Director of Finance

Akiak Enterprise Services is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Finance & Accounting to lead and enhance the finance and accounting function across the Akiak Family of Companies. As a senior advisor to the C-suite, this role will provide financial leadership and strategic guidance to drive growth, profitability, and long-term financial strength. The Director will oversee external support contractors and apply advanced technical skills across business platforms like Excel, Power BI, Unanet, and QuickBooks. This role is ideal for an experienced CPA with deep expertise in government contracting who can refine existing systems and drive continuous improvement in a fast growing and dynamic, tribally owned enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Oversee daily accounting operations, including invoicing, billing, and financial reporting.
• Manage and coordinate the activities of a fractional accounting team.
• Lead and manage annual audit processes carried out or performed by outsourced independent accounting firm.
• Ensure compliance with government contracting regulations and government finance and accounting standards.
• Supervise direct reports, including oversight of timekeeping, performance evaluations, and training and development.
• Ensure team adherence to internal controls, deadlines, and reporting standards.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts across accounting systems, workflows, and reporting processes.
• This position is considered supervisory and requires at least 25% of the positions' time to oversee the work of subordinates. The employee works independently with completed tasks in accordance to goals and objectives.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Provide regular financial reports and profitability analysis for company presidents.
• Conduct P&L reviews, burn rate monitoring, and financial projections.
• Deliver insights into project profitability and strategic resource allocation.
• Facilitate monthly financial review meetings with subsidiary presidents to share insights on financial health, forecasting, and opportunities for improved company outcomes.

Strategic Finance & Growth

• Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, and loan sourcing.
• Lead financial planning for M&A opportunities and new company launches.
• Develop long-term (3–5 year) strategic financial plans to support organizational growth.
• Develop and implement financial and accounting goals for the functional area, recommending improvements and priorities to senior leadership.
• Present financial strategy and results effectively to the CEO and the Board of Directors quarterly and as needed.

Required Qualifications

• CPA certification (minimum requirement).
• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience in government contracting (mid-sized company background preferred over large firm/consulting experience).
• Proven ability to design and implement policies and processes in a growing or evolving organization.
• Strong expertise in government contracting financing and accounting rules and regulations, financial reporting, audits.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience presenting strategic and operational financial reports and plans to executive leadership and Board of Directors.
• Minimum degree requirements- Bachelors degree, Masters preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Tribal ANC or Native Hawaiian organizations.
• Veteran candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be:

• A proactive builder who thrives in a functional development phase environment.
• Comfortable wearing both strategic and tactical hats.
• Skilled at balancing day-to-day operational finance needs with long-term growth strategy.
• Comfortable working with a smaller leadership team environment, with rapid decision making. We are agile and continually growing and evolving and changing, so ability to adapt to our current and lead future change within the organization. As well as manage both external and internal resources. Looking for a strong work ethic.

Writing/Communication:

The employee may support federal programs under contract. Contract compliance activities, including scope of work, deliverables, and reporting on contract management activities to Company leadership is required. Ability to clearly articulate and provide technical guidance and assistance to senior agency program managers in the application of the advanced principles, practices and techniques of a specialized field of engineering/science.

Teleworking:

The company has a hybrid remote policy for all employees and is dependent upon the type of position. This position may be assigned to support a federal contract, or to work in office. The Company's teleworking eligibility may not apply if the employee is supporting a federal services contract. In this instance, the employee may be subject to federal telework policies and may be required to work onsite in the federal facility when requested.

Position Sensitivity and Risk Designation: Moderate Risk

The position may support federal or state contracts. When required, the employee must at least go through a basic background check that can yield a public trust designation to make sure you are reliable, trustworthy, and suitable for the job. A moderate risk position is likely to produce a fair amount of harm or serious damage to the public's trust. The agency with whom the contract is with, will ask you for the necessary personal information to start the background investigation process. The amount of information you'll need to give depends on the contract award. Following the investigation, the agency will make their trustworthiness determination.

Employee Non-Disclosure:

The employee must sign and attest to the Company's non-disclosure statement. The employee is responsible for reporting to the Company's Compliance, Risk and Ethics Officer any conflicts of interest, and/or provide notification of outside employment, or when release of confidential business is shared with external parties.

Native Preference in Hiring

Indian Preference applies to this vacancy, in accordance with Akiak Companies Policy #20005. Proof of Indian preference is required. The Indian Preference law is a distinct statute that does not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Applicants who claim Indian preference must provide Tribal Membership Card, or letter from Tribal Government on Tribal Government letterhead indicating tribal status, or BIA Form 4432 when submitting an application for employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Akiak Family of Companies will attempt to provide equal opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment, with the exception of those situations affected by the Tribal Preference policy. All aspects of employment will be governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.

At Will Employment

All Employment with the Akiak Family of Companies are "at will". The employee or Akiak Companies may terminate employment at any time and for any reason. Unless specified in writing, no term of employment is expressed or implied for this position.