KGS CPAs PLLC
Financial Clarity. Government Contracting Confidence. Trust.
CPA-led accounting, tax, and strategic financial advisory for government contractors, founders, startups, and growing businesses.
CPA-led financial advisory
A financial perspective built for the decisions ahead.
CPA | CGMA | MBA | 15+ Years of Accounting & Financial Advisory Experience
Professional credentials & licensure
- CPAVirginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA) · License #45150
- CGMAChartered Global Management Accountant · AICPA & CIMA
- MBANYU Stern School of Business
Memberships & affiliations
- AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- AGAAssociation of Government Accountants
- VSCPAVirginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Questions worth answering early
Your financial systems should support the next contract — and the business behind it.
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Is my accounting firm ready for government contracting?
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Are my indirect rates and wrap rates structured correctly for pricing and profitability?
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Am I actually making money on this contract?
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How much should I expect to owe in taxes?
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Do I have enough cash to support growth?
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Can my financial systems scale with the business?
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Are my books reliable enough for an audit or outside review?
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Is my business financially ready for its next stage of growth or outside capital?
Our mission
Stronger financial foundations, built with intention.
To help government contractors, founders, and growing businesses build stronger financial foundations through reliable accounting, proactive tax planning, scalable systems, and strategic financial guidance that supports sustainable growth and better decision-making.
How we help
Financial guidance that meets the moment.
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Government Contractor Accounting & Compliance
Accounting systems designed to support DCAA requirements and government contracting compliance. Indirect rate and wrap-rate development, monitoring, and pricing support.
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Fractional CFO & Strategic Advisory
Financial leadership for growth, capital planning, and major business decisions — connecting cash flow, forecasting, profitability, financing, and long-term strategy.
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Capital & Growth Readiness
Strengthen the financial foundation behind expansion, financing, and capital conversations.
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Accounting Systems & Financial Operations
Clear reporting, practical processes, and systems built to support the way your business works.
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Tax Planning, Projections & Preparation
Plan ahead with projections and tax strategy, then approach preparation with fewer surprises.
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AI Implementation & Business Automation
Practical AI and automation for startups and growing businesses — improving finance, reporting, internal workflows, and repetitive processes so teams can operate more efficiently as they scale.
Why KGS
Accounting insight with an advisory point of view.
CPA-Led Expertise
Advice grounded in accounting and financial leadership.
Government Contracting Knowledge
A practical understanding of the decisions contractors face.
Integrated Financial Perspective
Accounting, tax strategy, cash flow, capital planning, systems, automation, and business decisions viewed together.
Systems + Process Experience
Financial operations designed to create useful visibility.
Strategic Growth & Capital Perspective
Financial guidance that helps owners prepare for growth, financing, outside capital, and major business decisions.
The GovCon journey
Support that evolves with your business.
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Before You Win
Prepare your accounting foundation, cost structure, and financial visibility.
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After You Win
Support job costing, billing, cash flow, and reporting as work begins.
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As You Grow
Strengthen forecasting, systems, and controls as complexity increases.
Who we work with
KGS CPAs works with government contractors, startups, growing businesses, and other organizations.
KGS draws on 15+ years of experience helping federal contractors and growing businesses build accounting systems designed to support government contracting compliance, structure indirect and wrap rates, and strengthen financial reporting.
Government Contractors
Accounting systems, indirect and wrap rates, compliance readiness, job costing, forecasting, and financial leadership throughout the government-contract lifecycle.
Founders, Startups & Growing Businesses
Accounting, tax strategy, fractional CFO support, financial systems, AI/automation, and scalable financial processes that support growth.
Capital & Growth-Oriented Organizations
Financial modeling, forecasting, capital readiness, lender/investor reporting, due diligence support, cash-flow analysis, and strategic financial planning.
Founder snapshot
Kennard G. Smith, MBA, CPA, CGMA
Founder and Managing Member
Meet Kennard Smith, MBA, CPA, CGMA — Founder of KGS CPAs PLLC. Kennard brings more than 15 years of accounting and financial management experience across government contracting, financial systems, reporting, compliance, tax strategy, forecasting, and business advisory. An NYU Stern MBA and Virginia CPA, he founded KGS to give growing organizations direct access to experienced financial leadership without the layers of a traditional large firm. Kennard's approach combines accounting discipline with a broader understanding of business strategy, financial systems, growth, and capital decision-making.
Working with your advisors
Financial Coordination Across Your Advisory Team
Business owners rarely make major financial decisions in isolation. KGS works alongside attorneys, bankers, investment professionals, lenders, and other advisors to help ensure the accounting, tax, cash-flow, and financial information behind those decisions is clear, organized, and decision-ready.
Begin with a clearer financial conversation.
Bring the questions shaping your next decision. We will start there.