Vice President of Finance

About the Role

The Vice President of Finance is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the company, ensuring fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial planning. This role reports directly to the operating company’s President to drive business performance and supports the holding company through alignment with broader corporate financial strategy and reporting requirements. The VP of Finance will lead budgeting, forecasting, program finance, and financial reporting and compliance while providing actionable insights to support growth and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President on financial planning, business performance, and growth initiatives.
• Align divisional financial strategy with corporate objectives in coordination with the CFO.
• Lead long‑range financial planning, scenario modeling, and investment analysis.
• Oversee all accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and financial risk.
• Ensure compliance with FAR, CAS, DCAA, and other applicable federal regulations.
• Oversee incurred cost submissions, audit support, and rate development (provisional and final).
• Maintain strong internal controls aligned with government contracting requirements.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts across all departments and programs.
• Partner with program managers to monitor contract performance, revenue recognition, and profitability.
• Provide variance analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Support program management and proposal teams with financial insights, pricing strategies, and cost control.
• Review and approve pricing models for proposals and contract bids.
• Drive financial accountability across business units.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing finance and accounting team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Build scalable processes and systems to support company growth.
• Evaluate and enhance financial systems, tools, and reporting capabilities.
• Drive automation and efficiency in financial operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• MBA, CPA, or other relevant advanced degree/certification (strongly preferred).
• 12–15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including senior finance leadership.
• Experience supporting an operating company or business unit within a larger corporate structure (strongly preferred).
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and able to satisfy employment verification requirements through E‑Verify.
• No security clearance required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in government contracting finance with strong working knowledge of FAR, CAS, DCAA, incurred cost submissions, provisional and final indirect rate development, audit support, and compliance‑focused internal controls.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise‑level budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, cash flow management, financial reporting, internal controls, and strategic financial analysis in a growth‑oriented environment.
• Experience partnering with program managers and business leaders to monitor contract performance, support revenue recognition, profitability analysis, and develop pricing strategies for proposals and competitive bids.
• Strong background in enhancing financial systems, reporting tools, automation, and scalable business processes to improve efficiency and support organizational growth.
• Demonstrated success building, leading, and developing high‑performing finance and accounting teams with a collaborative leadership style.
• Exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑support capabilities; ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leadership.
• Deep understanding of financial governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management practices applicable to federal contracting environments.
• Core competencies aligned with organizational values: leadership, quality, service innovation, diversity, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this role is $225,000 to $250,000 annually. The final starting salary will be determined based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, work location, internal equity, and market considerations.