Principal Operations Accountant
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Principal Operations Accountant overseeing billing, cost control, and financial reporting for Amentum’s government engineering and technology contracts. Supporting compliance, audits, forecasting, and contract profitability.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the end-to-end financial administration and fiscal health of a complex, high-revenue portfolio of government contracts
- Monitor contract costs, funding, revenue, commitments, and expenditures against approved budgets and contract ceilings
- Review labor, subcontract, material, travel, and other direct costs for accuracy, project charging, and allowability
- Monitor contract funding and notify management of funding requirements, potential overruns, or approaching ceilings
- Oversee Cost-Plus, Time & Materials, and Firm-Fixed-Price billing structures
- Review billing transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance
- Prepare invoice packages and cross-functional documentation in iRAPT/WAWF and agency-specific portals
- Reconcile balances between accounting, billing, project subledger, and general ledger systems
- Review unbilled receivables, accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and other contract-related balance sheet accounts
- Support month-end and year-end close activities
- Conduct root-cause analyses of billing and project-cost discrepancies with cross-functional teams
- Support contract modifications, funding changes, option years, and task orders from a financial perspective
- Assist with revenue recognition and contract accounting
- Provide financial analysis and data for contract reviews, management reviews, and customer audits
- Maintain accurate project and contract financial records and supporting documentation
- Assist with internal, external, DCAA, DCMA, and other government audits
- Enforce compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, SOX controls, company policies, and procedures
- Drive process improvements to modernize billing workflows and enhance data visibility
- Set up and maintain projects in Deltek Costpoint’s Projects Module
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting for Finance, Accounting, Contracts, and Program Management
Requirements:
- Typically eight years of accounting, project accounting, financial analysis, or government contracting experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
- Experience with project accounting, cost accounting, or contract financial management
- Experience with Cost Plus, T&M, FFP, IDIQ, and/or Time & Materials contracts
- US Citizenship is required
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles and financial reporting
- Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, formulas, and financial analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to analyze large volumes of financial and project data and identify discrepancies
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet recurring monthly reporting and billing deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with Finance, Contracts, Billing, Program Management, and Operations
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate cross-functionally
- Knowledge of diverse contract structures and accurate client billing operations
- Knowledge of cost accounting principles and project budgets and forecasts
- Ability to evaluate project accounting workflows and implement process enhancements or automated tools
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly, including leveraging AI responsibly
- Ability to evaluate and apply emerging AI-enabled technologies
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools to enhance workflows, productivity, decision-making, customer experiences, business outcomes, or operational efficiency
Benefits:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
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