Director, Finance & Accounting

Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Director, Finance & Accounting. In this role, you will be responsible for performing and providing financial oversight to the business. This is a remote position.

• Prepare financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, while performing variance analysis between forecast and actual.
• Ensure effectiveness of accuracy and timeliness of forecasting, reporting, accruals, and other financial related processes and systems on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Provide direct financial leadership and support for assessing service allocation rates, composition of cost pools for new allocations.
• Work with group and project finance teams to develop, administer, and implement process improvements and methodologies and cost allocation expectations.
• Lead a team of financial professionals to develop and implement a financial strategy that is effective, consistent and aligns with the organization’s overall financial strategy.
• Responsible for oversight and maintenance of project financial records and forecasts.
• Provide strategic pricing leadership to support a new business area.
• Participate in all internal and external audits.
• Oversee the monthly and quarterly financial close process for assigned businesses.
• Coordinate with Project Management to develop operational productivity analysis and tracking of metrics to identify where cost efficiencies can be achieved.
• Review contract modifications, maintain financial contract files and prepare reports, documentation and presentations as appropriate.
• Ensure client invoices are compliant with MAXIMUS policy and client requirement to ensure projects are billed accurately and timely.
• Manage Direct Sales Outstanding by expediting collections and keeping unbilled as low as possible.
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures as well as US GAAP, FAR, CAS and statutory regulations, acting as a champion of the company policy and procedures.
• Provide monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting for financial and business planning with Project Management and Division finance and works closely to track performance and provides timely variance and Risk and Opportunity analysis.
• Prepare routine and ad-hoc financial reports and analysis using MAXIMUS proprietary tools, Enterprise solutions, CostPoint, Cognos Reporting, and Excel.
• Lead cooperative effort among members of a team.
• Provide ongoing supervision to assigned staff.
• Identify and resolve issues, problems and concerns.
• Receive assignments in the form of objectives and determine how to use resources to meet schedules and recommend changes to policies and establish procedures.
• Interact with different levels of external and internal customers.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all corporate information.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required (college or university, or equivalent experience).
• 10-12 years of relevant professional experience required.
• At least 5 years of experience in project accounting, financial control/management or similar discipline.
• 2-3 years management experience required.
• Must have DoD financial experience.
• Must have strategic pricing experience.
• Ability to obtain or maintain a government issued security clearance required.
• Ability to coach, develop and mentor team members.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (strong Word and Excel skills).
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing business processes.
• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented work environment.
• Ability to work under standards‑based performance measures.
• Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently.
• Ability to be a self‑starter.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Due to customer requirements, United States Citizenship is required.
• 10 years of relevant professional experience required (redundant, but kept).

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified…