My client is a mid-sized government contracting firm that is on the forefront of space technology and engineering-with rapid internal growth and a C-Suite team that has proven to be able to grow smaller companies to industry names. The firm is located in Rockville, MD, and is looking for a Senior Accountant, handling the following: Lead the month-end close.Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger, journal entries, adjusting entries.Responsible for Project Set-Up (T, CPP, FFP Contracts).Responsible for providing backup to the billing department.Maintain compliance to policies and procedures, GAAP principles. Ad-hoc projects, reviewing and approving transactions as needed. Qualifications: 2+ years of Experience at a Government Contractor 5+ years of overall Accounting experience Experience with project-based ERP - Costpoint preferred BS in Accounting or Finance For more information on this and other full-time accounting and finance opportunities across the DC metro area, please contact Jason Allinder-Senior Recruiting Consultant on 240-552-9846 or email at jason@gratusstaffing.com. GratusStaffing partners with a network of the nation's top accounting and finance headhunters and is trusted to work with Fortune 500 companies on some of the most impactful roles in business. We work across a wide range of industries, company sizes, and job functions to provide clients with solutions for all types of talent acquisition needs and candidates with job opportunities. Our company prides itself on having a reputation of excellence and superior ability with candidates and clients in the Greater Washington DC and Florida areas.