Director of Finance
Management Solutions · Knoxville, TN · 1 mo ago
On-siteEducationFull-time
Position Overview
Management Solutions, LLC is seeking a Director of Finance to lead the company’s financial operations, strategic financial planning, and financial infrastructure as the organization continues to scale. This role serves as the company’s senior finance leader and strategic advisor to executive leadership on forecasting, cash management, profitability, indirect rates, pricing strategy, financial controls, and long-term financial planning within a federal contracting environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic financial advisor to executive leadership, providing insight and recommendations on company performance, profitability, growth strategy, and financial planning.
- Lead enterprise-level financial planning and analysis, including forecasting, scenario modeling, cash flow planning, and margin analysis.
- Develop decision-ready analyses related to pricing strategy, indirect cost structure, profitability by business line, and resource allocation.
- Support long-term financial planning and strategic investment decisions.
- Maintain financial visibility, discipline, and scalability across the organization.
- Lead accounting and finance operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and operational financial management.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and internal financial controls.
- Lead the development, management, and monitoring of indirect cost rates and indirect cost pools in compliance with FAR/CAS requirements and company financial objectives.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal contracting financial requirements, including FAR/CAS and related regulations.
- Support development of scalable financial systems, reporting processes, and operational controls.
- Monitor financial performance indicators and proactively identify financial risks or operational concerns.
- Serve as the primary business interface with banks, lenders, auditors, and financial partners.
- Manage relationships related to treasury, credit facilities, cash management, and financing needs.
- Support leadership in preparing for financial diligence, audits, lender discussions, and other external financial engagements.
- Ensure the company maintains strong financial credibility and readiness with external stakeholders.
- Partner closely with executive leadership on operational planning, growth initiatives, and strategic decision-making.
- Collaborate with HR, Contracts, Pricing, PMO, and operational leadership to support organizational alignment and business performance.
- Develop and mentor finance team members, strengthening financial leadership depth and capability.
- Support organizational scalability through disciplined financial planning and operational partnership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required.
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including leadership within a federal contracting environment.
- Strong experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, cash management, and financial operations.
- Strong understanding of government contracting financial requirements, including FAR/CAS compliance.
- Demonstrated success supporting organizational growth and scaling financial infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing indirect cost rates and indirect cost pools in compliance with FAR/CAS requirements within a federal government contracting environment.
- Experience interfacing with banks, lenders, auditors, and external financial stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA, MBA, or other relevant advanced credential.
- Experience helping a company scale through significant revenue growth stages.
- Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, diligence processes, or restructuring initiatives.
- Experience within professional services, consulting, or project-based organizations.
Leadership Profile
The successful candidate will be:
- A strategic thinker who can connect finance, operations, and growth.
- Commercially minded, with strong focus on profitability, cash management, and long-term value creation.
- PRACTICAL, DISCIPLINED, and capable of building scalable systems and processes.
- A collaborative business partner who can work effectively across operational functions.
- Comfortable partnering with executive leadership and supporting organizational growth.
- Analytical, PROACTIVE, and solutions-oriented.
Measures of Success
- Improved financial forecasting, cash visibility, and strategic financial decision support.
- Strong financial controls and operational financial discipline.
- EFFECTIVE banking and financial-partner relationships that support company growth.
- SCALABLE financial infrastructure to support Management Solutions’ continued growth.
- Actionable financial guidance that strengthens organizational readiness for future opportunities.