Senior Controller

Who we are:

Raft (https://goraft.tech) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in Reston, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Controller to support our leadership team and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.

About the role:

The Senior Controller will be responsible for Raft's accounting and finance operations. Including management of accounting systems and processes, ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, and providing detailed reviews of financial transactions, focusing on process efficiency and internal control. 

What we are looking for:

• Manage, oversee and provide leadership to the finance, accounting, and planning support
• Design, implement and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Design financial models vital to ensuring profitability, revenue and performance targets are met
• Issue timely, accurate and complete financial statements and analysis
• Manage the budget process
• Assist with various planning projects and identify areas of efficiencies and expense management
• Participate in strategic planning and work closely with the senior management team on ad-hoc projects and analysis
• Develop and monitor business performance metrics for the executive leadership team
• Ensure billing includes only allowable and billable costs in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Support RFP pricing activities by providing cost and financial information and provide supporting analysis
• Evaluate the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database, as needed
• Establish and implement departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures for the team
• Work with DCMA/DCAA on contract close-outs to ensure a thorough and timely process through to the final invoice
• Hands-on approach and take ownership in driving strategy across the organization
• Strong accounting, financial, and leadership skills
• Experience in defense contracting

Highly preferred:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Solid knowledge and experience applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Provide reconciliation of month-end balances for all related projects, including billed and unbilled accounts receivable, revenues, and direct costs
• Working knowledge of payroll and company benefits (insurance, 401k, taxes)
• Experience with managing government audits (DCAA/DCMA), annual budget processes, and conducting financial analysis
• In-depth experience with full-cycle accounting within the government contracting space
• Small business growth experience
• CPA preferred

Clearance Requirements:

• US Citizen

Work Type:

• Remote

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and company match 
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays 
• Education & training benefits 
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs 
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 
• Team off-site in fun places! 
• Generous Referral Bonuses 
• And More!

Our Vision Statement:  

We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession:

We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.

How do we get there?

Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

Raft’s core philosophy is Ubuntu: I Am, Because We are. We support our “nadi” by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.