Assistant Controller (GovCon)
Command Holdings, a Pequot Company · Town & Country, FL · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteAccounting$110k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description: "PQT Ayaquhs, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller who is self-motivated..." That's about the role. Then responsibilities list. Then qualifications (basic and preferred). Then benefits. Also salary range given: Expected salary range: $110,000 - $140,000. So we need a Pay section. Also schedule? Not given. Travel mentioned: Travel 0-10% / Minimal travel. Could be schedule? Not exactly schedule. Could include Travel as part of schedule? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Only include sections when posting has real, specific content. So we have About the role (intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (basic and preferred). Benefits (list). Pay (salary range). Possibly Schedule? Not given. Travel is mentioned but not schedule; we could incorporate travel into About the role or maybe a separate Schedule? The instruction says schedule only if posting actually states them. Travel is not schedule. So we omit Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for Assistant Controller.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. So we need to strip out the EEO statements, accommodation request, etc. Keep substantive info: description, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, travel maybe as part of About the role? Travel is mentioned: "Travel 0-10% / Minimal travel." Could be included in About the role paragraph or a separate section? Since not a standard heading, we could embed in About the role.
We need to preserve all substantive information: so we need to keep the travel statement. Also work environment and physical demands maybe? Those are substantive but not required headings; we could embed in About the role as prose.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep details.
Let's extract:
About the role paragraph: "PQT Ayaquhs, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller who is self-motivated and possesses a strong administrative background, astute communication skills, and attention to detail. The Assistant Controller supports the Corporate Controller in managing accounting operations for a mid-sized federal government contractor with multiple subsidiaries. This role is responsible for review and support of consolidated financial reporting, project accounting oversight, shared-services/home-office accounting and cost pools, internal controls, audit coordination, and team leadership in a fully remote environment with up to 10% travel."
We also have later: "Work Environment Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment). Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Physical Demands While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions." That's substantive; we can include in About the role or maybe separate but not required heading. We'll embed.
Travel: "Travel 0-10% / Minimal travel." Already mentioned.
Now Responsibilities list: bullet points:
- Lead audit execution.
- Heavily support all other audits, including financial statement audits, tax-related support, and other regulatory or compliance reviews.
- Prepare and/or oversee annual Incurred Cost Submissions, including supporting schedules, reconciliations, indirect cost rate calculations, and adequacy-related documentation.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close for multiple subsidiaries in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee project accounting activities for government contracts, including contract setup, cost tracking, billing, revenue recognition, unbilled revenue reconciliation, indirect rate application, and margin analysis.
- Manage shared-services and home-office accounting activities, including intercompany transactions, allocations, and reconciliation processes across subsidiaries.
- Maintain and improve accounting policies, processes, and internal controls to support compliance with GAAP, FAR, CAS, and company requirements as applicable.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop up to 3-5 employees across accounting and project accounting functions.
- Partner with finance, contracts, compliance, and operations leaders to improve reporting quality, process efficiency, and audit readiness.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, indirect rate management, and other financial analysis for leadership decision-making.
Now Qualifications: Basic Qualifications list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in federal government contracting.
- Demonstrated experience leading DCAA audits and supporting other audits from planning through resolution.
- Direct experience preparing and submitting Incurred Cost Submissions/Indirect Cost.
- Strong experience with multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, and consolidated financial reporting.
- Strong knowledge of project accounting, indirect rates, FAR, CAS, and government contract compliance requirements.
- Prior experience supervising accounting and/or project accounting staff.
- Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment and collaborate across multiple entities and functions.
- Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, and time management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and industry-standard capture and proposal management tools.
- Must be able to work during EST core business hours. Extended hours will be required during training and payroll processing days.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines under tight timelines.
- Professional proficiency in English is required.
- Ability to pass a federal background investigation including fingerprinting.
- Due to the financial responsibilities of this role, a credit check will be conducted as part of the pre-employment process. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- PQT Ayaquhs LLC will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Preferred Qualifications list:
- Experience with JAMIS ERP.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint.
- Experience with Tribal or Alaska Native entity owned accounting.
- BI/Cognos report writing skills.
Benefits list:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Eligibility requirements apply
Pay: Expected salary range: $110,000 - $140,000.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Only include sections when posting has real, specific content. So we have About the role (intro paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (basic and preferred). Benefits (list). Pay (salary range). Possibly Schedule? Not given. Travel is mentioned but not schedule; we could incorporate travel into About the role or maybe a separate Schedule? The instruction says schedule only if posting actually states them. Travel is not schedule. So we omit Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for Assistant Controller.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. So we need to strip out the EEO statements, accommodation request, etc. Keep substantive info: description, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay, travel maybe as part of About the role? Travel is mentioned: "Travel 0-10% / Minimal travel." Could be included in About the role paragraph or a separate section? Since not a standard heading, we could embed in About the role.
