# Aerospace Startup Builds Contracting Readiness

A startup aerospace company preparing to pursue its first government contract used Cherry Bekaert’s outsourced accounting and advisory services and Deltek Costpoint to establish financial, billing, reporting, and compliance capabilities without building a full internal finance team. The case study describes preparation for DCAA-related processes, WAWF billing, and CMMC readiness—operational capabilities that can help prevent administrative gaps from constraining a contractor’s pursuit or performance of federal work.

- Startups and other emerging contractors can evaluate outsourced finance support and government-contracting software as an alternative to creating a full in-house finance function.
- Establishing accounting, billing, and reporting processes early can support readiness for federal contract administration, including WAWF billing and DCAA-related processes.
- CMMC readiness is identified as part of the company’s preparation; contractors pursuing defense work can assess their cybersecurity readiness alongside financial and billing systems.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

### Vendors
- Cherry Bekaert (Outsourced accounting and advisory services provider)
- Deltek (Costpoint software provider)

### Sources
- [The challenge isn't winning new business, it's being ready for it. See how Cherry Bekaert helped an aerospace company build the infrastructure needed to support growth and government contracting requirements: https://t.co/fV9GIxPE7D

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