Senior Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

The Accounting Manager oversees core accounting operations, ensures accurate financial reporting, and administers critical systems such as Deltek Costpoint and SAP Concur. This role will be in charge of month-end close, project accounting, payroll support, indirect rate calculations, and proposal preparation, while serving as the primary point of contact for system vendors and internal users.

1) Accounting Operations

• Prepare monthly journal entries and approve/post JEs (excluding leases).
• Approve and post AP vouchers; enter and post invoices in Costpoint.
• Prepare, reconcile, and maintain balance sheet accounts including prepaid, accruals, AP, AR, fixed assets, payroll accounts, LOC payable, interest, and other assets.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare fixed asset capitalization, depreciation/amortization, and disposals.
• Prepare reclass vouchers including late expense submissions and deposits.
• Prepare bi-weekly payroll vouchers and support HR with complex payroll calculations (e.g., expatriate payroll).

2) Labor, Project, and Revenue Accounting

• Reconcile and post timesheets and labor distribution.
• Set up and maintain projects in Costpoint, including revenue/billing configuration, POP, and project work forces.
• Set up and maintain leave accruals.
• Calculate and post revenue (Miscellaneous & Service).
• Set up, maintain, and calculate direct cost allocations (multi-job allocations).
• Prepare quarterly indirect cost pool reconciliations and maintain cost pool forecasting models for proposal pricing.
• Calculate burden and maintain monthly project reporting.
• Generate monthly trial balance.

3) Reporting & Compliance

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual close reporting packages and present key financial results to the Director of Finance and senior leadership.
• Maintain reliable financial reporting based on Costpoint data and reconcile discrepancies as needed.
• Lead internal reviews of close results, providing analysis of variances and significant trends.
• Review and document allowable costs in accordance with DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) regulations.
• Prepare supporting documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring all financial processes meet audit requirements.

4) Financial Planning & Strategic Analysis

• Support financial planning processes including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term financial modeling.
• Analyze financial performance trends across projects, indirect rates, labor distribution, and departmental spending to identify risks and opportunities.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and process improvements.

5) Leadership, Coaching & Stakeholder Management

• Mentor, coach, and develop senior analysts and accounting staff, ensuring strong technical capability and professional growth within the finance team.
• Serve as a key financial partner to operational leaders, program management, supply chain, HR, and corporate headquarters, providing insights and guidance to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support the Director of Finance in strengthening team performance, collaboration, and communication across multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Must be U.S. citizen or with no restrictions on working for a federal contractor
• Excellent management and supervisory skills in manufacturing industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in Deltek Costpoint or SAP
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Bilingual English/Korean required

Required/Preferred qualification

• Bilingual English/Korean (fluent) required to communicate/interact with Korean parent company

Education/Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Finance/Accounting and Masters Degree preferred.
• Ten or more years of professional accounting experience preferred.
• Five or more years of experience as a senior-level accounting or finance manager
• Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.

Special Knowledge /

Skills:

• Experience in government contracting or project-based accounting preferred.
• Experience preparing indirect rate structures and cost pool…