Director of Finance/Controller
About The Position
The Director of Finance/Controller manages the company’s daily accounting activities and helps execute ELTA North America’s strategic plan in line with its short- and long-term objectives. The role oversees accounting, finance, HR, and payroll, including supervision of staff and responsibility for hiring decisions, performance evaluations, and progressive discipline. It supports business development and operations, including potential acquisitions, manufacturing capacity and capabilities, and new product creation. The position manages the monthly close, financial reporting, revenue and billing across multiple contract types, budgets, forecasts, cash forecasts, and long-range planning. It also coordinates internal and external audits, prepares tax provision data, supports Board of Directors financial presentations, and works with business development and program management teams on proposal pricing. The role requires adherence to applicable government contracting, accounting, security, and quality standards. Travel is 10–20%, domestic and international. Candidates must document U.S. citizenship as required to obtain Secret clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Advanced degree or CPA required.
- Deltek Costpoint experience required.
- Minimum 8–10 years of progressive accounting experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with a government contractor.
- Documented U.S. citizenship, as required to obtain Secret clearance.
- Willingness to travel 10–20%, domestically and internationally.
Responsibilities
- Execute ELTA North America’s strategic plan consistent with short- and long-term objectives.
- Understand manufacturing and the accounting and financial processes needed to record transactions accurately and report results promptly to operations and leadership.
- Supervise accounting, finance, HR, and payroll, including hiring decisions, performance evaluations, and progressive discipline; coach and provide constructive feedback to direct reports.
- Implement continuous improvement throughout the organization.
- Support business development and operations, including potential acquisitions, manufacturing capacity and capabilities, and creation of new products.
- Manage the monthly close process and timeline, including final review and posting of journal entries, variance analysis, and publication of monthly results through the financial management reporting package.
- Manage revenue and billing for delivery-based, milestone-based, cost-plus, time-and-materials, and recurring-services firm-fixed-price contracts.
- Develop provisional billing rates and disclosure statements.
- Prepare monthly financial reports and budget-to-forecast and actual analyses.
- Ensure company financial statements are delivered on time and are accurate, reliable, and consistent with organizational goals.
- Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly project reporting for program managers and executive staff.
- Work with business development and program management staff to complete proposal pricing.
- Ensure adherence to FAR, DFAR, IFRS, CAS, SOX, ITAR, and ISO requirements.
- Prepare monthly forecasts, the annual budget, and the five-year plan.
- Complete quarterly corporate financial reports.
- Coordinate quarterly audit reviews and the annual audit.
- Coordinate DCAA and DCMA audits.
- Coordinate 401(k) audits.
- Complete quarterly and annual tax provision data.
- Assist with Board of Directors financial presentations.
- Prepare weekly cash forecasts.
- Process payroll.
- Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
