Accounting Manager/Supervisor

About the role

A large private equity backed government contractor seeks an accomplished accounting operations/shared services leader to oversee core transactional teams and strengthen performance across payroll, payables, and receivables. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with a practical approach to improving workflows, reporting, and internal controls, with experience supporting government-related customers, navigating integrated finance platforms, and partnering across departments to enhance accuracy, speed, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coach teams responsible for payroll, accounts payable, billing, collections, and cash application, while setting clear goals and reinforcing high standards of execution.
• Monitor day-to-day performance across accounting operations by establishing meaningful metrics, analyzing trends, and preparing reporting that supports leadership decisions.
• Safeguard the quality and timeliness of invoicing, payment processing, and receivables activity through disciplined oversight and adherence to established controls.
• Identify inefficiencies in transaction workflows and implement process enhancements that decrease manual work, shorten turnaround times, and improve consistency.
• Work closely with sales, order operations, and other business partners to strengthen billing inputs, reduce discrepancies, and limit issues that delay collections.
• Support the monthly close process by ensuring subledger activity is complete, exceptions are addressed promptly, and operational records are ready for reconciliation.
• Maintain a strong compliance environment by upholding documentation standards, reinforcing policy alignment, and assisting with audit-related requests.
• Collaborate with accounting, HR, IT, FP&A, and other stakeholders to improve coordination across interconnected processes and drive broader operational effectiveness.
• Take on additional projects and operational priorities as business needs evolve.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting operations, including leadership exposure across accounts payable and order-to-cash functions.
• Demonstrated background working with government customers and managing billing requirements, compliance considerations, and customer-specific expectations.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion and Salesforce in environments involving connected billing and receivables processes.
• Proven ability to lead teams, build accountability, and guide performance in a fast-moving or change-oriented setting.
• Previous experience within government contracting.
• Record of improving workflows, reducing cycle times, and increasing data accuracy across accounting processes.
• Solid understanding of month-end close activities, general ledger support, reconciliations, journal entries, and core AP/AR operations.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and align teams around shared objectives.

Benefits

Robert Half offers competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in the company's 401(k) plan. For more information, visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net.

Pay

$120,000 - $135,000 USD / Yearly

Schedule

Ongoing / Full-Time

Location

Herndon, VA

Posted

2026-06-19T00:00:00Z