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# Controller at Core One

- **Company:** Core One
- **Location:** Sterling, VA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone/jobs/8621351002

## Job description

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

*This position requires a Secret Clearance*

Responsibilities:

The Controller leads all accounting, financial reporting, government contract compliance, and financial operations for the Strategic Services Division. This role ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP, FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements while overseeing accounting operations, indirect rates, project accounting, billing, payroll, audits, and financial reporting. The Controller partners with executive leadership, Contracts, HR, and Program Management to ensure financial integrity across the contract lifecycle.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

- Lead all accounting operations including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, fixed assets, cash management, and project accounting.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close.
- Prepare accurate financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Ensure proper revenue recognition for government contracts.
- Review complex accounting transactions and contract-specific accounting treatments.
- Maintain accounting policies and procedures.

Government Contract Compliance

- Ensure compliance with FAR, CAS, DCAA guidance, and other federal acquisition requirements.
- Maintain an adequate accounting system capable of supporting government audits.
- Oversee indirect cost structures, including fringe, overhead, G&A, and material handling pools.
- Prepare and monitor provisional billing rates and annual incurred cost submissions.
- Support forward pricing rate proposals and provisional billing rate negotiations with government agencies.
- Partner with Contracts and Program Management to ensure financial compliance across contract types including Cost-Plus, Time & Materials, Firm Fixed Price, and IDIQ contracts.
- Review allowability of costs under FAR Part 31.

Project Accounting & Contract Financial Management

- Oversee project setup, funding, labor charging, contract modifications, and project closeout.
- Monitor contract funding limitations and cost performance.
- Review contract profitability and project financial performance.
- Ensure accurate labor distribution and project cost allocations.
- Supervise customer invoicing in accordance with contract terms.

Audit & Regulatory Compliance

- Serve as primary financial contact for DCAA, DCMA, external auditors, and tax advisors.
- Coordinate annual financial statement audits.
- Support incurred cost audits and provisional billing rate audits.
- Manage responses to audit findings and corrective action plans.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

- Support annual operating plans and long-range financial forecasts.
- Provide financial analysis to executive leadership.
- Develop indirect expense budgets and rate forecasts.
- Analyze financial performance and recommend operational improvements.
- Support pricing activities for new business opportunities.

Qualifications:

- Minimum Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Minimum 5 years leading accounting organizations within a government contracting environment.
- Extensive knowledge of:
- U.S. Gaap
- Far part 31
- Cost Accounting Standards
- DCAA audit requirements
- Federal Government Contract Accounting
- Indirect rate structures
- Incurred Cost Submission (ICE Model)
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint or equivalent government contractor ERP.
- Experience supporting external financial statement audits and government audits.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Desired Qualifications:

- CPA Certification
- Experience supporting organizations with annual revenues between $25 to $75 million.
- Experience with multiple government agencies, including DoD, DHS, DOE, NASA, or civilian agencies.
- Experience with mergers, acquisitions, or post-acquisition integration.
- Experience developing forward pricing rate proposals.
- Experience supporting business system audits and compliance reviews.
- Experience and/or interest in supporting national security.

Security Clearance: Secret

Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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## About Core One

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Core One delivers analytical, operational, and technical solutions to the most complex national security challenges facing the U.S. government.
- **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-funded, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Sterling, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Patrick Moniz (CEO & Co‑founder), Joseph Koo (President & Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, national security, intelligence, space manufacturing
- **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (DoD, Intelligence Community, Special Operations)
- **Mission/purpose**: “Deliver solutions that anticipate and address the most complex challenges facing the U.S. national security community,” helping clients “secure enduring strategic dominance.”

## Products & Services
- **Mission Integration**: Fuses intelligence and defense expertise to craft solutions across blurred mission boundaries.
- **Intelligence Analysis**: Enables the intelligence community to produce actionable intelligence for threat mitigation.
- **Defense Programs**: Partners with the Department of Defense to deliver capabilities that deter aggression and ensure global stability.
- **Operational Support**: Provides advisory to the highest levels of the U.S. national security and defense apparatus.
- **Training & Logistics**: Designs and conducts over 5,000 exercises, red cells, and test environments; runs advanced special operations training courses.
- **Strategic Services**: Advisory, planning, and synchronization support for strategic initiatives.
- **Custom Technical Solutions**: Builds and scales secure, scalable technical solutions (30+ unique solutions delivered).
- **All-Source Analysis, Cyber Security, Data Science, DevOps, Cloud Architecture**: Various technical service lines deployed across 117 locations worldwide.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: ~$27M (as of ~2025, per LinkedIn data)
- **Headcount**: 107 employees (37% year‑over‑year growth, +50 people)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key government partners include USSOCOM, DoD, and Intelligence Community agencies. Board member Mac Curtis joined in June 2025.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Awarded USSOCOM J59 Futures Planning and Synchronization Prime Contract (Jan 2025)
  - Awarded IC Division contract in Northern Virginia expanding software, data, and DevOps capabilities (Feb 2025)
  - Acquired Calhoun International (Dec 2024) and Global Research Analytics (Feb 2023)
  - Active job postings: 86 (monthly +21%, quarterly +19%, yearly +51%)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Mission focus**: Deep specialization in U.S. national security with a singular focus on government partners.
- **Discretion & trust**: Operates with “utmost discretion” to maintain operational security – a cornerstone of long‑term partner relationships.
- **Integrated intelligence‑defense capability**: Bridges intelligence and defense communities, offering seamless support across mission sets.
- **Proven scale**: Has rapidly established and scaled operations at 117 CONUS/OCONUS locations.
- **Talent pipeline**: Attracts experienced professionals from top defense contractors (e.g., Amentum, PAE, SAIC, GDIT).

## Strategic Focus
- Continue geographic and capability expansion through strategic acquisitions and prime contract wins.
- Grow technical services (software, data, DevOps, cloud) to complement traditional intelligence and operational support.
- Deepen relationships with USSOCOM, IC, and DoD by delivering integrated, forward‑leaning solutions.
- Maintain elite training and exercise capabilities to simulate modern threat environments.

## Why Work Here
- **Meaningful work**: Employees support critical national security missions that protect the country, with a culture of “relentless dedication.”
- **Culture**: Collegial, principled, and mission‑first; described as “highly effective team” that values adaptability, discretion, and integrity.
- **Benefits**:
  - Competitive, market‑based compensation and performance bonuses
  - 6% 401(k) company match, vested immediately
  - Health, dental, vision insurance (individual & family)
  - Paid time off, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave (paid for new parents)
  - Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and child‑care, tax‑free)
  - Life & disability insurance at no cost
  - Training and certification reimbursements
- **Career growth**: Individual development plans; roles span Intelligence Analysis, Operations, Corporate, Application Development, Training & Logistics.
- **Locations**: Sterling, VA (HQ) and sites across the U.S. and overseas (Philippines). Many roles require TS/SCI clearance and may involve travel.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office based on mission needs; emphasis on collaboration and focused teamwork.

## Sources
1. [Core One – About](https://www.coreone.com/company)
2. [Core One – Careers](https://www.coreone.com/careers)
3. [Core One – Homepage](https://www.coreone.com/)
4. [Core One – Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone)
5. [Core One – LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coreone)

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