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The Team - Government Contracting Advisory Services
Our team is comprised of a powerful mix of seasoned professionals with public accounting experience and business consultants with a deep expertise in government contracting across multiple industries. We take a comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate through the government contracting life cycle by assisting our clients; interpret government contracting regulatory requirements, manage compliance risk, provide advice and assistance to maintain on-going compliance with contract requirements, provide audit support, assist with business system assessments, gap assessments, compliance reviews, perform regulatory research, and other related government contracting activities.
Your Impact
Provide advisory support to government contractors in the following areas:
- Interpreting regulations related to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Developing compliance-based business systems
- Assessing and updating policies and procedures documentation
- Evaluating business processes and recommending improvement initiatives
- Assisting in the analysis of government allegations of noncompliance
- Assisting in the preparation of audit finding responses and analysis of cost and financial data
- Calculating and/or reviewing indirect rates
- Preparing and reviewing incurred cost submissions
- Performing budget and cashflow analysis
- Estimation at completion (EAC) preparation and analysis
- Performing contract/project setup and closeout procedures and evaluating for issues
- Establishing credibility as a trusted advisor
Your Experience
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 3+ years of relevant government contracting experience
- Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Experience with supporting risk assessments and executing compliance reviews including unallowable costs reviews, cost proposal reviews, and reviews of audit finding responses
- Knowledge of indirect rates and cost estimates
- Experience supporting the design, maintenance, and/or testing of controls related to DFARS business systems
- Knowledge of Forecast and Budget Modeling (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Headcount)
- Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/audit practices, procedures, and reporting standards
- Flexibility to travel up to 25% or more
- Because of the unique security requirements for this client portfolio, US Citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters in Accounting, MBA, CPA, CIA.
- Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint, COGNOS, IBM TM1 (IBM Planning Analytics), Hyperion Smartview/ESS, PeopleSoft, JAMIS, Unanet
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between the range below. The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.
EEO Notice
Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
Privacy Notice
Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 3 or more years of relevant government contracting experience
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS Business Systems, and Cost Accounting Standards
- Experience supporting risk assessments and executing compliance reviews, including unallowable cost reviews, cost proposal reviews, and audit finding response reviews
- Knowledge of indirect rates and cost estimates
- Experience designing, maintaining, or testing controls related to DFARS business systems
- Knowledge of forecast and budget modeling, including balance sheet, income statement, and headcount
- Knowledge of accounting and audit practices, procedures, and reporting standards
- Ability to travel up to 25% or more
- US citizenship
- Master's degree in Accounting, MBA, CPA, or CIA
- Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint, COGNOS, IBM TM1 or IBM Planning Analytics, Hyperion SmartView or ESS, PeopleSoft, JAMIS, or Unanet
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What We Do
MorganFranklin Consulting is a management advisory firm that works with leading businesses to address complex and transformational finance, technology and business objectives. Areas of expertise include: • Accounting & Risk Advisory • Technology Enablement • Cybersecurity • Transaction Services • Strategic Transformation & Program Execution • Supply Chain Planning MorganFranklin is headquartered in the Washington D.C. area with regional offices in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Nashville and Charlotte. The company supports clients across the globe
