Overview

Detroit Defense is seeking a Government Cost Accountant to provide integral, hands-on support to the Controller and Director of FP&A across the company's cost accounting structure in Deltek Costpoint. The CFO owns the company's indirect rate structure, cost allowability determinations, and incurred cost submission; this role provides the analytical and execution support beneath that leadership team. The position focuses on confirming that labor, cost, and organizational data are captured completely, accurately, and consistently as they flow through Costpoint.

The Government Cost Accountant reports directly to the Controller and works closely with FP&A, Program Finance, Contracts, and other departments to keep the cost structure compliant, reconcilable, and audit-ready.

Cost Pool and Indirect Rate Management

• •Support the Controller and Director of FP&A in maintaining and reconciling indirect cost pools (fringe, overhead, G&A) in Costpoint, ensuring pool cost accounts are mapped to the correct account/organization combinations.
• •Perform monthly and year-end calculation and reconciliation of actual indirect rates against provisional/billing rates; research variances and bring findings to leadership.
• •Provide supporting analysis and data for provisional billing rate development and annual rate budgets.
• •Help confirm the allocation base for each pool is applied consistently, flagging any inconsistency for leadership or third-party review.

Deltek Costpoint Organization and Department Structure

• •Provide hands-on support maintaining the Costpoint organization/department structure (home organizations, cost centers, org hierarchy) under the direction of the Controller and Director of FP&A.
• •Assist in evaluating the downstream cost pool and rate impact of any proposed organizational or account structure change before implementation.
• •Maintain documentation of the current organization/department structure and its relationship to the indirect rate structure.

Cost Allowability and Compliance

• •Apply FAR Part 31 cost principles (allowability, reasonableness, and allocability) to flag and document proposed cost treatment for review and final determination by the Accounting Team.
• •Identify and segregate expressly unallowable costs per FAR 31.205 into designated unallowable cost accounts, escalating ambiguous determinations to leadership.
• •Apply Cost Accounting Standards (CAS 401, 402, 405, 406, 418) consistently in day-to-day cost treatment and surface any inconsistency to the Accounting Team.
• •Support maintenance of written cost accounting policies and unallowable-cost determination documentation.

Incurred Cost Submission

• •Provide primary data preparation and reconciliation support for the annual Incurred Cost Submission (ICS) using the DCAA ICE model, including building indirect rate schedules, reconciling accounting records to claimed direct costs, and preparing contract-level cost detail and over/underbilling schedules.
• •Support DCAA and other audits of the incurred cost submission, including gathering data for auditor requests and preparing supporting schedules.

Data Integrity and Compliance Analytics

• •Perform ongoing data integrity reviews of labor, cost, and organizational data flowing through Costpoint, checking completeness, accuracy, and consistent coding.
• •Design and run periodic data queries and checks to catch costs posted to the wrong organization, pool, or cost objective before they distort rate calculations or contract billings.

General Cost Accounting Support

• •Prepare journal entries related to indirect cost pools, cost allocations, and rate true-ups for review and posting approval.
• •Support month-end and year-end close activities within the Accounting Team.
• •Assist interdepartmental personnel with rate proposals, budget rates, and ad hoc cost analysis in support of contract pricing and proposal efforts.

Compensation and Benefits

• •Salary range: $105,000 to $125,000
• •Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• •Company Paid Life and AD&D
• •Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• •Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
• •Legal and ID Shield Services
• •401k with Company Match
• •Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

Additional Information

• •Fully remote position based out of Troy, MI
• •Veterans encouraged to apply; Detroit Defense is a recipient of the Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award since 2022
• •Detroit Defense is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer