EFD Accountant III - Project Cost Accountant

Location: On-site in Houston, TX, at an active airport facility

Company

hirify.global provides operational and accounting support for NASA and other government contracts.

What you will do

• Review weekly payroll for assigned contract locations and validate pay rates, labor premiums, labor charging, and payroll exceptions.
• Research and process timesheet corrections and verify timekeeping records against DCAA labor accounting requirements.
• Maintain employee rosters and prepare contractual labor reports.
• Process expense reports and administer accounts payable, including invoice packages, supporting documentation, accounting classifications, and approvals.
• Resolve payroll, labor, accounts payable, and expense discrepancies with employees, supervisors, Human Resources, Program Management, Accounting, customers, and vendors.
• Maintain audit-ready accounting records and recommend improvements to efficiency, accuracy, internal controls, and compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least four years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, payroll, accounts payable, or related financial operations.
• Experience analyzing and reconciling payroll, accounting, or financial data and resolving discrepancies.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office proficiency, including Microsoft Excel; advanced Excel skills with formulas, PivotTables, lookups, filtering, and data analysis are valuable.
• Ability to apply accounting principles, company policies, contractual requirements, and regulatory guidance while meeting weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required government security clearance, if applicable; the role is performed on-site and requires compliance with airport safety and security requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting NASA, Department of Defense, or other federal government contracts.
• Experience with DCAA-compliant labor accounting and timekeeping.
• Experience interpreting Collective Bargaining Agreements and Service Contract Act wage determinations.
• Experience with payroll in a union or government contracting environment.
• Experience using enterprise accounting, payroll, timekeeping, reporting, and document management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional on-site office environment with frequent interaction across employees, management, customers, vendors, and corporate departments.
• Prolonged computer use and sustained attention to detail are required.
• Access to operational airport areas may be required.
• Work is conducted under company, customer, and airport safety and security requirements.