Deputy CFO
Hornbill • Herndon, Virginia • Full Time
Posted on Tue, Sep 22, 2026
HornBill has a client in Herndon, Virginia (VA) that is seeking a Deputy CFO (Costpoint Required). Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Deputy CFO will report directly to the CFO
- Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations, including GL, finance systems and processes, technical accounting A/P, A/R, payroll and cash management
- Manage month-end close process and produce monthly financial statements and other management reporting as required on a timely basis
- Manage the daily operations of the accounting system
- Manage the Accounting staff and workload across the federal market
- Monitor the system effectiveness and make recommendation on enhancements and other processes
- Implement accounting policies and procedures to streamline accounting operations that improve overall efficiency
- Act as a subject matter expert for accounting questions including as it relates to GAAP, FAR and Deltek questions
- Lead coordination of various accounting projects including setting up of major contracts, new subsidiaries and similar projects
- Prepare cash flow forecasts and monitor/manage cash flow
- Develop and maintain financial and operating budgets
- Coordinate outside audits with outside independent auditors and regulatory agencies (DCAA)
- Support proposal activity by helping to create pricing responses to RFPs and RFQs
- Assure compliance with all federal, state and local corporate, payroll and other applicable tax issues
- Ensure accurate consolidation of financial information including recording/elimination of all intercompany activity
- Master's degree or CPA (or equivalent experience) required
- Minimum of 10 years of all aspects of accounting with strong supervisory and mentoring experience; Experience should include management of teams of 10 or more individuals
- Government contract accounting experience and a working knowledge of accounting principles, GAAP, as well as DCAA/DCMAFAR/CAS regulations
- Experience with all types of Federal contracts
- Hands on experience with maintaining government-compliant accounting systems for job costing and financial management
- Deltek Costpoint system experience required
- Strong knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft applications
- Experience in public accounting strongly preferred
- Experience operating in multi-subsidiary or multi-divisional environments strongly preferred
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $171,000–$235,000 per year (median ~$192,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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