Senior Account, CPA

Bethesda, Maryland

Job ID: 5367

CALIBRE Systems, Inc., an employee-owned management consulting and digital transformation company, is looking for a highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our dynamic team supporting a federal client. This role provides the technical accounting authority ensuring GAAP- and DoD-compliant financial statements, reconciliations, and asset valuation that underpin the customer’s ability to sustain a standalone financial audit.

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·       Lead preparation, review, and validation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

·       Perform and oversee complex general ledger and subsidiary ledger reconciliations in GFEBS

·       Prepare, review, and approve complex and adjusting journal entries

·       Conduct detailed transaction research to support account balances and audit trails

·       Provide authoritative accounting support to internal and external audit teams, including IPAs and OIG

·       Review and validate PBC documentation and audit sample responses for accounting accuracy

·       Support internal control assessments, risk analysis, and corrective action development

·       Oversee PP&E accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, and asset valuation

·       Apply advanced data analytics and AI-enabled tools for anomaly detection and trend analysis

·       Support multi-year strategic budget modeling and long-range financial planning

·       Supervise, mentor, and review work performed by professional accounting staff

·       Communicate complex accounting issues clearly through written reports and executive briefings

Required Skills

 

Desired Skills:

·       Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) and/or Certified Government Financial Management (CGFM) certifications

·       CPA license with audit credentials

·       Master's Degree in Accounting

·       Ten (10) or more years’ experience of government auditing

·       Two (2) or more years of experience in Risk Management and Internal Controls

·       Experience in calculating Property, Plant, & Equipment (PP&E) depreciation

·       Experience In Valuing Capital Assets

·       Experience in the use of DoW financial accounting systems, specifically GFEBS

 

required Experience

·       A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure by the appropriate state licensing authority and be in good standing

·       Ten (10) or more years’ experience as an accountant, with experience in managing a staff of professional accountants and/or auditors engaged in the interpretation of generally accepted accounting principles, governmental regulations and statutes, billing and financial reporting which includes the following:

·       Five (5) or more years of DoW government accounting experience

·       Five (5) or more years of preparing financial statements reviewing complex financial and accounting transactions and extensive historical records relating to calculating general ledger balances, including preparing journal entries utilizing the GFEBS financial accounting system

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, or Business with 24 semester hours in Accounting

·       Experience in providing financial transaction research and analysis activities, which may include the review of individual project work papers and all documentation necessary to provide an adequate audit trail or transactions that support account balances

·       Proficiency in Advanced Data Visualization and the use of AI to perform multiple-year strategic budget modeling and anomaly detection

·       Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and written

·       Must be able to attain Public Trust clearance through Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

CALIBRE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. For our EEO Policy statement, please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

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