Applied Intuition

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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