Staff Accountant (on-site)

Who We Are

Tenet3® is a digital knowledge management company based in Dayton, Ohio. We have deep roots in cybersecurity, system trustworthiness, and software/hardware assurance. We develop software products involving advanced machine learning and property graph representations to enhance human cognition. Tenet3 is a recognized leader in creating novel solutions for managing knowledge about complex systems. Our capabilities put data in context so that teams can generate meaningful insights. We leverage our knowledge management platform, MeTRA®, and sophisticated AI/ML tooling to rapidly build digital knowledge graphs using open data standards that make them accessible and usable across the lifecycle. Tenet3 is growing by applying our knowledge management platform to systems assurance, cybersecurity, and engineering change analyses. 

Why Work Here

At Tenet3, our employee’s contributions are highly visible, valued, and rewarded. Be part of a team that supports both your personal and professional growth. Our team thrives in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where we’re continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. If you’re looking to work in a place that combines cutting-edge technology with a strong sense of culture and team spirit, and amazing benefits, then we are the place for you!

The Role

Tenet3 is seeking a detail-oriented, proactive staff accountant to execute day-to-day accounting operations, contract billing, and payroll administration. Working closely with executive leadership and our external accounting advisors, this role is essential to keeping our financial records accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.

This is a hands-on role ideal for an early-to-mid-career accountant with a few years of experience who wants broad exposure to federal government contracting accounting, project finance, and financial reporting in a growing tech company.

Essential Responsibilities

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Execute day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), expense report reviews, and general ledger maintenance.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes by preparing journal entries, accruals, bank reconciliations, and balance sheet schedules in accordance with GAAP.
• Help maintain internal controls and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Prepare supporting documentation and workpapers for external CPAs, auditors, and tax professionals.

Payroll & Timekeeping Administration

• Process bi-weekly payroll accurately and on schedule, managing deductions, garnishments, and tax withholdings.
• Partner with Human Resources on new hire onboarding, salary changes, benefits deductions, and compliance with DCAA timekeeping policies.
• Reconcile payroll registers, labor distribution entries, and general ledger postings.

Government Contract Billing & Project Accounting

• Prepare, reconcile, and submit contract invoices through government billing portals.
• Track contract funding ceilings, period-of-performance dates, contract modifications, and AR collections.
• Review project labor allocations and direct expenses with project managers to ensure accurate contract-level cost tracking.
• Identify and properly segregate unallowable costs in accordance with FAR

Indirect Rates, Compliance & Reporting Support

• Maintain tracking schedules for indirect cost pools (fringe, overhead, G&A) and assist in monitoring provisional vs. actual indirect rates.
• Update rolling cash-flow trackers and assist leadership with monthly budget-to-actual variance reports.
• Gather and reconcile general ledger data to support external advisors with annual DCAA Incurred Cost Electronically (ICE) submissions and government reviews.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on accounting experience, ideally within a federal government contracting, defense, or project-based environment.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, general ledger entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close workflows.
• Ability to follow strict regulatory guidelines with high accuracy.
• Organized, self-motivated, able to meet recurring payroll and billing deadlines, and trusted to handle confidential compensation and financial data.
• Hands-on experience utilizing Unanet for GovCon project accounting, timekeeping, billing, and indirect cost rate management.
• Prior experience running payroll and reconciling labor distributions.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Tenet3 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary for this position is based upon skill level and years of experience. Typical range will be between $70,000-80,000.