Senior Accounting Professional / Fractional CFO

The Senior Accounting Professional / Fractional CFO will execute core accounting activities, provide senior-level financial oversight, operational guidance, accounting process improvements, and develop federal cost and pricing proposals. This is not an advisory-only CFO position: proficiency in Deltek Costpoint and willingness to perform transactional work are essential. This position requires someone who can work independently, exercise sound judgement, communicate effectively with executive leadership, and ensure the accuracy of financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate Deltek Costpoint records and account for FFP, T&M, and cost-reimbursement contracts; monitor direct costs, labor, indirect allocations, and contract expenditures.
• Process and review accounts payable vouchers, vendor records, payment files, electronic funds transfers, and applicable annual 1099 reporting.
• Review and finalize timecards; process semi-monthly payroll in ADP; post labor distributions, payroll entries, and benefit-related entries; reconcile payroll and labor costs.
• Prepare and post customer invoices, revenue entries, cash receipts, and related reconciliations; verify labor categories, billing rates, and supporting documentation.
• Perform bank and credit-card reconciliations, journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, monthly close, and year-end support; prepare clear financial reports.
• Support indirect rate calculations, incurred cost submissions as applicable, audit schedules, and compliance with FAR cost principles and relevant DCAA requirements.
• Document and improve manual procedures, strengthen internal controls, identify errors, and provide technical accounting guidance and financial insight to executive leadership.
• Lead preparation of federal cost and pricing proposals for RFPs, RFQs, and task orders, including complete Excel pricing models, cost volumes, narratives, and supporting schedules.
• Build fully burdened labor rates using direct labor, fringe, overhead, G&A, and profit; model FFP, T&M, and cost-reimbursement pricing approaches.
• Analyze price competitiveness, profitability, assumptions, escalation, subcontractor/consultant rates, and contract performance against proposed margins.
• Partner with business development and proposal teams on pricing strategy, compliance with solicitation instructions, pricing negotiations, modifications, and option-year pricing.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, including substantial federal government contracting accounting experience and 7+ years in senior accounting leadership.
• Current, hands-on Deltek Costpoint expertise across core accounting functions; demonstrated proficiency with indirect rates, government contract billing, and month-end close.
• At least 5 years personally developing successful federal government contract cost and pricing proposals, including labor rate build-ups and detailed Excel models.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, FAR cost principles, applicable DCAA accounting expectations, and government contract types.
• Experience improving accounting workflows and mentoring accounting staff.
• Demonstrable experience supporting business growth, financial planning, and banking relationships.
• Excellent financial analysis, attention to detail, communication, judgment, and ability to independently execute operational accounting responsibilities.

Innovative Management Strategists (IMS) will consider part-time consulting, part-time employment, or full-time employment for an exceptional candidate. Initial anticipated workload is approximately 15–20 hours per week, with additional hours possible for proposal deadlines, audits, and close activities. Candidates should submit a résumé highlighting hands-on Deltek Costpoint experience, government contract pricing proposals personally developed and relevant leadership experience.

Pay: $100.00 - $125.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15.0 – 20.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• Do you have 15+ years of progressive accounting experience?
• Do you have substantial federal government contracting accounting experience?
• Do you have 5 years' experience developing government contract cost and pricing proposals, including labor rate build-ups?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person