We are seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accounting Compliance Analyst to support our government contracting operations. This role is critical in ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other applicable cost accounting standards.
You will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Contracts, and Program Management teams to ensure accurate cost reporting, support audits, and maintain compliant pricing structures across programs.
What You'll Do:
- Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in all cost-related activities
- Lead the preparation of incurred cost submissions (ICS), provisional billing rate (PBR), and forward pricing rate proposals (FPRP)
- Analyze and validate cost structures, indirect rates, and allocation methodologies
- Assist in DCAA/DCMA audits, including data requests, documentation, and responses
- Review contracts and proposals for compliance with government cost/pricing requirements
- Maintain and improve internal controls related to cost accounting practices
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Contracts, Pricing, and Program teams to ensure alignment
- Identify compliance risks and recommend corrective actions
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+years of experience in cost accounting within a government contracting environment
- Strong working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and CAS
- Experience supporting DCAA, DCMA or IPA audits
- Familiarity with incurred cost submissions and pricing proposals
- Experience with Disclosure Statements (CASB DS-1)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Aerospace & Defense or similar regulated industry
- Exposure to ERP systems (e.g., Deltek Costpoint, SAP, Oracle)
- Experience leveraging AI and automation in core job responsibilities
- CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in cost accounting within a government contracting environment
- Strong working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Experience supporting DCAA, DCMA, or IPA audits
- Familiarity with incurred cost submissions and pricing proposals (ICS, PBR, FPRP)
- Experience with Disclosure Statements (CASB DS-1)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Experience in Aerospace & Defense or similar regulated industry
- Exposure to ERP systems (e.g., Deltek Costpoint, SAP, Oracle)
- Experience leveraging AI and automation in job responsibilities
- CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification
What the Team is Saying
Shield AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside a mental‑health EAP. Site perks such as an onsite gym in DC and a gym discount in San Diego support a health‑focused offering.
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Retirement Support — Careers materials highlight a 401(k) with company match as part of the standard package. A Total Rewards overview emphasizes retirement features within a broader, transparent compensation view.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Compensation for in‑demand technical and senior go‑to‑market roles is described as competitive, with visible engineering ranges and top‑end packages. This points to meaningful upside tied to role, level, and scarce skills.
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What We Do
At Shield AI, you won't wait years to see your work reach the field. You'll build hardware and software that operates in the real world right now, in the hands of the people who depend on it. Hivemind, our AI pilot, has been flying since 2018. It has flown more than 30 platforms, including an F-16, and it now sits under a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. When you write code or shape a system here, you contribute to technology with a proven flight record and a clear production future. V-BAT flies intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with an operational record that stretches from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific. It delivers eyes where they matter most, in the most demanding conditions on earth. The teams behind it watch their work get tested where the stakes are real. X-BAT takes its first flight this year. It's an AI-piloted fighter that needs no runway, built to operate where traditional aircraft can't. Join now and you help shape a program at its earliest, most formative stage. That's the kind of ground-floor work that defines a career. Do the most impactful work of your life, on problems that matter. Autonomy at this level asks a lot of you. You'll take on problems in perception, planning, and control that few teams anywhere are equipped to solve. You'll work across disciplines, from aerospace and robotics to machine learning and systems engineering, alongside people who hold themselves to an exacting standard and expect the same from you. Our mission is clear: protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. That purpose runs through every decision, every design review, and every deployment. It's why the work here carries a weight you can feel. Ready to join our mission? Explore our open roles and find where you fit.
Why Work With Us
Founded in 2015 by a former Navy SEAL, Shield AI builds AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft. Veterans aren't an afterthought here, they're at every level. It's why the work carries weight: AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft flying real missions, from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, protecting service members and civilians.
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