CONTRACT ACCOUNTING MANAGER (6+ MONTHS)

Responsibilities

• Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities, ensuring entries are recorded completely and accurately within established deadlines.
• Prepare and evaluate detailed balance sheet reconciliations while maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Produce and analyze financial reports, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, before sharing results with management.
• Assess budget-to-actual performance and communicate key variances, patterns, and business drivers to support decision-making.
• Manage the preparation, review, and submission of recurring state and local sales and use tax filings across active U.S. jurisdictions.
• Oversee exemption and resale certificate records and perform periodic reviews of tax-exempt transactions to confirm proper supporting documentation is retained.
• Work closely with internal departments to improve coordination, accuracy, and the flow of financial information across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to enhance accounting workflows, refine system usage, and remove inefficiencies that affect productivity.
• Provide additional accounting and reporting support to the Controller and department leadership as priorities evolve.

Qualifications

• Strong general ledger expertise
• Sound judgment
• A process-improvement mindset