Financial Compliance Analyst

PCSI is looking for a Financial Compliance Analyst to support our Director of Financial Compliance and Government Pricing. The Financial Compliance Analyst gains and applies an understanding of PCSI's annual compliance requirements and helps to maintain an accounting system that meets agency standards. This position is responsible for monitoring and reviewing how costs are coded for allocation and allowability, and developing training for accounting system users company-wide. The Financial Compliance Analyst's work is essential  to making sure financial systems and processes are effective and audit-ready. This role is based in south Austin, TX.

We're looking for someone with strong accounting knowledge, training and presentation skills, and a desire for a new challenge; prior experience in accounting for federal government or DoD contracts is a major plus but not required. 

Benefits Include:

• Annual bonus of up to 6%.
• 21 days of PTO per year, in addition to all federal holidays.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other coverage: employer contribution offered to cover employee-only tier.
• 401k plan with matching on contributions up to 6%.

Who We Are:

PCSI is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through employment, advocacy, and partnerships. We vet, prepare, lead, and sustain a skilled workforce that provides top-tier services at job sites across the country. Our areas of expertise are wide and diverse; total facilities maintenance, hospital environmental services, custodial and grounds, disability awareness training, job coaching, and job placement are just a few. We integrate people with disabilities and veterans into meaningful jobs with competitive wages and benefits. Serving people of all abilities in their life’s journey is at the heart of what we do.

What You'll Do as Compliance Analyst:

• Review information and data used to generate the monthly general ledger and subsidiary ledgers, records, and reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and related regulations.
• Review the effectiveness of internal system and policy controls to ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, CFR, and other applicable regulations.
• Document, monitor, and continuously improve, standardize, and recommend improvements to internal processes and controls.
• Support internal and external audits, including the development of analyses and reconciliations.
• Prepare, perform, and document quarterly reviews for miscoded costs.
• Prepare quarterly review of PCSI’s indirect rates, including validation of pool and base costs, for presentation to senior financial leaders.
• Develop and provide relevant training to appropriate personnel regarding government compliance topics, including the identification and coding of unallowable costs.
• Support the preparation of PCSI’s annual incurred cost rate proposal to the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business required.
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP, accounting concepts, policies, requirements, and regulations required, focused on ensuring transactions are appropriately coded and identifying potential risk areas for audits.
• Experience with training, presentations, and cross-department communications required.
• Two (2) years of experience with a government contractor or agency with government contract accounting, working knowledge of FAR, CFR, and GAAP, and an understanding of DCAA operations preferred.
• Experience with financial and variance analyses for a federal contractor preferred.
• Experience and/or familiarity with government organizations within the Department of Defense (DoD) or other Federal agencies preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced understanding in accounting for federal government contracts, specifically around cost allowability, allocability, and reasonableness, preferred.
• Proficient in the use of computerized office equipment and programs, and demonstrated knowledge of advanced spreadsheet (Excel) functions.
• Ability to independently research, interpret, and compile information.
• Ability to build relationships with various personalities and work as part of a team to achieve business goals.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work proactively and achieve results without close supervision.
• Organized with excellent attention to detail with the capacity to change priorities quickly and work effectively under deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to establish effective working relationships with other team members.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to pass criminal, drug, financial, and driving screening.
• May need to have the ability to legally drive a company vehicle.
• Ability to gain approval for physical access to secure military base work locations. Restrictions vary from site to site.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to exchange accurate information in person and over the phone.
• Occasional travel may be required, not likely to exceed to 5%.

All veterans and/or persons with all types of disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply!