ACCOUNTING MANAGER - Chugach Government Solutions

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

The Accounting Manager will be responsible and accountable for all accounting activities to ensure full contract compliance with all applicable corporate and federal policies/regulations. The incumbent will directly supervise all accounting staff personnel. He/she will develop, implement, and oversee accounting processes for payroll, accounts payable, invoicing, job cost reporting, petty cash, general ledger transactions, and all journal entries.  He/she will track and maintain accurate contract cost and budget records for all contract CLINs and related modifications.

Work Model: Onsite/Office-Based

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Manage and oversee all aspects of the contract payroll process. Coordinate with the Business Manager as required for corporate reporting and accountability.
• Review accounts payable. At the direction of the Business Manager, assist with the authorization of fund transfers into the accounts payable cash account and the assurance that the disbursement of company funds is for valid services performed.
• Manage and provide guidance to all Accounting Department staff members including training needs, performance evaluations, etc. Ensure all staff members are up to date on any new corporate policies or procedures.
• Utilize a computerized accounting system that will monitor and control expenditures in accordance with government and corporate guidelines.
• Plan and coordinate the timely and accurate preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports required by the government as well as the corporate office.
• Review employee paychecks post processing for audit purposes and as a monitoring function for unusual deductions, fraudulent time reporting and other related inaccuracies.
• Track open payables to monitor what is to be paid and when. As directed by the Business Manager, authorize all cash disbursements and check signatures.
• Monitor, prepare, and/or review the following activities as required for submittal in coordination with the Business Manager and set schedules:
  • General ledger reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts.
  • Monthly inventory issuance journal entry.
  • Monthly depreciation expense journal entry.
  • Monthly insurance expense journal entry.
  • Monthly labor accrual journal entry.
  • All contract invoices – paper and electronic.
• In coordination with the Business Manager, review and approve all supporting schedules and associated journal entries prior to posting.
• Review accounts receivable billing for the project. Provide support and analysis as required for all billings, disbursements and labor generated by this project.
• Work with the customer as required to establish proper procedures for invoice submittals (paper & electronic) and discrepancy resolution. Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all contract invoices.
• Prepare all check requests and fund transfers for review and approval by the Business Manager.
• Develop and implement departmental KPIs (key process indicators) such as error logs, transaction times, volume of work per employee, and other related process/employee performance data. Use KPIs to adjust departmental activities for improved efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Maintain all financial records in full compliance with corporate/federal regulations in an organized manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or Accounting or at least four (4) years of additional experience in accounting may be substituted for education.
• Manage annual revenue stream of $20 million or more.
• Two (2) years of the experience above in a direct supervisory or management capacity with experience managing, motivating, and overseeing five (5) or more staff members responsible for accounting compliance.
• Three (3) years of the experience above utilizing a computer-based accounting system similar in size and complexity to Lawson or Deltek for payroll, data entry, processing, inquiry and reporting.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required intelligence community level clearance.
• Ability to pass pre-hire background and drug screen.
• Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Light travel required.

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.