Director Billing and Accounts Receivable

V2X

About The Position

The Director of Billing and Account Receivable lead all customer invoicing activities for the company. This role is critical in ensuring compliance, accurate, and timely invoicing of complex government contracts across multiple contract types (CPFF, T&M, FFP). The ideal candidate will bring expertise in government accounting (FAR, CAS, DFARS), customer invoicing tools (e.g. WAWF), and leadership in a matrixed environment. This position requires strong collaboration with Finance Operations, Contracts, and FP&A to drive operational excellence and financial integrity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained may be substituted.
Minimum of eight(8) years' progressive experience in project accounting, with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in leadership or a management position.
Experience in federal government contracting environment, including multiple contract types (CPFF, T&M, FFP)
ERP proficiency in large-scale financial environments.
United States citizenship.
May work extended hours.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in FAR, CAS, and DCAA/DCMA audit protocols preferred.
Prior involvement in ERP or data architecture projects with finance system integration preferred.
Systems experience with IFS, Kyriba, SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, a plus.
Effective leader with experience in leading a project accounting organization while garnering trust and loyalty from subordinates.
Possesses critical thinking skills to synthesize scenarios and diverse perspectives to problem solving.
Capable of using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Innovative thinker with a passion for driving change, solution oriented, and methodologies to enhance operational effectiveness.
Naturally inquisitive, curious in seeking out information for understanding and decision making. Must be able to quickly process fact patterns, draw a conclusion and take action.
Able to interpret and analyze complex financial data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement.
Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports and statements.
Comprehensive technical knowledge of government financial performance, operational accounting, and SOX compliance.
Proven track record managing and supporting audits in a regulatory-heavy environment.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
Experience supporting change management and user enablement for cross-functional initiatives.
Ability to maintain strict compliance with V2X policies and procedures relating to our Business Ethics and Code of Conduct, in addition to specific procurement regulations established by the federal government.
Demonstrates the highest degree of safeguarding confidential, sensitive, business, and employee data.
Excellent communicator, both orally and in writing, including ability to facilitate effective collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and develop consensus and drive all organizations to achieve quality goals.
Able to adjust information and deliver key messages with clarity, confidence and poise to instill confidence in executive leadership and external agencies.
Interfaces comfortably and effectively with a wide range of team members to include executive leadership.
Possesses compelling presentation skills to communicate information and ideas, with and for executive leadership.
Someone who is adaptable, comfortable, and resilient in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities and business needs.
Proven ability and desire to work effectively, delivering accurate results under tight deadlines, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Able to manage multiple project tasks simultaneously.
High sense of urgency to drive execution and achieve results.
Strong professional independence and uncompromising professional ethics and integrity.
Ability to develop, cultivate, and manage relationships with corporate business partners while driving excellence for all service.
Must quickly assimilate and establish themselves as a trusted partner to the Shared Services Team.
Persuasive and self-confident, with the personality skills to interact effectively with executive leadership.
Empowers, motivates, and encourages the team to continuously improve while creating a feeling of strong camaraderie and mission achievement.
Demonstrates trust and respect for peers and others in the organization. An innate and consummate team player who leads by example.
Ability to build commitment among stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and remove barriers, particularly during significant operational transformation to achieve project success.
Global vision. Culturally sensitive. Ability to work with diverse cultures and teams.
ERP financial systems(i.e. IFS, Kyriba, UltiPro, etc.)
Microsoft Office 365 suite, including SharePoint
Proficient in the use of computer software programs such as Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and advanced to expert knowledge of Excel.
Secret Clearance is not required, but is a preferred qualification

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the billing and accounts receivable function for the Company ensuring alignment with corporate policies, GAAP, and federal government regulations.
Support project accounting as a dependency check to contract setup by examining each invoice to ensure funding, CLIN data and other contract information is correct.
Maintain a timely schedule of invoicing frequency. Collaborate with finance operations to understand and optimize collection forecasts.
Serve as a key liaison between Project Accounting, Finance, Program Management, FP&A and Compliance teams to ensure financial transparency and accuracy.
Partners with Project Accounting and Contracts to ensure appropriate contract funding, billing milestones, and modifications are captured and reflected correctly.
Partner with Contracts and Program Management to support timely response to customer inquiries.
Liaise with payment offices to ensure timely cash collections.
Drive compliance and audit readiness for internal controls and external audits (e.g., SOX, DCAA).
Proactively identify and lead process improvement opportunities and initiatives. Implement standardized processes and reporting across IFS and SAP environments to ensure consistent visibility and control.
Provide executive-level reporting and insight into collection performance across the company using ERP analytics and BI tools.
Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team of billing managers, supervisors and professionals, ensuring high performance and continuous development.
Act as a change leader for finance transformation initiatives and cross-functional process enhancements. Champion for ERP functionality, collaborating with IT and business systems teams for optimization.
Support Compliance with annual government reporting requirements, including billing data required in support of the annual Incurred Cost submissions.
Assist with or perform other finance special projects or functions as needed.