks and payments
• Assist with audits and pulling information for various inquiries/reports
• Other duties as assigned

Experience

• High integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance to get the job done right, the first time
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of GAAP as well as how Bookkeeping is to be done/best practices
• Proven bookkeeping experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills—acting with grace & diplomacy
• Proficient accounting skills in a large ERP system (Deltek CostPoint preferred) and Microsoft Excel (create tables, charts, lookups, etc.)
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills, along with a knack for numbers
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Understand how to balance multiple bank accounts
• Excellent Organizational Skills

Education & Training

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, math or a related field
• 3 years of related experience in bookkeeping or similar position
• Certified Bookkeeper designation preferred

Direct Hire Opportunity

The duties of the Financial Controller will revolve around ensuring that the group finance and reporting functions are operating effectively, efficiently and with adequate controls. Main responsibilities will include managing accounting records, evaluating and managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, government contracting compliance, publishing financial statements, overseeing accounting operations, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditure, forecasting revenue, coordinating auditing processes, and ensuring accuracy of financial information. The controller will also work directly with the CFO and management team to dynamically run the business both locally and internationally.

Management 

• Managing all accounting operations including budgeting, billing, cost accounting, and reporting
• Liaising with country controllers to ensure adequate controls, financial reporting and record keeping is taking place within all group entities
• Managing all outsourced functions
• Managing and overseeing the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Management of the DC based finance team

Transactions

• Overseeing the financial close process for all regional entities, including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Dubai, Tunisia, Iraq, Moldova, Columbia, Thailand, and UK
• Implement and oversee a strong internal control environment across all entities and ensuring group reporting policies are adhered to
• Perform cash balance reconciliations
• Overseeing payroll for the Group
• Overseeing invoicing and collections for all projects
• Managing tax compliance and audit for operational entities
• Preparing budgets and forecasts for all entities
• Managing quarterly and annual investor financial reporting processes
• Overseeing the preparation of deadline-driven reporting, including financial statements
• Working closely with investment professionals to ensure adequate performance metrics are designed and reported on
• Analyzing contracts to ensure financial compliance
• Automating and documenting processes as needed
• Providing training and guidance to new and existing team members

Reporting

• Preparing, reconciling and publishing timely monthly financial reports
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Coordinating the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts

Compliance 

• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations
• Maintaining and overseeing the renewals on company insurance
• Ensuring contract compliance with FAR and USAID regulations

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Strong quantitative skills
• Strong working and theoretical knowledge of accounting and tax concepts 
• Ability to edit / interpret financial models for a wide range of structures and scenarios
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues in challenging environments
• Ability to design and implement financial management and reporting functions for a new established entity (process, team, systems, etc.) 
• Experience working across multiple African jurisdictions is preferred
• Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in frontier markets
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing context
• Willingness to work and live in a sometimes-challenging environment

Ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business field
• CPA/CA or its equivalent
• Proven working experience as a Financial Controller
• Experience with creating financial statements 
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process 
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills – experience using Deltek Costpoint is a requirement 
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Prior experience with USAID contracting and cost accounting principals

The staff accountant position performs the accounting operations of the company, makes inputs and maintains the system of accounting records, enters accurate financial data, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Contributes to a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Coordinates with outsourced functions and customers
   

Transactions:

• Performs day-to-day accounting transactions which include: processes payroll; ensures accounts payable are paid in a timely manner; ensures all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable; ensures accounts receivable are collected promptly and processes payroll in a timely manner
• Prepares invoices and journal entries in a timely manner
• Coordinates with Human Resources (HR) for uploading new employees and process employee change notices, insurance and 401K changes
• Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
• Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis
• Maintain the chart of accounts
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions

Reporting:

• Contributes to the preparation of the corporate annual report
• Recommends benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
• Calculate financial and operating metrics
• Makes input to annual budget and forecasts
• Calculate variances from the budget and reports significant issues to management
• Contributes to a system of management cost reports
• Provide financial analyses as needed
   

Compliance:

• Provides input to corporate policies and procedures
• Provides information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Monitors debt levels and compliance with debt covenants
• Complies with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

Required Qualifications:

The staff accountant candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience

Experience with Deltek Costpoint is a must.

Knowledge of business within government services.

Our client is looking for a motivated, self-starter to join our finance team as an Accountant. This person must have experience with Deltek Costpoint, specifically Time & Expense.

Responsibilities & Desired Skills

Core understanding of accounting principles, and project cost accounting to include: Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Invoicing, Bank Reconciliations, Financial Statement Reconciliations, Payroll, and Expense and Time Collection Tracking

Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment delivering results and quality services, while managing multiple projects simultaneously

Team-oriented, self-starter that has the ability to work in both a collaborative and independent environment

Demonstrate excellent customer service and client management skills, and ability to interface with business owners and C-Level Executives

Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

Proficient with Microsoft Office suite

Desired Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems or related field

Three + years of experience in an accounting position

Experience with Deltek Costpoint is a must: T&E

CPA certification is desired, or candidates working towards their CPA

Our client is looking for a motivated, self-starter to join the finance team as an Accountant. This person must have experience with Deltek Costpoint.

