Applied Intuition
Senior Accountant, Project & Cost Accounting
Sunnyvale, California, United States · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$60k-$301kDetected 77 days ago
AccountingExcelLeadershipCommunicationNetSuite
About the role
- As a Senior Accountant specializing in project accounting, cost accounting, government contracts, and time-and-material billing, you will be a critical driver of our financial integrity and operational scale across our growing defense and commercial programs.
- Track and reconcile project-level costs; prepare monthly variance analyses against approved budgets and contract funding
- Prepare monthly project financial reports for program managers and finance leadership
Responsibilities
- You will own the end-to-end financial management of government and commercial contracts, ensuring accurate cost allocation, compliant billing, and timely reporting.
- Set up and maintain projects in NetSuite, including budgets, funding ceilings, contract line items (CLINs), and work breakdown structures (WBS)
- Support project closeout activities including final billing, revenue true-up, and balance sheet reconciliation
- Maintain and update indirect rate structures including fringe, overhead, G&A, and fee pools; support forward pricing rate proposals (FPRPs)
- Support government contract compliance and audits, including incurred cost submissions and DCAA audit activities
Requirements
- Ensure compliance with FAR, CAS, DFARS, and agency requirements, including preparation and submission of required government financial reports
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive cost accounting experience
- Demonstrated experience with T&M contract billing, cost-reimbursable contracts, and incurred cost submissions
- Proficiency with NetSuite and Excel required
Nice to have
- At least 3 years in government contract accounting (FAR/CAS/DCAA compliance)
- Active CPA license or CPA eligibility
- Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located.
- Don't meet every single requirement?
- If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
- You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
- Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.
- Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference.
Skills
- About Applied Intuition
- Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI.
- Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft.
- Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
- Learn more at applied.co.
- Strong analytical and data aggregation skills, with a high level of attention to detail
Compensation
- at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
- Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position.
- For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $110,700 USD to $135,897 USD annually.
Benefits
- Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
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