Defense Industrial Directorate Finance Lead; Hybrid

Finance/Project Controls Lead

Parson's finance organization is seeking a dynamic leader to join our team as the Finance/Project Controls Lead, responsible for supporting the Defense Industrial Directorate in our Federal Business. This highly visible position reports to the IS Sector Finance Lead and partners heavily with the IS team, including Senior VPs, VPs, Sector Finance Manager of IS, other Directorate and Sector Finance/Project Control Leads, Program Managers, and others from the Operations Team.

This position requires an initiative-taking, team-oriented leader who can thrive in a growing, fast-paced organization.

The Finance/PC Lead's primary responsibility is to manage finances for a growing $200M complex contract portfolio. The portfolio includes a diverse clientele of U.S. Federal Government agencies, including the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and other government contracting companies with a focus on various contract types including firm fixed price, time and materials, and cost-plus fixed fee. This position includes providing financial support, guidance, and expertise to the various stakeholders both within and outside of the Directorate, and requires managing the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close and reporting processes.

Location:

Northern Virginia

Reporting to the IS Sector Finance Lead, this position requires:

• Working in partnership with operations leaders, project controls, FP&A, Government Accounting, and other finance team members for completion of monthly and annual business plans and quarterly forecast updates, and supporting preparation of annual strategic and operational plans
• Manage and develop a team of five Project Control Analysts
• Providing comprehensive analyses of monthly operating results including identification of trends, gaps, and risk and opportunity areas within the business and operations
• Being engrained in the business development and capture process, providing expert informed financial and business recommendations and inputs to bid strategies and pricing decisions
• Supporting quarterly project reviews, examining and asking questions about financial health and progress related to large and strategic projects
• Detailed understanding of CAS segments and impact of rates on programs
• Providing analysis and evaluation of various business initiatives and enabling performance to the approved investment plan (i.e. Capital vs expense and Return on Investment)
• Completing special projects as needed to support financial management within the business
• Ensuring rolling forecasts and budget activity accurately reflect the business' operational assumptions, and preparing accurate mid-period forecasts that reduce the level of variability from actual results
• Managing review of billed and unbilled receivables to ensure cash receipts and cash flow goals are met, including accurate cash flow forecasting
• Demonstrating superior people engagement and management skills, including fostering a culture of high trust, transparent communications and development opportunities, and engaging proactively in creating a workforce of diverse thinking, while actively demonstrating the pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce
• Supporting various internal and external audits, including internal system and control, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance audits, DCAA audits, and financial statement audits

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business is required; MBA, CFA or CPA preferred
• A minimum 10-15 years of experience in a financial capacity, preferably in the U.S. Federal Government contractor space.
• Is a collaborative, open, cooperative, and supportive team player, within ES and across BUs
• Is a strong communicator and builds trust with BU and Sector executive leadership team, directorates and program managers as well as corporate leadership
• Track record of collaborating within the Finance and operational teams
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop a team of Finance professionals
• Demonstrates flexibility in providing data in varying formats to suit user needs
• Has experience working in a public company dealing with external third-party audit as well as executive leadership
• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment and recognize the importance of relationship building and professionalism in interacting with both senior management and staff employees
• Ability to support surge times requiring work outside normal business hours to meet financial reporting priorities
• Experience and ability to positively impact and resolve change management issues, including REAs, ECPs, etc.
• M&A experience preferred supporting due diligence and integration as the need arises
• Has a solid understanding of Joint Venture (JV) finance and risk management (both populated and un-populated)
• High energy, dynamic professional with strong leadership presence
• Demonstrate strong federal finance and accounting experience – FAR, CAS, FPR, certified pricing, etc.
• Highly proficient with…