Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

MDW Associates is seeking Senior Accountants to provide sound financial stewardship, expert analysis, and innovative approaches to our National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) client at Ames Research Center (ARC) in Silicon Valley, CA. This position will require an onsite presence, so candidates must be able/willing to commute to NASA (ARC ).

The Senior Accountant may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

• Possesses and applies expertise on multiple complex work assignments
• Assignments may be broad in nature, requiring originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks
• Operates with appreciable latitude in developing methodology and presenting solutions to problems.
• Contributes to deliverables and performance metrics where applicable
• Applies professional accounting and auditing knowledge, promulgated guidance (including FASAB and FASB standards), and principles along with regulations, laws, GAO, Treasury and other federal guidance to advise on OCFO policies
• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of the programs, activities, and challenges of the agency as it relates to the subject matter of the NPRs, NPDs, NIDs, regulations as well as trends identified at other agencies
• Responsible for the development of procedures, standards, and guidelines to provide viable solutions to complex issues
• Leads the development of procedures, standards, and guidelines to provide viable solutions to complex issues
• May recommend actions or alternatives when accounting data disclose unfavorable trends, situations, or deviations
• May assist management officials in applying financial data and information to the solution of administrative and operating problems
• May leverage expertise to support multiple Organizations and/or Centers

Required Experience/Skills:

• 14+ years of specialized experience in accounting or related field
• Specialized experience in managing or leading financial and/or accounting contractor teams; developing financial management and accounting policies; providing direction in implementing regulatory and/or statutory requirements
• Proficient in the accounting systems and processes of the Centers supported

Education Requirements:

• Candidates for this position must possess a BS/BA degree in accounting; or a degree in a related field that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in Northern VA with employees throughout the US. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information:

MDW offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
• Retirement/401(k)
• Flexible Leave Policy

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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