• Implements and plans assignments in all aspects of AC project entity level and operating or budgeting and forecasting activities, including but not limited to coordinating annual budget development, submission, presentations, tracking and reporting.
• Analyzes interpret operating results & trends as they affect the financial aspects of the organization, making recommendations, as appropriate, including potential cost reductions and profit improvements.
• Works closely with ACO Management and Project Controls to ensure the total project cost is captured and reconciled within the Cost Processor to Oracle records; and results are reported correctly with variances explained.
• Assures financial integrity of the project's Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and ensures the use of appropriate budget and reporting categories.
• Reviews, validates, and coordinates with Procurement for contract awards and ensures documentation is valid, within budget, and properly coded in conjunction with the appropriate Cost Account Managers/Project Managers.
• Monitors ACO related staffing plans per budget
• Maintains accurate project cost files and submits all financial reports to HQ in a timely basis.
• Supports SEC reporting.
• Supports business development efforts and proposals.

Accounting Responsibilities:
• Responsible for preparation and/or review of monthly reporting of financial information (quality and timeliness), presents findings and recommendations to management.
• Responsible for accounting classifications and consistency between accounting periods.
• Responsible for recommending, maintaining and applying proper accounting principles, practices, procedures and records.
• Contributes to regular general ledger processes, analysis, reconciliations, and closings.
• Reviews/approves journal entries as necessary.
• Reviews AP, payroll, accruals, reversals, prepaid accounts, etc., for proper coding, classification, approval, and timeliness.
• Supports the development, implementation and maintenance of financial systems, processes, policies, procedures and records for the efficient operation of the accounting functions.
• Reviews and/or prepares ACO customer invoices
• Supports and coordinates for periodic external and internal audits.

Tax Responsibilities:
• Works closely with HQ in preparation and/or review of tax reports used to prepare Federal Corporate R&D Tax Credit returns, Personal Tangible Property Tax returns, and PILOT's for Counties as well as the State Sales and Use Tax returns.

Procurement Responsibilities:
• Tracks / Reviews / Confirms prepayments
• Reviews accounting coding for all project requisitions; including determining whether services or goods are capital or expense.
• Investigates invoice correctness, completeness, if goods/services received, and approves invoices for payment and in compliance with established procedures.
• Reviews expense reports charged to major projects to ensure proper coding, including unallowable cost

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Accounting
• CPA Certification
• Fifteen (15) years relevant experience
• Project Accounting
• SEC Reporting
• CAS Accounting
• Computer based financial and accounting systems (including Oracle)
• Inventory / CWIP management.