[Remote] Director of Finance and Administration

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Valiantys Federal is hiring a Finance Manager to own the U.S. accounting function and support the financial operations of its U.S. government contracting business. The role leads accounting close and controls, finance transformation, FP&A, cash and reporting, tax compliance, and cross-functional finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the U.S. accounting close end-to-end for monthly, quarterly, and annual periods. This will include but is not limited to journal entries, accruals, deferred revenue, intercompany AR/AP, and required adjustments
• Own the balance sheet: build and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations, subledger-to-GL tie-outs, and a clean, auditable trail for every material account
• Establish and continually strengthen accounting fundamentals, maintain chart of accounts hygiene, close calendar, reconciliation cadence, documentation standards, and internal controls appropriate to our size and risk profile
• Ensure adherence to GAAP accounting standards along with applicable federal and state regulations
• Lead the annual external audit, serve as the primary point of contact, prepare PBC schedules, and resolve auditor inquiries
• Play a leading role in our finance transformation agenda across people, process, and systems
• Help scope, plan, and execute a G/L migration from Great Plains to NetSuite including chart of accounts redesign, data migration and validation, cutover, parallel run, and post go-live stabilization
• Revamp recurring processes (close, recs, intercompany, billing, sales tax) to reduce manual effort and shorten cycle times
• Identify, document, and operationalize new controls as systems and processes evolve
• Lead month over month variance analysis vs. budget and prior period and be able to explain for non-finance partners
• Track and report core KPIs such as gross margin, operating margin, and net profit margin among others at both the U.S. entity and contract levels
• Partner with the Head of Finance on budgeting, reforecasting, and ad-hoc decision support
• Build executive-ready reporting that connects accounting results to operating performance
• Monitor and forecast cash flow, provide disbursement guidance to leadership, ensure timely vendor payments, and escalate aged customer balances (60+ days)
• Produce and review for accuracy monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, AR/AP aging, etc.)
• Oversee timely completion of AP, AR, and month-end close processes
• Deliver ad-hoc reporting and analysis as requested by U.S. and global leadership
• Manage sales tax and corporate tax compliance
• Own the Avalara platform: communication with the Avalara team and external CPA, customer and sales item maintenance, exemption certificate management, sales tax region setup, and integration with Great Plains (and, in time, NetSuite)
• Support hosting invoice operations: maintain billing schedules, onboard new customers, process schedule changes (increases, decreases, decommissions), generate monthly invoices, and act as the finance point of contact for customer billing questions
• Create payment links for customer credit card payments and resolve payment exceptions
• Hire, mentor, and conduct performance reviews for U.S. finance staff; manage workload distribution across the team
• Act as the finance liaison across the U.S. business confirming sales commission calculations, validating sales invoicing, and answering departmental finance questions
• Operate effectively in a matrixed environment

Skills

• Due to the federal nature of the business, this role is restricted to U.S. citizens residing in the United States
• You should be comfortable navigating dual reporting structures and multi-entity, cross-border operations
• Ability to operate within a security-controlled environment subject to DCSA, SSA, or classified contracting requirements, including any FOCI-related restrictions on information flow and reporting
• Familiarity with federal compliance and audit frameworks such as FAR, NIST 800-171, CMMC, DCAA, or related government contracting requirements
• Active CPA (U.S.) designation in good standing
• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with at least 2–3 years leading or owning a close end-to-end
• Demonstrated experience operating in a matrixed environment with dual reporting lines (e.g., solid line to a local/business leader and dotted line to a functional finance leader)
• Having supported or worked within an organization with business units in multiple countries, including intercompany accounting, multi-entity consolidation, and cross-border coordination
• Hands-on experience building accounting fundamentals and controls in a growing or evolving organization including but not limited to balance sheet reconciliations, subledger tie-outs, intercompany, and close discipline
• Finance transformation experience across people, process, and systems
• Comfort with FP&A: building variance analyses, KPI reporting, and executive-ready commentary
• Direct involvement in a G/L migration (Great Plains to NetSuite strongly preferred)
• Prior experience at a federal systems integrator, government contractor, or other FOCI-mitigated entity
• NetSuite implementation or administration experience
• Experience with Avalara, sales & use tax automation, and multi-state nexus management
• Experience supporting managed services / hosting revenue models (recurring billing, deferred revenue)

Benefits

• Remote work

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