Assistant Controller (Government Contract Accounting)

Location: Vienna, Virginia, United States; U.S. citizenship required.

Salary: $145,000–$185,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering, science, and advanced technology solutions for government and private-sector missions across ground, air, space, and information systems.

What you will do

• Support the Controller in directing general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed asset, and project accounting operations.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes and review reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements.
• Oversee federal government contract accounting, including project setup, indirect cost allocations, contract funding, revenue recognition, and profitability monitoring.
• Manage treasury operations, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, electronic funds transfers, debt compliance, and credit facilities.
• Prepare executive financial reports, dashboards, budgets, forecasts, and strategic financial analyses.
• Supervise accounting staff, improve financial controls and processes, and act as Controller when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including 5 years supporting a federal government contractor.
• At least 3 years of supervisory or accounting management experience.
• Required experience with Deltek Costpoint, government contract accounting, treasury management, cash flow forecasting, financial statements, project accounting, revenue recognition, and DCAA audit support.
• Thorough knowledge of GAAP, FAR, CAS, indirect rate calculations, banking, cash management, and executive financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, and financial modeling; Microsoft Office Suite proficiency required.

Nice to have

• Active CPA license.
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint Cloud, SharePoint, financial system implementations, and accounting process improvements.
• Experience supporting annual financial statement audits and government compliance reviews.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Background check covering the previous seven years.
• Access to U.S. federal facilities may require a REAL ID-compliant identification document or an acceptable alternative.
• The role may involve export-controlled technology or technical data.