Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Accountant

Join the EOS team as a Senior Accountant supporting a dynamic defense manufacturing organization where you'll play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and operational insight for mission-critical programs. In this role you'll drive manufacturing cost and variance analysis and support compliance across FAR/DFARS and Cost Accounting Standards. If you bring strong A&D manufacturing accounting experience, a deep understanding of government contracting and a mindset for process improvement, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Requirements and Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4-7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Experience in A&D manufacturing accounting
• Experience with government contracting standards (FAR/DFARS, CAS).
• Experience with Incurred Cost Proposal submission.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, cost accounting, and inventory accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Costpoint, Epicor, or similar).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred

• CPA or CMA certification (or progress toward one).
• Experience with IFRS.
• Prior involvement in manufacturing KPIs, operational analytics, or ERP transitions.

Major Responsibility Areas and Duties

Financial Reporting & General Ledger
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance analyses.
• Maintain and ensure accuracy of the general ledger in accordance with GAAP and IFRS.
• Assist with audit support for DCAA, external auditors, and internal compliance reviews.
• Support accounting processes related to government contracts, cost accounting standards (CAS), FAR/DFARS, & indirect rate structures.

Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Finance
• Analyze average costs, bill of materials (BOM), routings, and inventory valuations.
• Work with Quality and Production to perform manufacturing variance analysis-including PPV, labor, and overhead absorption.
• Support cycle counts and year end physical inventory processes.
• Partner with operations to improve cost visibility and financial performance.
A&D / Government Contracting Compliance
• Support accounting processes related to government contracts, cost accounting standards (CAS), FAR/DFARS, & indirect rate structures.

Process Improvement
• Identify and implement enhancements to accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting accuracy.
• Participate in ERP upgrades, system implementations, and automation initiatives.

• Other duties as assigned, not determined at the time of hire.

EOS Defense Systems is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identification and sexual orientation) or national origin in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. An Equal Opportunity Employer for disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, and armed forces service medal veterans. An Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities. We participate in E-Verify.