Director, Finance & Accounting

Maximus
Buffalo, NY
Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Director, Finance & Accounting . In this role, you will be responsible for performing and providing financial oversight to the business.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Prepare financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, while performing variance analysis between forecast and actual.

- Ensure effectiveness of accuracy and timeliness of forecasting, reporting, accruals, and other financial related processes and systems on a weekly and monthly basis.

- Provide direct financial leadership and support for assessing service allocation rates, composition of cost pools for new allocations.

- Work with group and project finance teams to develop, administer, and implement process improvements and methodologies and cost allocation expectations.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead a team of financial professionals to develop and implement a financial strategy that is effective, consistent and aligns with the organization's overall financial strategy.

- Responsible for oversight and maintenance of project financial records and forecasts.

- Provide strategic pricing leadership to support a new business area.

- Participate in all internal and external audits.

- Oversee the monthly and quarterly financial close process for assigned businesses.

- Coordinates with Project Management to develop operational productivity analysis and tracking of metrics to identify where cost efficiencies can be achieved.

- Reviews contract modifications, maintain financial contract files and prepares reports, documentation and presentations as appropriate.

- Ensure client invoices are compliant with MAXIMUS policy and client requirement to ensure projects are billed accurately and timely.

- Manages Direct Sales Outstanding by expediting collections and keeping unbilled as low as possible.

- Ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures as well as US GAAP, FAR, CAS and statutory regulations, acting as a champion of the company policy and procedures.

- Provide monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting for financial and business planning with Project Management and Division finance and works closely to track performance and provides timely variance and Risk and Opportunity analysis.

- Prepares routine and ad-hoc financial reports and analysis using MAXIMUS proprietary tools, Enterprise solutions, CostPoint, Cognos Reporting, and Excel

- Lead cooperative effort among members of a team.

- Provides ongoing supervision too assigned staff.

- Responsible for identifying and resolving issues, problems and concerns.

- Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures.

- Interacts with different levels of external and internal customers.

- Ensures the confidentiality and security of all corporate information.

- Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in related field required.

- 10-12 years of relevant professional experience required.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in lieu of degree. Master's Degree preferred.

- Due to customer requirements, United States Citizenship is required.

-10+ years of relevant professional experience required.

- At least 5 years of experience in project accounting, financial control/management or similar discipline.

- 2-3 years management experience required.

- Must have DoD financial experience.

- Must have strategic pricing experience.

-The ability to obtain or maintain a government issued security clearance is required.

- Ability to coach, develop and mentor team members.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office (strong Word and Excel skills).

- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing business processes.

- Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.

- Ability to work under standards-based performance measures.

- Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.

- Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently.

- Ability to be a self-starter.

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EEO Statement


Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency


Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at [email protected] .

Minimum Salary


$

145,000.00

Maximum Salary


$

160,000.00

Posted 2025-09-27

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