Director, Government Compliance

Location: Sedro-Woolley,Washington,United States

Janicki Industries is an innovative, family-owned aerospace company located at the foot of the Cascades. We focus on engineering and manufacturing complex projects for companies in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. We are looking for a Director, Government Compliance to join our growing team.

This position is located on-site in Sedro-Woolley, Washington State.  Remote work may be considered.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an experienced leader to oversee the company’s compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and required Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) business systems.  The position will work collaboratively across all functions of the business as we progress towards government certification of our business systems and CAS compliance.  This role will manage a small team initially with additional direct reports added as the company grows.

An ideal candidate will have a background in government compliance consulting and/or DCAA and DCMA audits, though we will consider a highly talented, ambitious, and versatile team player willing to learn with us.

This position will ideally be onsite in Sedro-Woolley, WA, though we will consider some amount of remote time.

The following essential job functions may be performed as the Director, Government Compliance:

• Take ownership of the development, implementation, and maintenance of the company’s DFARS business systems requirements such as Accounting, Estimating, Purchasing, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
• Coordinate with external consultants on EVMS program implementation, then manage resources required for on-going program maintenance and reporting
• Work closely with FP&A on annual Labor Rate Models and Incurred Cost Submissions to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Provide education and guidance to non-finance areas of the business, and to the management team, on government requirements
• Drives process improvement in support of programs such as EVMS and other business systems
• Collaborates across functions, project teams, and external consultants to deliver solutions to compliance challenges
• Under general supervision, analyzes and responds to regulatory questions from internal and external sources by interpreting Company policy, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) guidance, and applicable governmental regulations
• Acts as key business partner and main point of contact for all DCMA/DCAA/Customer audits
• Must have ability and willingness to research regulatory compliance matters, including Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR and DFARS)
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with internal clients and external customers to insure all their business requirements are met or exceeded
•  Participate and lead projects to improve and train key stakeholders within the business for Government requirements
• Maintains established policies, procedures, and standard practices as required for compliance
• Assesses potential project issues and assists in developing solutions to meet schedule and quality goals and objectives
• Consistently deliver high quality work, anticipate program needs, and independently drive projects to completion
• Onsite as needed to meet and understand the company and teams
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Due to our ITAR and EAR regulations, applicants must be a US Citizen or of Legal Permanent Resident Status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b (a) (3)
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). Janicki will assist with gaining this access once employed. Special Access Program or other Government Access Requirements are mandatory for this position and requires candidate agreed to enter a Continuous Evaluation program

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong team player able to initiate and complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Excellent communicator
• Good interpersonal skills to effectively interface with all levels of the organization
• Deep knowledge of DFAR and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), or willingness to develop
• Strong analytical thinking and reasoning
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Understanding of labor and overhead rates, as well as Forward Pricing Agreements
• Solid Excel skills including formulas (vlookup, index match, sumifs etc.) and pivot tables
• Understanding of basic engineering and manufacturing priniples preferred 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• BA in Finance, Accounting, Busin