Director, Gov't Program Compliance and Accounting - Columbia, MD

Your tasks

• Own and direct overarching compliance strategy for all US government programs, ensuring full alignment with FAR/DFARS and agency-specific regulations
• Design, standardize, and enforce the corporate EVMS Integrated Performance Management Framework across all business segments
• Lead the development, implementation, and enforcement of enterprise-wide compliance policies and procedures, keeping them current as regulations evolve
• Lead the development, implementation, and enforcement of compliance policies and procedures, keeping them current as regulations evolve for global related party entities
• Own organizational readiness for internal and external audits (CPSR, DCAA, etc.), overseeing documentation, controls, and risk mitigation
• Serve as the primary escalation point for compliance issues, partnering with senior cross-functional leaders to resolve them and prevent recurrence
• Direct continuous internal surveillance testing using DCMA EV Compliance Metrics (DECM) and data-driven analysis to proactively uncover data anomalies, baseline breaches, or calculation faults
• Oversee the drafting, deployment, and formal closure of corporate Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) responding to any external Corrective Action Requests (CARs)
• Define the baseline competency requirements and curriculum for Control Account Managers (CAMs), project schedulers, and finance analysts across the enterprise
• Build, mentor, and manage a team of compliance and accounting professionals
• Other duties as assigned

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Your qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 12+ years of progressive experience in US government contract compliance, with significant FAR/DFARS and federal audit exposure
• Demonstrated success leading compliance functions and managing audit outcomes at an organizational level
• Prior people-management experience
• Proven oversight experience with major cost and schedule integration tools such as Deltek Cobra, Primavera P6, Open Plan Professional, and Empower
• Strong executive presence and a track record advising senior leadership on compliance risk and strategy
• Ability to work cross functionally to accomplish organizational goals and compliance
• CPA, CGFM, or similar certification a plus
• In order to be considered, candidates must reside in the US, have US citizenship, and be able to obtain a US Government Public Trust Security Clearance

Our offer

• Flexible working hour models
• Training & continuing education
• Privately owned company
• Promoting innovation
• Long-term & attractive work environment