Senior Director, HDUSA Government and Financial Compliance

Senior Director, HDUSA Government and Financial Compliance

Location:

Arlington, Virginia, United States. Compensation: $185,000 - $235,000 USD annually.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Director of Government & Finance Compliance to lead HDUSA and be responsible for preparation and oversight of all regulatory compliance requirements for HDUSA. This role leads the financial compliance with all federal government contracting rules and regulations, including applicable FAR, DFARs, CAS, and any other applicable laws for companies executing business with the U.S. Government.

The ideal candidate brings deep finance expertise, mastery of defense/regulated environments, and a track record of driving business compliance with disciplined, data‑driven decision making for executive leadership.

Supervise: Finance Compliance Managers, USG Business System SMEs, Budgets & Rates Manager, and other staff as required.

• Govern compliance with FAR/DFARS, CAS, DCAA/DCAA audit readiness, indirect rate management, and financial controls (SOX/internal audit) across the business enterprise.
• Leads and ensures the appropriate financial controls are in place, documented, and tested periodically to ensure potential CAS non‑compliance and/or risk items are identified and properly mitigated for the business.
• Performs periodic financial reviews consistent with internal policies and procedures.
• Primary point of contact and liaison with various government agencies, predominately DCAA/ DCMA / SUPSHIP, external audit agencies and other financial consulting organizations as required.
• Coordinates with the accounting team to facilitate all aspects of government and financial audits, to include quarterly, half year and fiscal year end requirements, and other audits as required.
• Manages and ensures timely preparation and responses to DCAA and other government agencies on audit requests and reports, maintains internal management tracking and reporting process for open and future audits.
• Leads and develops appropriate audit strategies that provide economic value and compliance for the business.
• Directs personnel responsible for financial compliance and policy development and updating activities.
• Partner with internal departments (e.g., Legal, Finance, and Business Development) to proactively identify risk, embed compliance into the bidding process, and train division leadership.
• Continuously monitor evolving government regulations, develop risk assessment frameworks, and lead compliance strategies to protect corporate integrity and contract viability.
• Responsible for the development and submission of the company’s annual Forward Pricing Rate Proposals (FPRPs) to the USG for each of the respective business lines, as required.
• Responsible for the development and submission of the annual Incurred Cost Proposal (ICP) to the USG, and audit support as required.
• Formulate and enforce corporate‑wide governance policies, ensuring incurred cost proposals and accounting practice changes align with latest government standards.
• Manages financial compliance training for the finance department in support of CAS and other financial compliance and audits areas.
• Responsible for financial compliance and reporting requirements (i.e. internal, external, SOX, USG, etc.).
• Briefs Executive Leadership on potential government or financial compliance risk areas, corrective action plans, and necessary mitigation activities.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of policies and procedures, in support of financial compliance and internal controls.
• Provide oversight and liaison support to the functional departments (i.e. accounting, estimating, supply chain, etc.) that have responsibility and ownership of the USG Business Systems, including Accounting, Estimating, Purchasing, Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS), Property Management, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Provides management oversight and coordination in support of Business System audits, including assisting in responses to any Corrective Action Requests (CARs) and/or associated Corrective Action Plans (CAPs), as appropriate.
• Provides recommendations for improvements…