Vice President of Finance

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The Vice President of Finance is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the company, ensuring fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial planning. This role reports directly to the operating company’s President to drive business performance and supports the holding company through alignment with broader corporate financial strategy and reporting requirements. The VP of Finance will lead budgeting, forecasting, program finance, and financial reporting and compliance while providing actionable insights to support growth and profitability.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President on financial planning, business performance, and growth initiatives
• Align divisional financial strategy with corporate objectives in coordination with the CFO
• Lead long-range financial planning, scenario modeling, and investment analysis

• Oversee all accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and financial risk

• Ensure compliance with FAR, CAS, DCAA, and other applicable federal regulations
• Oversee incurred cost submissions, audit support, and rate development (provisional and final)
• Maintain strong internal controls aligned with government contracting requirements

• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts across all departments and programs
• Partner with program managers to monitor contract performance, revenue recognition, and profitability
• Provide variance analysis and actionable recommendations

• Support program management and proposal teams with financial insights, pricing strategies, and cost control
• Review and approve pricing models for proposals and contract bids
• Drive financial accountability across business units
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance and accounting team
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Build scalable processes and systems to support company growth

• Evaluate and enhance financial systems, tools, and reporting capabilities
• Drive automation and efficiency in financial operations

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required. MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced degree/certification strongly preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 12-15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant leadership experience in a senior finance role. Prior experience supporting an operating company or business unit within a larger corporate structure is strongly preferred.
• Government Contracting Expertise:
  Demonstrated experience in government contracting finance, with strong working knowledge of FAR, CAS, DCAA, incurred cost submissions, provisional and final indirect rate development, audit support, and compliance-focused internal controls.
• Financial Leadership:
  Proven ability to lead enterprise‑level budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, cash flow management, financial reporting, internal controls, and strategic financial analysis in a growth‑oriented environment.
• Program Finance and Pricing:
  Experience partnering with program managers and business leaders to monitor contract performance, support revenue recognition and profitability analysis, and develop pricing strategies for proposals and competitive bids.
• Systems and Process Improvement:
  Strong background in enhancing financial systems, reporting tools, automation, and scalable business processes to improve efficiency and support organizational growth.
• Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated success building, leading, and developing high‑performing finance and accounting teams, with a collaborative leadership style and a strong commitment to accountability and continuous improvement.
• Analytical and Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑support capabilities, with the ability…