Accounting Manager IV

About the role

The Accounting Manager IV leads Financial Accounting Services and Systems, overseeing contract accounting, accounts payable, cash, fixed assets, and travel & expense accounting. They also lead and develop multiple managers and teams, ensuring compliance, engagement, and a high-performance culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership over Financial Accounting Services and Systems, including contract accounting, accounts payable, cash, fixed assets, and travel & expense accounting.
• Lead and develop multiple managers and teams, fostering a high-performance, compliance-focused, and engagement-driven culture.
• Support accurate and timely financial reporting, including month-end close, consolidation, reconciliations, balance sheet, P&L, and consolidated financial statements.
• Proactively engage on the front end and throughout the capture/award process to ensure desired revenue recognition results and awareness.
• Ensure compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards, specifically tailored to the unique requirements of government contracting, including long-term contracts and performance obligations.
• Manage and monitor financial performance and variance analysis and liaise with Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Oversee cash management and forecasting, including inventory, receivables, payables, and borrowings, in partnership with Treasury, FP&A, Supply Chain, Contracts, and Program Finance leadership.
• Oversee working capital models within accounting and liaise with Financial Planning & Analysis to short, medium, and long-term forecast models.
• Develop, implement, and enforce accounting procedures and practices in compliance with US GAAP and applicable regulatory standards.
• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, accounting practices, and internal controls.
• Provide leadership and counsel to resolve financial or operational challenges impacting contract accounting.
• Establish and monitor access controls and segregation-of-duties frameworks to maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness.
• Drive process improvement, automation, and change management initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of accounting operations.
• Review contracts and proposals to ensure appropriate accounting treatment, auditable financial data, risk assessment, and cash-flow analysis.
• Resolve complex accounting and financial issues, recommend solutions, and manage corrective actions for controls, corrective actions, deficiencies or discrepancies.
• More responsibility for proactive internal controls, support internal and external audits, and support Risk & Control Assurance (RCA) Team as needed.
• Establish and track strategic and operational KPIs to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
• Ensure strict confidentiality of sensitive financial and business information.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or other related fields of study
• 13+ years of experience in commercial or government contracted companies
• Experience with managing multiple departments within accounting and finance
• Experience with ASC 606/revenue recognition
• Experience with Fixed price/Cost plus, POC

Qualifications

• Must have experience with managing multiple departments within accounting and finance
• Must have experience with ASC 606/revenue recognition
• Must have experience with Fixed price/Cost plus, POC

Skills

• Strategic Leadership
• Process Excellence
• Financial Reporting
• Revenue Recognition
• Compliance
• Internal Controls
• Process Improvement
• Contract Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Team Management

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) + company pension plan
• Paid time off + paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing development
• Employee wellness programs and EAP
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)

Pay

The pay range for this position is $174,000.00 - $195,000.00/yr.

Schedule

This is a Permanent position based out of Poway, CA. The workplace type is a hybrid position in Poway, CA.

Job Type

This is a Permanent position based out of Poway, CA. The workplace type is a hybrid position in Poway, CA.

Application Deadline

The position is anticipated to close on Jul 21, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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