Senior Cost Accountant - Government Contracting (Accounts Payable, Job Costing)
Core
Manage full-cycle Accounts Payable and job cost allocations for government contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS and audit readiness.
Role type
Senior Cost Accountant (Government Contracting)
Builds
Audit-ready financial records and cost reports for defense and government clients
Domain
Government contracting / Defense / Federal accounting
Required skills
FAR/DFARS cost principles, job cost allocation, subcontractor invoice review, travel expense auditing, sales/use tax accruals, ERP systems (PROCAS/Deltek/Unanet), Microsoft Excel
Preferred skills
DCAA/DCMA audit support, JFTR/FTR regulations, ITAR, DoD contracting environment
Technologies
PROCAS, Deltek Costpoint, Unanet, Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities
Oversee full-cycle AP processing and job cost coding per FAR; reconcile subcontractor invoices; audit travel expenses against JFTR/FTR; calculate sales/use tax accruals; maintain fixed assets and depreciation schedules; support month-end close and variance analysis; prepare schedules for DCAA/DCMA audits; file 1099 forms. (via careerplan.io/jobs/842b5fcb-6652-4097-970b-542022f150a7-senior-cost-accountant-government-contracting-accounts-payable-job-costing-at-applied)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
