Director, Project Finance

Copper River Shared Services is looking for a Director of Project Finance responsible for overseeing and managing the financial aspects of various projects across the Copper River Family of Companies.  This is a very exciting opportunity to build out a new organization within the Copper River Family of Companies with the long-term potential of expanding the team to include indirect cost budgeting and forecasting. This is a new group at Copper River and will be a high value-add and high visibility position.  This role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is in Chantilly, VA with option to be remote/hybrid.   

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Partner with Accounting, Contracts and Operations to set-up and maintain all projects and project modifications in Costpoint.  Oversee Costpoint kick-off meetings and discussions concerning project structure and reporting needs.
• Partner with Accounting and Contracts departments within CR Shared Services, and with the Operating Company Leaders to create and maintain rolling 12–18-month project level, individual company level, and consolidated/multi-company revenue and margin forecasts.     
• Partner with Accounting and Contracts departments within CR Shared Services, and with the Operating Company Leaders to create and maintain Revenue Backlog reports.
• Prepare and update Estimate at Completion analyses monthly, and partner with accounting team on monthly revenue recognition.
• Prepare monthly revenue and net margin variance reporting and analysis at the project and company level; provide analysis to CFO, Operating Company Presidents, and Program Managers.
• Act as right hand to Program Managers and Operating Company Leaders, by ensuring timeliness of monthly revenue and margin reporting; financial reports, access and training (timesheet reporting, utilization, backlog, budget to actual, etc.); and assisting with quarterly reporting requirements (i.e. for board meetings, program reviews, company level reviews, etc.).
• Oversee and conduct monthly PMR reviews with Operating Company Leaders and Program Managers to identify variance driver and corrective actions.
• Oversee Pricing function for certain types of solicitations.
• Oversight and administration of the Sales Commission process.
• Establish consistent communication of labor utilization reports to key stakeholders.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Requirements:

• 10+ years of government contracting and program financial experience, including long range forecasting, tracking revenue and costs to budget, execution to schedule, oversight of monthly PMR reports.
• 5+ years of experience leading a Project Finance team.
• Revenue recognition SME, for all contract types (FFP, CPFF, T&M, etc.)
• Oversee month end revenue validation and recognition process.
• Coordinate with Accounting in areas where there is cross-over, such as unbilled analysis and contract closeout efforts.
• Coordinate with Contracts and Operations in Project-setup and maintenance.
• Knowledge of FAR, CAS, and DCAA audit and reporting methods.
• At least 5 years of Deltek Costpoint experience required, in areas of Projects, Project-Setup, Project Reporting and Revenue recognition.
• ANC/Tribal experience and/or multi-company experience preferred.
• Forecasting/Reporting automation tools (TM1, Hyperion, etc.)
• Understanding of CUI, DFARS, CMMC compliance.

 

About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak:

Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE’s ability to facilitate economic advancement.

The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource/environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.

Copper River’s Culture

The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collabo