<p>We are looking for an accomplished financial executive to provide onsite leadership for a Long-term Contract opportunity in Baltimore, Maryland. This role is well suited for an experienced, detail-oriented individual who can guide budgeting, accounting, payroll, procurement, and compliance activities in a public sector or similarly regulated setting. The selected leader will help maintain strong fiscal oversight, support reporting obligations, and ensure day-to-day financial operations run effectively during this extended assignment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the planning, development, and administration of the operating budget while aligning financial priorities with departmental needs.</p><p>• Review spending activity, authorize appropriate expenditures, and produce clear budget status updates for leadership review.</p><p>• Oversee core fiscal functions, including accounting operations, purchasing activity, payment processing, and payroll administration.</p><p>• Maintain oversight of financial controls tied to grant-supported programs to promote compliance and proper use of funds.</p><p>• Establish and refine fiscal procedures, documentation, and internal forms to strengthen accuracy and consistency across operations.</p><p>• Direct, mentor, and evaluate finance, administrative, and support personnel to ensure effective team performance.</p><p>• Prepare and deliver financial statements and other required submissions for city, state, and federal stakeholders.</p><p>• Coordinate audit support activities by compiling records, responding to inquiries, and assisting with reviews.</p>
<p>My client is looking for an experienced Accounting Manager/Supervisor to lead day-to-day accounting operations for our Manassas, Virginia office while supporting broader corporate financial activities. This role will oversee a local accounting team, maintain accurate financial records, and help drive timely reporting, compliance, and payroll administration. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership ability, solid technical accounting knowledge, and experience managing core accounting processes in a fast-paced environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct accounting activities across general ledger, payables, receivables, job cost tracking, and payroll to support accurate financial operations.</p><p>• Lead, coach, and organize a small accounting team, setting priorities and maintaining accountability for department performance.</p><p>• Oversee weekly payroll processing to ensure employees are paid accurately and on schedule.</p><p>• Support month-end close by reviewing reconciliations, validating account balances, posting journal entries, and preparing internal financial reporting.</p><p>• Contribute to year-end close activities and assist with financial review and audit-related requests as needed.</p><p>• Prepare and file sales and use tax returns in accordance with applicable reporting deadlines.</p><p>• Monitor adherence to local, state, and federal financial regulations and maintain proper accounting controls.</p><p>• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, depreciation tracking, and supporting documentation.</p><p>• Administer risk-related documentation such as certificates of insurance, lien releases, bonds, and similar compliance records.</p>
<p>My client is a large private equity backed government contractor in search of an accomplished accounting operations/shared services leader to oversee core transactional teams and strengthen performance across payroll, payables, and receivables. This position is suited for someone who combines strong people leadership with a practical approach to improving workflows, reporting, and internal controls. The ideal candidate brings experience supporting government-related customers, navigating integrated finance platforms, and partnering across departments to enhance accuracy, speed, and accountability.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct and coach teams responsible for payroll, accounts payable, billing, collections, and cash application, while setting clear goals and reinforcing high standards of execution.</p><p>• Monitor day-to-day performance across accounting operations by establishing meaningful metrics, analyzing trends, and preparing reporting that supports leadership decisions.</p><p>• Safeguard the quality and timeliness of invoicing, payment processing, and receivables activity through disciplined oversight and adherence to established controls.</p><p>• Identify inefficiencies in transaction workflows and implement process enhancements that decrease manual work, shorten turnaround times, and improve consistency.</p><p>• Work closely with sales, order operations, and other business partners to strengthen billing inputs, reduce discrepancies, and limit issues that delay collections.</p><p>• Support the monthly close process by ensuring subledger activity is complete, exceptions are addressed promptly, and operational records are ready for reconciliation.</p><p>• Maintain a strong compliance environment by upholding documentation standards, reinforcing policy alignment, and assisting with audit-related requests.</p><p>• Collaborate with accounting, HR, IT, FP&A, and other stakeholders to improve coordination across interconnected processes and drive broader operational effectiveness.</p><p>• Take on additional projects and operational priorities as business needs evolve.</p>
