Director of Finance

Director of Finance — Government Contractor (Remote; up to $170K + bonus)

We are a recruitment agency partnering with a fast-growing government contractor to find a seasoned Director of Finance. Our client provides mission-driven services to government agencies and seeks a senior finance leader who understands contractor accounting, compliance, and scale. This opportunity is fully remote and offers a competitive compensation package (base up to $170,000 plus bonus and benefits).

The Director of Finance will lead financial planning, reporting, compliance, and operational accounting for a government contractor. This hands‑on senior role requires deep experience with DCAA‑compliant accounting practices, inventory management for contract deliverables, federal contracting requirements, and strong leadership of a finance team. The Director will partner with executive leadership to support strategy, forecasting, audits, and systems optimization.

• Lead and oversee all financial functions: general ledger, month‑end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and payroll.
• Ensure accounting policies, procedures, and controls meet DCAA requirements and other federal contracting standards.
• Manage and support DCAA and other government audits, responding to inquiries and delivering required documentation.
• Oversee contract accounting (cost‑type, time & materials, fixed‑price, CLINs), billing, invoicing, revenue recognition, indirect rates, and cost accumulation.
• Own inventory accounting and control for contract deliverables (including valuation, reconciliations, physical inventory processes, and accounting for work‑in‑process and finished goods when applicable).
• Develop and maintain indirect rate calculations and proposals; support indirect rate negotiations and provisional billing rate development.
• Drive process improvements and system implementations to improve efficiency and compliance; lead Net Suite optimization efforts if applicable.
• Prepare executive‑level financial analyses, KPIs, and presentation materials to support strategic decision‑making and business development.
• Partner with Contracts, Proposal, Program Management, and HR to align financial practices with operational needs and contract requirements.
• Hire, mentor, and develop finance team members; establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance goals.
• Monitor and mitigate financial risk; ensure internal controls and SOX‑style controls where applicable.

• CPA certification required.
• Minimum 8–12 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Solid experience working for a government contractor organization (agency contractor experience required; experience working directly for the government is not required and not preferred).
• Demonstrated, practical experience with DCAA policies, audit support, incurred cost submissions, timekeeping, and contract compliance.
• Strong inventory accounting experience, including physical inventory processes, valuation, and accounting for work‑in‑process/finished goods.
• Proven experience with contract accounting (cost‑type, T&M, FP), indirect rate development, and federal contracting financial practices.
• Experience with Net Suite strongly preferred (Net Suite GL, Suite Analytics, Suite Flow, or Net Suite ERP implementations/optimizations).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with auditors, government contracting officers, executive leadership, and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with financial systems, reporting tools, and ERP integrations.
• High integrity, attention to detail, and strong process orientation.

• Experience with proposals and capture support (cost volume development, pricing models).
• Experience implementing or operating under SOX or other formal internal control frameworks.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MAcc) or additional certifications (CMA, CIA).
• Experience with other ERPs or BI tools (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI).
• Salary: up to $170,000 base (commensurate with experience).
• Performance‑based bonus opportunity.
• Fully remote work with flexible schedule.
• Standard benefits details provided by client.