Staff Accountant – Process Controls:

Develop, Update and Test current operation procedures

Process Transaction

• Create Invoices

Monitor Daily Production Activities

Coordinate Inventory Cycle Counts

ERP System Administrator

Ability to work within Deltek CostPoint

• Item Master File
• BOM Master File
• Salesperson Master File

Assist in Monthly Close Activity

Participate in Cross Functional Training

Desired Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems or related field

Three + years of experience in an accounting position

Experience with Deltek Costpoint is a must.

CPA certification is desired, or candidates working towards their CPA

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze complex financial records and reports for discrepancies.
• Perform a detailed analysis and reconciliation of billed amounts versus recorded revenue.
• Perform monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analyses.
• Assist in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management.
• Regulate and authenticate financial transactions.
• Reconcile accounts monthly to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance i.e. accounts receivable and payable ledgers and resolve unpaid invoices.
• Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances.
• Balance accounts and confirm and verify bank statements on behalf of the company.
• Coordinate semi-annual audits and assist in running audits.
• Support and prepare documentation for audit requests by external public auditors, and internal audit as necessary.
• Calculate and submit retroactive billing for closed audit years.
• Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas.
• Recommend ways to reduce costs and enhance revenue.
• Prioritize work, multi-task and handle multiple priorities with limited supervision.
• Delegate financial responsibilities to the accounting team.
• Update months end close spreadsheet as appropriate.

Desired Skills

• Experience working in Government Contracts; particularly with the management and reconciliations of customer accounts strongly preferred
• Utilize the government’s Wide Area Workflow tool (WAWF).
• Calculate invoices using Deltek Costpoint
• Working knowledge of accounting laws and regulations
• Working knowledge of payroll taxes
• Ability to communicate effectively across functional boundaries
• Ability to work on a self-initiated basis
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands and meet deadlines
• Efficient, detail oriented, with a high level of accuracy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint
• 5+ year(s) of experience in AR and/or AP
• Must have prior experience supervising a staff of 3 or more people

The Accountant will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.

• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations
• Experienced with performing data analysis, including downloading financial data from the general ledger and other sources, and working with the data to utilize in monthly dashboard reporting and fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare monthly fluctuation dashboards, and research and investigate financial variances for monthly fluctuation analysis
• Assist or prepare schedules to support regulatory, statutory, or management reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit preparation for external auditors
• Identify opportunities to automate general ledger impacting activities
• Ensure compliance with accounting and reporting deadlines
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations for all compensation transactions
• Collaborate closely with the payroll team to gain a complete understanding of the general ledger impact of all payroll related transactions
• Ensure all payroll cash activity is captured and reconciled timely.
• Work on special projects

Education & Experience

• Working knowledge of US income tax and related tax forms, particularly tax preparation of Forms 1040, 1099,1065 and a desire to learn more about taxes and compliance facing the cannabis industry (280e).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)
• 1-7 years of demonstrated general ledger accounting experience
• Experience working with various accounting systems
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and an ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet pressing deadlines
• Team player with a strong work ethic
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

The Accountant will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.

• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations
• Experienced with performing data analysis, including downloading financial data from the general ledger and other sources, and working with the data to utilize in monthly dashboard reporting and fluctuation analysis.
• Prepare monthly fluctuation dashboards, and research and investigate financial variances for monthly fluctuation analysis
• Assist or prepare schedules to support regulatory, statutory, or management reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting
• Assist with quarterly and annual audit preparation for external auditors
• Identify opportunities to automate general ledger impacting activities
• Ensure compliance with accounting and reporting deadlines
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
• Prepare accounting entries and account reconciliations for all compensation transactions
• Collaborate closely with the payroll team to gain a complete understanding of the general ledger impact of all payroll related transactions
• Ensure all payroll cash activity is captured and reconciled timely.
• Work on special projects

Education & Experience

• Working knowledge of US income tax and related tax forms, particularly tax preparation of Forms 1040, 1099,1065 and a desire to learn more about taxes and compliance facing the cannabis industry (280e).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)
• 6-10 years of demonstrated general ledger accounting experience
• Experience working with various accounting systems
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel
• Proactive self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and an ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet pressing deadlines
• Team player with a strong work ethic
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

• The Controller will perform month-end close activities, analyze and verify financial information, prepare financial reports, reconcile, and review GL accounts. Oversee Accountants and Senior Accountants. External contacts may include Cannabis Related Businesses, Dispensaries, CBD Shops, vendors, banks, internal and external auditors.
• Expert knowledge of cost accounting (analysis of inventory, capital expenses, business operations)
• Comfortable managing and optimizing various systems (inventory systems, QuickBooks)
• Calculate costs per project, and also able to generate COGS per product.
• Month-end Financial Reporting
• Budgeting for costs and forecasting sales
• Coordinate physical inventory cycle counts and reconciliation
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Comfortable reviewing monthly fluctuations and strategic analysis with client on phone/video calls.

Education & Experience

• At least 4 years Controller experience or 10-15+ years of overall accounting experience
• Cannabis Industry experience a Strong Plus.
• Consumer Product Goods experience a Plus
• Self-directed and self-motivated
• Experienced managing a team
• Organized and strong ability to work cross-functionally
• Experience in entrepreneurial situations
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Bachelor’s Degree (CPA or Masters Degree preferred)