<p><strong>Accounting Manager | Reston, VA (on-site) | $120-130K+15% bonus target</strong></p><p>Are you a public accounting firm<strong>-trained accounting professional</strong> ready to take the next step into a high-impact leadership role? We are seeking an <strong>Accounting Manager</strong> to join a high-performing corporate accounting team and help drive operational excellence, strong financial reporting, and continuous process improvement. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who combines a strong technical accounting foundation with leadership ability, business partnership skills, and a passion for building and developing teams. Reporting to the Accounting Director, this role will lead the operational accounting function, oversee close and reporting activities, and play a key role in strengthening controls, improving processes, and supporting audit readiness.</p><p>Why This Role Stands Out</p><ul><li>Excellent fit for professionals with a <strong>Big 4 or large regional public accounting background</strong></li><li>High-visibility role with leadership responsibility and direct exposure to senior accounting leadership</li><li>Opportunity to influence <strong>process improvements</strong>, team development, and accounting operations</li><li>Strong mix of <strong>technical accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and people leadership</strong></li><li>Join a respected, growth-oriented organization with a strong track record of internal promotion and long-term career development</li></ul><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Lead, coach, and develop the operational accounting team, creating an engaging and high-performance environment</li><li>Coordinate and execute the <strong>month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close</strong> processes to ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality financial reporting</li><li>Prepare and analyze management reporting to support business insight and decision-making</li><li>Identify and implement <strong>process improvements</strong> that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across accounting operations</li><li>Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of <strong>internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)</strong></li><li>Help ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and financial reporting standards</li><li>Partner with internal and external auditors and manage audit requests, deliverables, and communications</li><li>Research and evaluate <strong>technical accounting matters</strong> and support sound accounting conclusions</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>My client, a large construction industry leader is looking for an Accounting Manager to join their growing team. This position offers challenging work, a strong team of some of the best and brightest to partner with, competitive compensation and excellent quality of life and benefits. <strong>If you are a CPA looking to improve your situation email Jim Meade at Robert Half right away or connect with me on LinkedIn.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Review Job Costing to ensure GAAP compliance.</p><p>• Compare actual performance with anticipated results, making necessary financial amendments as required.</p><p>• Compile audit paperwork when needed.</p><p>• Examine periodic job cost reports, spot check cost activities, create budgets and semi-annual forecasts, and discern variances.</p><p>• Communicate with project managers to troubleshoot issues and enhance decision-making process.</p><p>• Manage and direct the operations of the accounting team, serving as a mentor to develop their abilities and foster professional progression.</p><p>• Work alongside project management to gather estimates and distribute prompt monitoring reports to project managers and other corporate leaders.</p><p>• Ensure adherence to GAAP, firm policies, and contractual obligations.</p><p>• Oversee a reliable internal control system.</p>
<p><strong>Director, Finance Integration</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Global, acquisition-driven organization | High-visibility role</strong></p><p>A globally active, private equity-backed business is building out a dedicated finance integration leadership capability and is seeking an accounting & finance professional with dedicated financial integration experience to take ownership of this mission-critical function.</p><p> </p><p>This is a rare opportunity to step into a newly established role with enterprise exposure and immediate impact. The organization is entering an active investment cycle, with meaningful transaction activity ahead and a pipeline of integration work already in motion across international operations. The person in this seat will become the go-to leader for bringing newly added businesses and finance environments into alignment quickly, thoughtfully, and with strong operational discipline.</p><p> </p><p>If your career has been centered specifically on finance integration work tied to acquired companies and system alignment — not as a side responsibility, but as your primary focus — this could be an exceptional next step! We are looking for someone like you!!</p><p> </p><p><strong>What you’ll own</strong></p><ul><li>Drive the finance workstream for acquired business onboarding and post-close alignment initiatives</li><li>Create structure, timelines, governance, and execution plans for integrating accounting, reporting, forecasting, controls, and finance-related workflows</li><li>Lead alignment of finance platforms, data structures, reporting models, and core transactional processes across newly added entities</li><li>Partner closely with senior finance leadership and cross-functional teams to move integration priorities from planning through stabilization</li><li>Build a scalable approach that can be reused as deal volume increases</li><li>Bring clarity to issues, dependencies, decision points, and execution risks in a fast-moving environment</li><li>Help unify finance operations across a growing international footprint</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Why this role stands out</strong></p><ul><li>Newly created position with strong executive visibility</li><li>Direct partnership with top finance leadership</li><li>Backed by sponsors with appetite for strategic growth</li><li>Blend of upcoming deal activity and existing global integration priorities</li><li>Opportunity to put a lasting framework in place rather than simply support one-off projects</li><li>International scope with selective travel tied to planning and project needs</li></ul><p>Please apply immediately to be considered to Tracy Kaszuba on LInkedIn or to Tracy.Kaszuba at RobertHalf. </p><p><br></p>