Government Accounting Financial Analyst (Level II and Senior)
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We need to decide what is a list: Responsibilities, Key Skills, Benefits (some are listed as sentences but we can make list). Benefits list: many items separated by periods. We'll make
- each benefit.
Pay: we have prose with numbers; could be
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Now craft content.
About the role: combine the initial paragraph about Woodward's commitment and purpose. Also maybe include the mission statement: "Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members... Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future." Also mention Total Reward package? That's benefits. So About the role: first paragraph(s) before salary.
Let's extract: "Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position."
That's about company and total reward. We'll put that as About the role.
Now Responsibilities: need to list duties from both Level II and Senior. Let's create a combined list, but we need to preserve nuance: For Level II: "Preparing and maintaining complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards." "Managing cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations." "Prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission with minimal assistance to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.)." "Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government." "Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting." "Lead CAS and proposal audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries."
For Senior: similar but with "Independently prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.)." "Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government." "Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting." "Leading and coordinating complex audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries." Also "Lead CAS and proposal audits"? Actually Senior says "Leading and coordinating complex audits". So we can combine.
We'll produce a list that includes both variations, maybe using separate items for each nuance.
We'll produce items:
- Preparing and maintaining complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards.
- Managing cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations.
- Prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission with minimal assistance to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.) (Level II).
- Independently prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.) (Senior).
- Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government.
- Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting.
- Lead CAS and proposal audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Level II).
- Lead and coordinate complex audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Senior).
That preserves detail.
Now Requirements: ITAR/U.S. Person requirement. Also maybe "This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce." We'll put that as a
- maybe single item.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance. Could be a list.
Skills: list of skills from both levels (they are same). We'll list:
- Government Accounting: Expertise in government accounting principles, practices, and regulations, including knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
- Financial Reporting: Ability to prepare and maintain complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards.
- Cost Accounting: Knowledge of cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Ability to prepare and analyze budgets and forecasts for government contracts and grants, including revenue, expenses, and capital expenditures.
- Compliance: Knowledge of government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting, and the ability to ensure compliance.
- Audit Support: Ability to assist with audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Level II) / Ability to lead and coordinate audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Senior). We could combine: "Ability to assist, lead, and coordinate audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries."
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial software, Excel, and other analytical tools.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to identify errors and discrepancies in financial data.
- Leadership: Ability to manage and mentor junior accounting staff, as well as work collaboratively with other members of the accounting team and cross-functional departments within the organization.
We'll make list.
Benefits: list each benefit item. Let's parse the benefits paragraph:
"All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
401(k) match (4.5%)
Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
12 paid holidays
Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
Paid parental leave
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
Member referral bonus
Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
Voluntary benefits, including:
Home / Auto Insurance discounts
Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave Government"
We need
for prose. We need to decide what is a list: Responsibilities, Key Skills, Benefits (some are listed as sentences but we can make list). Benefits list: many items separated by periods. We'll make
- each benefit.
Pay: we have prose with numbers; could be
. Now craft content. About the role: combine the initial paragraph about Woodward's commitment and purpose. Also maybe include the mission statement: "Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members... Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future." Also mention Total Reward package? That's benefits. So About the role: first paragraph(s) before salary. Let's extract: "Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future. Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position." That's about company and total reward. We'll put that as About the role. Now Responsibilities: need to list duties from both Level II and Senior. Let's create a combined list, but we need to preserve nuance: For Level II: "Preparing and maintaining complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards." "Managing cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations." "Prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission with minimal assistance to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.)." "Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government." "Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting." "Lead CAS and proposal audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries." For Senior: similar but with "Independently prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.)." "Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government." "Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting." "Leading and coordinating complex audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries." Also "Lead CAS and proposal audits"? Actually Senior says "Leading and coordinating complex audits". So we can combine. We'll produce a list that includes both variations, maybe using separate items for each nuance. We'll produce items: - Preparing and maintaining complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards. - Managing cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations. - Prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission with minimal assistance to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.) (Level II). - Independently prepare Forward Pricing Rates Proposals and the annual Incurred Cost Submission to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations (FAR, CAS, etc.) (Senior). - Perform monitoring of direct rates, indirect rates, and factors for changes that would require supplemental disclosure and negotiation of new rates with the government. - Ensuring compliance with government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting. - Lead CAS and proposal audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Level II). - Lead and coordinate complex audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Senior). That preserves detail. Now Requirements: ITAR/U.S. Person requirement. Also maybe "This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce." We'll put that as a
- maybe single item. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (strongly preferred) or Finance. Could be a list. Skills: list of skills from both levels (they are same). We'll list: - Government Accounting: Expertise in government accounting principles, practices, and regulations, including knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). - Financial Reporting: Ability to prepare and maintain complex financial reports for government contracts and grants, ensuring compliance with government accounting standards. - Cost Accounting: Knowledge of cost accounting processes and systems for government contracts and grants, including tracking expenses and ensuring compliance with government regulations. - Budgeting and Forecasting: Ability to prepare and analyze budgets and forecasts for government contracts and grants, including revenue, expenses, and capital expenditures. - Compliance: Knowledge of government regulations and requirements related to financial reporting, billing, and cost accounting, and the ability to ensure compliance. - Audit Support: Ability to assist with audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Level II) / Ability to lead and coordinate audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries (Senior). We could combine: "Ability to assist, lead, and coordinate audits and other compliance activities related to government contracts and grants, including providing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries." - Technical Skills: Proficiency in financial software, Excel, and other analytical tools. - Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders. - Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to identify errors and discrepancies in financial data. - Leadership: Ability to manage and mentor junior accounting staff, as well as work collaboratively with other members of the accounting team and cross-functional departments within the organization. We'll make list. Benefits: list each benefit item. Let's parse the benefits paragraph: "All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity. 401(k) match (4.5%) Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%) Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members 12 paid holidays Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave Paid parental leave Adoption Assistance Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life Member referral bonus Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Voluntary benefits, including: Home / Auto Insurance discounts Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave Government" We need