Senior Cost Accounting Analyst

About the role

Allied Technologies and Consulting (ATC) is recruiting for a Senior Cost Analyst with advanced level cost accounting and analysis in accordance with federal and agency regulations, reporting to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management (DCSRM) within US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC). The position is based in Frederick, MD, and requires up to 5 days on‑site at either ATC’s Frederick office or at Fort Detrick. Telework approval is made on a case‑by‑case basis. This is a federal contract requiring a Public Trust T1‑NACI clearance, U.S. citizenship, and successful background testing. Travel up to 10% of the time may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the DCSRM staff with transactional data input into GFEBS in functional areas: funds management and funds distribution; spending chain, pre‑commitment processing, and outgoing Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR); reimbursable business process including incoming MIPR processing; Government Purchase Card (GPC) support; labor allocation; cost management business process; Project Systems/WBS elements in GFEBS.
• Generate management and financial reports in GFEBS, including status of funds reports, open commitment reports, open obligation reports, and cost management reports.
• Review and analyze error reports in GFEBS to recommend corrections, including interface monitor errors.
• Assist with implementing USAMRDC standardized cost models across all fund centers for indirect costs and ancillary/other direct cost capturing, using the models to develop appropriate pricing structures to recover costs of products and services consumed by direct and reimbursable customers.
• Provide financial analysis support for indirect cost and indirect rate analysis (revenue generated versus funds executed), including analysis of support agreements (interagency and interservice) and determining USAMRDC consumption levels per customer; compare anticipated indirect rate revenue to actual indirect funds received and operational funds generated, and perform periodic reviews to determine budget execution levels.
• Assist with development of dashboard components relating financial execution to Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) requirements and authorizations.
• Respond to customer requests (e.g., Congressional inquiries) for detailed analysis of how USAMRDC indirect cost rates are developed and what services/activities support the funding, requiring dissection of complex cost accounting by funding appropriation and accumulation of various funding into a logical response.
• Provide training on capturing cost accounting data within GFEBS; complete GFEBS‑specific CBT/ILT courses to ensure proper provisioning of GFEBS cost management roles, including hands‑on training for USAMRDC and subordinate units on GFEBS cost reports, data extraction using GFEBS B and ERP components, and interpreting data and recommending corrective actions.
• Generate ad hoc reports using GFEBS or other USAMRDC‑approved software meeting suspense dates.
• Facilitate USAMRDC’s use of cost accounting models to enhance organizational performance measurement for manpower surveys, establishing reasonable performance targets based on the acceptable amount of resources needed to perform each activity per the models.
• Review USAMRDC cost accounting models and other information to conduct in‑depth analysis of processes, identify improvement opportunities, and utilize analysis techniques.
• Provide the link between process costs and customers to ensure appropriate cost recovery from reimbursable customers.
• Serve as the subject‑matter expert for cost accounting, GFEBS Cost Management, and Cost Analysis questions, offering assistance as