We need to preserve all substantive information: so we need to keep the travel statement. Also work environment and physical demands maybe? Those are substantive but not required headings; we could embed in About the role as prose.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep details.
Let's extract:
About the role paragraph: "PQT Ayaquhs, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller who is self-motivated and possesses a strong administrative background, astute communication skills, and attention to detail. The Assistant Controller supports the Corporate Controller in managing accounting operations for a mid-sized federal government contractor with multiple subsidiaries. This role is responsible for review and support of consolidated financial reporting, project accounting oversight, shared-services/home-office accounting and cost pools, internal controls, audit coordination, and team leadership in a fully remote environment with up to 10% travel."
We also have later: "Work Environment Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment). Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Physical Demands While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions." That's substantive; we can include in About the role or maybe separate but not required heading. We'll embed.
Travel: "Travel 0-10% / Minimal travel." Already mentioned.
Now Responsibilities list: bullet points:
- Lead audit execution.
- Heavily support all other audits, including financial statement audits, tax-related support, and other regulatory or compliance reviews.
- Prepare and/or oversee annual Incurred Cost Submissions, including supporting schedules, reconciliations, indirect cost rate calculations, and adequacy-related documentation.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close for multiple subsidiaries in accordance with US GAAP.
- Oversee project accounting activities for government contracts, including contract setup, cost tracking, billing, revenue recognition, unbilled revenue reconciliation, indirect rate application, and margin analysis.
- Manage shared-services and home-office accounting activities, including intercompany transactions, allocations, and reconciliation processes across subsidiaries.
- Maintain and improve accounting policies, processes, and internal controls to support compliance with GAAP, FAR, CAS, and company requirements as applicable.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop up to 3-5 employees across accounting and project accounting functions.
- Partner with finance, contracts, compliance, and operations leaders to improve reporting quality, process efficiency, and audit readiness.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, indirect rate management, and other financial analysis for leadership decision-making.
Now Qualifications: Basic Qualifications list:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant experience in federal government contracting.
- Demonstrated experience leading DCAA audits and supporting other audits from planning through resolution.
- Direct experience preparing and submitting Incurred Cost Submissions/Indirect Cost.
- Strong experience with multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, and consolidated financial reporting.
- Strong knowledge of project accounting, indirect rates, FAR, CAS, and government contract compliance requirements.
- Prior experience supervising accounting and/or project accounting staff.
- Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment and collaborate across multiple entities and functions.
- Excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, and time management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and industry-standard capture and proposal management tools.
- Must be able to work during EST core business hours. Extended hours will be required during training and payroll processing days.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines under tight timelines.
- Professional proficiency in English is required.
- Ability to pass a federal background investigation including fingerprinting.
- Due to the financial responsibilities of this role, a credit check will be conducted as part of the pre-employment process. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- PQT Ayaquhs LLC will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Preferred Qualifications list:
- Experience with JAMIS ERP.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint.
- Experience with Tribal or Alaska Native entity owned accounting.
- BI/Cognos report writing skills.
Benefits list:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Eligibility requirements apply
Pay: Expected salary range: $110,000 - $140,000.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings for each section we include: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also "Requirements" but we have Qualifications covering both basic and preferred; we could split into Requirements (basic) and Preferred Qualifications but instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can combine basic and preferred under Qualifications heading, with two sub-lists maybe? But we must use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have separate
for basic and preferred under same heading, maybe with a indicating "Basic Qualifications:" then list, then another
"Preferred Qualifications:" then list. That's acceptable.
We must not include headings for subsections.
Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: EEO statements, accommodation request, etc. Remove lines about "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC will provide reasonable accommodations..." etc. Also remove "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity..." etc. Also remove "PQT Ayaquhs' Affirmative Action Program is available..." etc. Also remove duplicate lines like "PQT Ayaquhs LLC, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is a tribally-owned firm providing management consulting services to U.S. government agencies." That's substantive? It's background about company; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's substantive info about employer. Could include in About the role paragraph. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep that description. However it's somewhat boilerplate but still substantive about company. We'll include it in About the role.
Also "Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference will be given to qualified Native Americans and spouses in all phases of employment." That's substantive about hiring preference; we should keep.
Also "At PQT Ayaquhs LLC, our employees are the embodiment of our success as a firm..." etc. That's substantive fluff but still info about company culture; we should keep.
But we need to avoid duplication. There's some repeated lines like "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC will provide reasonable accommodations..." appears twice? Actually appears once. We'll keep only if not boilerplate. The accommodation request is somewhat procedural but still substantive about process; but it's about application instructions? It says "Please send your request to the Human Resources Team." That's application instruction; we should remove application instructions. So we should remove that sentence.
Also "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity based on merit..." That's EEO boilerplate; remove.
Also "PQT Ayaquhs' Affirmative Action Program is available..." remove.
Also "PQT Ayaquhs LLC will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position." That's substantive about visa sponsorship; keep.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any navigation/footer etc.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... paragraph(s) ...
