DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Chugach Alaska Corporation; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Chugach Alaska Corporation seeks a highly experienced accounting professional to support the President of Base Operation Services. In this role, you will manage financial requirements for international operations and develop strategies to maximize profitability. The ideal candidate will bring over 15 years of experience in government contracting and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, with opportunities for growth in a dynamic team environment that values employee contributions.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• In-depth knowledge of government contracting laws and regulations.
• Ability to lead projects and transition plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop transition plans for new awards focused on maximizing profits.
• Lead financial requirements for international operations.
• Analyze programs to identify opportunities to increase gross margins.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Customer service

Communication

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Master's degree or CPA (preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Planning Analytics Tool

Job description

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

The candidate will directly support the President of Base Operation Services. This position includes accounting, program finance, working capital, revenue recognition, international finance, and strategic pricing. Candidate will also support or lead enterprise-wide transformation projects that align to the 5-year company strategy in support of the Office of the CFO.

Work Model: Remote

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions and Duties:

• Work directly with BOS subsidiary president to develop transition plans for new awards and recompetes focused on maximizing profits and managing cash flow requirements for start-up investments
• Support/ lead financial requirements relative to standing up international operations.
• Analyze existing BOS programs to identify opportunities to increase gross margins using techniques such as greening, strategic sourcing of spend, task order pricing, and fixed price cost controls
• Support the transition and completion of the annual Incurred Cost Submissions to the Job Cost Department.
• Serve as primary interface between the subsidiary contracts and CGS Financial staff.
• Through financial analysis, identify trends in contract costs and/or profits for early insights.
• Provide exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Provide Planning Analytics support to operations and subsidiary president.
• Assist in the preparation of annual, mid-year and monthly forecasts for CGS, LLC subsidiary budgets.
• Support DCAA audit requests.
• Provide technical direction, guidance and ongoing support to contract site finance staff.
• Provide technical direction, guidance and ongoing support to CGS Finance Staff.
• Gather and provide cost information to Business Development in support of pricing.
• Conduct site visits and compliance audits for contract site accounting locations.
• Help identify areas that need attention as the Corporation grows. Help create procedures and develop solutions and automate processes.

Accountable For:

• Thorough understanding and working knowledge of all accounting processes to include payroll, accounts payable, general ledger, tax and job cost accounting.
• Ability to solve problems using critical thinking and analytics.
• Demonstrating knowledge of general accounting practices (GAAP), including costing, billing and revenue.
• Knowledge of best practices in all functional areas of responsibility. Knowledge of and experience with governmental contracts.
• Knowledge and/or experience with FAR.
• Operational experience within a company having multiple locations, subsidiaries and divisions.
• Ability to interact independently with senior management team and communicate with all levels of management.
• Proven flexibility with changing priorities and tight deadlines, demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems while multi-tasking.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across various organizational levels and lead without direct supervisory responsibility.
• Strong persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Detail-oriented with a balance of strategic perspective.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and minimally fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• In depth knowledge of government contracting laws, rules, and regulations including the Federal Acquisition Regulars, (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
• Limited travel required.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug test.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree or CPA.
• Planning Analytics Tool experience.

Working Conditions:

• The organization has a fast-paced multi-tasking environment requiring a high degree of efficient and effective performance.
• At times, work is performed at indoor and outdoor job sites.
• Adaptability regarding schedule and design changes, and occasional overtime for immediate project, field support, or bid processing may be necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• Work is typically sedentary in nature. Incumbent should be able to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, talk, hear, and write.
• Work hours are subject to change, with weekend and/or holiday work as needed.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Reasonable Accommodation:
CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.