Senior Accounting Manager

A well-established industrial services and government contracting firm in the Newport News area is seeking a skilled, hands-on Senior Accounting Manager to lead its core accounting operations. This key leader will oversee month-end and year-end close cycles, direct accounts payable, accounts receivable/billing, and payroll, and drive continuous improvements across financial reporting and internal systems.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced accounting leader looking to make a visible operational impact in a stable, fast-paced contracting environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate department staff across AP, AR/billing, and payroll; establish priorities, review daily/weekly outputs, and cultivate professional growth.
• Financial Close & Reporting: Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, complex journal entries, accruals, and consolidated financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow).
• Compliance & Technical Guidance: Ensure full adherence to U.S. GAAP and establish best practices; provide technical accounting guidance across the organization.
• Audit & Internal Controls: Oversee the design, execution, and monitoring of internal control policies; serve as the primary liaison for annual outside financial audits and regulatory/governmental reviews.
• Process Automation & Systems Modernization: Champion accounting automation initiatives, including transitioning manual disbursement processes to ACH, standardizing closing checklists, creating cash management dashboards, and modernizing document management workflows via SharePoint.
• Tax & Executive Collaboration: Partner with external tax advisors on estimates and tax planning; meet regularly with Leadership to review results, present variance analyses, and support strategic planning.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Certifications: Active CPA license strongly preferred.
• Experience: 6+ years of progressive financial management and corporate accounting experience, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility and team oversight. Hands-on experience with government contracting ERP platforms (e.g., Deltek Costpoint, Deltek GCS Premier, or comparable project accounting software) is highly desirable.

salary: $120,000 - $140,000 per year shift: First work hours: 7:30 AM - 4 PM education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate department staff across AP, AR/billing, and payroll; establish priorities, review daily/weekly outputs, and cultivate professional growth.
• Financial Close & Reporting: Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, complex journal entries, accruals, and consolidated financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow).
• Compliance & Technical Guidance: Ensure full adherence to U.S. GAAP and establish best practices; provide technical accounting guidance across the organization.
• Audit & Internal Controls: Oversee the design, execution, and monitoring of internal control policies; serve as the primary liaison for annual outside financial audits and regulatory/governmental reviews.
• Process Automation & Systems Modernization: Champion accounting automation initiatives, including transitioning manual disbursement processes to ACH, standardizing closing checklists, creating cash management dashboards, and modernizing document management workflows via SharePoint.
• Tax & Executive Collaboration: Partner with external tax advisors on estimates and tax planning; meet regularly with Leadership to review results, present variance analyses, and support strategic planning.

Skills

• Full-Cycle Accounting (6 years of experience is required)
• Month-End Close (6 years of experience is required)
• Year End Close (6 years of experience is required)
• Team Management (6 years of experience is required)
• Workflow Optimization (6 years of experience is preferred)
• Internal Controls (6 years of experience is required)
• CPA (1 year of experience is preferred)
• Oversee accounting functions (6 years of experience is required)

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 6 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.