We may need multiple paragraphs for readability but okay.
We'll combine company description, work environment, physical demands, travel.
Let's draft About the role paragraph:
PQT Ayaquhs, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller who is self-motivated and possesses a strong administrative background, astute communication skills, and attention to detail. The Assistant Controller supports the Corporate Controller in managing accounting operations for a mid-sized federal government contractor with multiple subsidiaries. This role is responsible for review and support of consolidated financial reporting, project accounting oversight, shared-services/home-office accounting and cost pools, internal controls, audit coordination, and team leadership in a fully remote environment with up to 10% travel. PQT Ayaquhs LLC, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is a tribally-owned firm providing management consulting services to U.S. government agencies. Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference will be given to qualified Native Americans and spouses in all phases of employment. At PQT Ayaquhs LLC, our employees are the embodiment of our success as a firm. Our team is comprised of a tenacious group of professionals located across the globe. It includes military veterans and spouses of active duty troops, former federal employees, policy experts, academics, attorneys, and technical and business experts, all of whom share a strong work ethic and the skills to succeed in both collaborative and independent environments. PQT Ayaquhs LLC is invested in the long-term success of both our clients and colleagues for the right reasons. Our dedication to putting good government into practice is underpinned by a merit-based culture that measures success by productivity and credibility. Work Environment: Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and/or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment). Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Physical Demands: While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel: 0-10% / Minimal travel.
Now Responsibilities heading with ul.
Qualifications heading: we need to include basic and preferred.
We'll do:
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have separate
- for basic and preferred under same heading, maybe with a
indicating "Basic Qualifications:" then list, then another
"Preferred Qualifications:" then list. That's acceptable. We must not include headings for subsections. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: EEO statements, accommodation request, etc. Remove lines about "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC will provide reasonable accommodations..." etc. Also remove "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity..." etc. Also remove "PQT Ayaquhs' Affirmative Action Program is available..." etc. Also remove duplicate lines like "PQT Ayaquhs LLC, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is a tribally-owned firm providing management consulting services to U.S. government agencies." That's substantive? It's background about company; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's substantive info about employer. Could include in About the role paragraph. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep that description. However it's somewhat boilerplate but still substantive about company. We'll include it in About the role. Also "Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference will be given to qualified Native Americans and spouses in all phases of employment." That's substantive about hiring preference; we should keep. Also "At PQT Ayaquhs LLC, our employees are the embodiment of our success as a firm..." etc. That's substantive fluff but still info about company culture; we should keep. But we need to avoid duplication. There's some repeated lines like "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC will provide reasonable accommodations..." appears twice? Actually appears once. We'll keep only if not boilerplate. The accommodation request is somewhat procedural but still substantive about process; but it's about application instructions? It says "Please send your request to the Human Resources Team." That's application instruction; we should remove application instructions. So we should remove that sentence. Also "PQT Ayaquhs LLC LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity based on merit..." That's EEO boilerplate; remove. Also "PQT Ayaquhs' Affirmative Action Program is available..." remove. Also "PQT Ayaquhs LLC will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position." That's substantive about visa sponsorship; keep. Now we need to ensure we don't include any navigation/footer etc. Now craft HTML. Structure:
About the role
... paragraph(s) ...
We may need multiple paragraphs for readability but okay. We'll combine company description, work environment, physical demands, travel. Let's draft About the role paragraph: PQT Ayaquhs, LLC is seeking an Assistant Controller who is self-motivated and possesses a strong administrative background, astute communication skills, and attention to detail. The Assistant Controller supports the Corporate Controller in managing accounting operations for a mid-sized federal government contractor with multiple subsidiaries. This role is responsible for review and support of consolidated financial reporting, project accounting oversight, shared-services/home-office accounting and cost pools, internal controls, audit coordination, and team leadership in a fully remote environment with up to 10% travel. PQT Ayaquhs LLC, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is a tribally-owned firm providing management consulting services to U.S. government agencies. Pursuant to PL 93-638, as amended, preference will be given to qualified Native Americans and spouses in all phases of employment. At PQT Ayaquhs LLC, our employees are the embodiment of our success as a firm. Our team is comprised of a tenacious group of professionals located across the globe. It includes military veterans and spouses of active duty troops, former federal employees, policy experts, academics, attorneys, and technical and business experts, all of whom share a strong work ethic and the skills to succeed in both collaborative and independent environments. PQT Ayaquhs LLC is invested in the long-term success of both our clients and colleagues for the right reasons. Our dedication to putting good government into practice is underpinned by a merit-based culture that measures success by productivity and credibility. Work Environment: Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and/or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment). Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Physical Demands: While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. Employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel: 0-10% / Minimal travel. Now Responsibilities heading with ul. Qualifications heading: we need to include basic and preferred. We'll do:Qualifications
Basic Qualifications: