Advisory Manager

Advisory Manager

Description

Our Federal Government Contracting Practice provides sound regulatory and strategic compliance and business consulting solutions to clients who contract with the United States Federal Government and their Agencies.  We support our clients develop and maintain appropriate business systems and controls, devise solutions, develop training and compliance programs and provide dispute resolution involving pricing, costing and administration of contracts.

 

Key Role: 

Work directly with clients on audits or issues relating to government accounting compliance. Considerable industry knowledge of government contracting, with concentrated experience in government accounting focused on applying the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Cost Principles and Cost Accounting Standards to government contracts. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) experience is acceptable if no prior industry experience.

Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues.
Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

 

Basic Qualifications: 

Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel
Ability to research and find historical documentation from financial records to support costs
Ability to organize and present data to auditors and explain the source data
Ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks
BA or BS degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Economics or 6+ years of experience with government contract cost accounting
CPA or working towards a CPA license
 

Additional Qualifications: 

Experience with government contract cost accounting
Experience with responding to government audit requests
Experience with ERP systems
Experience with budget preparation or reporting
Knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, and CAS and their application
Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
Possession of excellent interpersonal skills