Staff Accountant

For over 25 years, Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, and other federal, state, and commercial clients locally, nationally, and abroad. A career at Edgesource offers the opportunity to do meaningful, interesting, and impactful work in support of critical missions.

About the role

Edgesource is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant with full accounting cycle and government contracting (GovCon) experience to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the full month-end accounting cycle, full-cycle project management related to customer invoicing, and overseeing financials. This role offers a hybrid work schedule, requiring 3 days onsite at our corporate offices in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly close functions, including preparing and recording general ledger entries, compiling and analyzing trial balance accounts, conducting monthly reconciliations, creating journal entries, reviewing financial statements, and performing variance analysis.
• Support necessary management reporting and analysis.
• Manage compliance with federal contract terms (Cost Plus, Fixed Price & T&M), schedules, and agreements, including invoicing and reconciliation.
• Perform full-cycle project management related to customer invoicing: setting up projects in Unanet, assigning resources, tracking funding and modifications, entering billable hours and Other Direct Costs (ODCs), and generating invoices.
• Manage and set up Labor Categories (LCATs) and assign resources.
• Perform ad hoc and monthly project profit and loss analysis and deliver reports to management and project managers.
• Perform contract reviews and collaborate with legal, professional services, and order processing teams to ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, and company revenue and contracting policies for both domestic and international entities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with partners related to contract revenue and COGS to ensure accuracy and revenue recognition compliance.
• Support audits, including DCAA, GSA, and financial audits.
• Identify and support continual process and procedure improvements, documenting processes for new accounting tasks and ensuring the integrity of revenue accounting information.
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure timely decision-making to close the books each month.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen eligible and willing to obtain a security clearance.
• BS/BA degree in accounting or related field.
• 3-5 years of accounting experience in full accounting cycle as an accountant or consultant.
• Full understanding and up-to-date knowledge of US GAAP.
• Proven experience as an Accountant within the government contracting industry.
• Demonstrated experience with Unanet or similar accounting system.
• Understanding of major contract types (Cost Plus, Fixed Price & T&M) and ability to set up and maintain projects in various accounting software.
• Experience working in government contracting with significant knowledge of DCAA, JTR, FAR, and CAS.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), with strong Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIFs).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective organizational skills.
• Must be able to commute 3 days per week to Alexandria, VA.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Unanet Implementor Certification and experience leading implementation teams.
• Knowledge and proficiency in all Unanet modules.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO Policy + 11 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible Work Schedules (Remote / Hybrid).
• Medical / Dental / Vision / Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 401k Plan with Match.
• Tuition & Professional Development Support.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Bonus & Employee Referral Programs.
• Career Growth Opportunities.

Pay

$60K - $80K