Chief Financial Officer (CFO

Blackwatch International Corporation (Blackwatch), a small business founded in 2010, is a small business dedicated to supporting Federal business and national security objectives. Based in McLean, VA, with offices in Sacramento, CA, Blackwatch invests in innovation and quality for our customers and staff, holding corporate-level ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 and CMMI Level 3 certifications. We are a leading provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure, cybersecurity, Dev Sec Ops , data exploitation, and engineering services, specializing in large and complex projects.

Blackwatch is dedicated to growth and offers a dynamic working environment with multiple opportunities for advancement.

Position Title:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location:

McLean, VA (Hybrid)

Employment Type:

Full-Time;
Exempt

Reports To:

President/CEO

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

We are a rapidly growing government contractor supporting federal agencies across a diverse portfolio of contracts. Due to continued growth and new contract awards, we are seeking a CFO t to join our Finance & Accounting team.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as a key member of Blackwatch's Executive Leadership Team and is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership while overseeing the Company's accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and government contract financial compliance functions.

This role is ideal for a finance leader who has successfully progressed through senior accounting or finance leadership roles and is ready to take the next step into an executive position. Working closely with the President, the CFO will help shape the Company's financial strategy, strengthen operational performance, and build a scalable finance organization capable of supporting Blackwatch's continued growth.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with sound business judgment, leadership skills, and a desire to grow as an executive within a dynamic government contracting environment.

• Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and provide financial leadership across the organization.
• Partner with the President to develop and execute the Company's financial strategy and support long-term business objectives.
• Provide executive leadership with meaningful financial reporting, operational analysis, and recommendations to improve profitability and organizational performance.
• Develop executive dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and financial reporting packages.
• Identify financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Support strategic growth initiatives by providing financial analysis, forecasting, and decision support.
• Build a scalable Finance organization capable of supporting the Company's continued growth.

• Provide executive oversight of all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, and financial reporting.
• Partner with VP of Human Resources to support payroll accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Direct the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure strong internal controls, financial governance, and accounting policies.
• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives and accounting system enhancements.

• Provide executive oversight of all accounting activities supporting the Company's government contracts.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, FAR, CAS, DCAA requirements, and other applicable government contracting regulations.
• Oversee indirect rate calculations, forecasting, monitoring, and variance analysis.
• Direct preparation and review of provisional billing rates, incurred cost submissions (ICE), annual indirect rate proposals, and other required government financial submissions.
• Lead DCAA audits, financial statement audits, and other government compliance reviews.
• Partner with the VP of Contracts to ensure the financial components of contract awards, modifications, funding changes, and project setup are accurately reflected within Unanet.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for revenue recognition, indirect cost allocation, labor distribution, and financial reporting.

• Lead the annual budgeting process.
• Develop rolling forecasts, financial projections, and cash flow analyses.
• Analyze organizational financial performance and communicate significant trends and variances to executive leadership.
• Monitor profitability by contract, customer, and business unit.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Recommend strategies to improve operational efficiency, profitability, and cash flow.

• Oversee cash…