Director of Finance

Company Overview

Next Flex is America’s Hybrid Electronics (HE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) —and the place where breakthrough electronics move from idea to impact. As a national MII backed by industry leaders, academic innovations, and the U.S. Government, we bring together the people, partners, and capabilities needed to push the boundaries of how electronics are designed, manufactured, and scaled. Our mission is clear: establish advanced HE electronics manufacturing capacity in the U.S. and accelerate HE technology development and deployment to enable electronics that are lighter, smarter, and require less power, while providing greater functionality.

From healthcare wearables and next‑gen communications to aerospace, automotive, industrial systems, and agriculture, Next Flex helps transform emerging technologies into solutions that strengthen U.S. competitiveness and unlock new possibilities across industries. Innovation is not just about technology, it requires talent. That’s why the Next Flex Education and Workforce Development (EWD) team helps shape the next generation of the U.S. advanced manufacturing workforce, supporting learners from K–12 students, universities, and experienced professionals seeking to upskill and retrain for leadership positions in U.S. manufacturing.

At Next Flex, you will join a collaborative team driven by mission, momentum, and measurable results. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a work environment where you can grow your career while helping to design and build what’s next.

The Director of Finance oversees Next Flex’s daily accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance functions. This role ensures the accuracy, transparency, and integrity of financial data; manages accounting and finance team members; develops and maintains financial policies and procedures; and supports strategic financial planning. Because Next Flex works closely with the Department of Defense (DoD), this role leads the financial management of cost proposals, federal contracts, awards, and cooperative agreements.

The position requires experience in project/product cost accounting and full compliance with GAAP/revenue recognition, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Director of Finance provides timely insights and recommendations to executive leadership to guide decision‑making and long‑term organizational health.

Next Flex operates in a highly project and contract driven environment where strong financial control, judgment, and accuracy are essential. Our Finance function is not a traditional, single system accounting team, it is a distributed control environment spanning payroll, project costing, contracts, and multiple systems. We are seeking a Director of Finance who thrives in this kind of complexity and understands how finance truly operates in practice.

The Director of Finance is the senior finance and accounting leader responsible for financial accuracy, audit readiness, project level financial integrity, and accounting judgment across the organization. A successful candidate will combine deep technical accounting expertise with hands‑on leadership.

• Financial Management & Reporting
• Oversee daily accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, purchase order control, billing, cost allocation, and fixed assets.
• Own the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, month end close, journal entries, reconciliations, financial schedules and statements to ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness.
• Maintain compliance with GAAP, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) including procurement standards, cost principles, internal controls, and subrecipient monitoring, and other non‑profit and federal contractor regulatory financial requirements.
• Ensure payroll results accurately feed project costing, financial statements, and reporting. Review and resolve payroll anomalies, system glitches, reconciliation discrepancies, and labor coding issues.
• Prepare and submit required federal…