Chief Financial Officer

WWCM has an opening for an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The role of the CFO is to participate in developing new business and assist the CEO and COO in the drafting of prospective programmatic budgets, identifying new funding opportunities, and determining the cost-effectiveness of future service delivery. It will include working with other key senior persons of the organization to ensure financial and operational success through cost-benefit analysis and compliance with all related contractual and programmatic requirements.

The CFO shall plan, coordinate, and manage the financial actions taken by the organization to initiate and execute government contracts. The CFO will serve as the WWCM single point-of-contact with the program office for financial management matters and contract-level issues. The CFO must effectively negotiate differences that may exist between WWCM, our partners, our vendors, and the customer in order to bring together a cohesive/efficiently running development and maintenance organization from a financial perspective. The CFO must provide leadership and have the interpersonal communication skills necessary to inspire, lead, direct, and manage a large organization. The CFO will interface with senior leaders and directors to help maintain and sustain critical infrastructure. Additionally, the CFO serves as a single point of contact for the Contracting Officer and the COR.

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial strategy recommendations to the leadership team
• Meet with the CEO to discuss the best practices for company finances and develop strategic plans to improve the company’s overall financial health
• Oversee all financial decisions, such as budgeting and auditing
  
• Provide leadership and management to the financial department
• Support financial department in developing short and long term financial goals
• Serve as a key point of contact for financial department and auditors
• Identify and address potential financial risks for the company
• Implement strategies and systems to improve financial performance
• Review financial reports and determine methods to reduce costs, by preparing and analyzing financial statements and profit and loss reports
• Oversee the reconciliation of income and expense reports
  
• Take control of financial records and documentation by designing financial models that will benefit different operating initiatives
• Attend Board and subcommittee meetings regularly and provide useful/necessary financial inputs on various parameters
• Supervise the finance department and ensure that all activities are current and updated
• Training and increasing awareness and knowledge related to financial management matters across the organization
• Prepare financial data including annual financial reporting, corporate revenue/expense reporting, press releases, development, and monitoring contract/grant and organizational budgets

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a Master’s Degree in accounting or business administration or equivalent business experience
• 10+ years of experience for a major company or division of a large corporation
• Experience in partnering with an executive team and possess a high level of written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate integrity, respect, and a commitment to excellence, collaboration, agility, and diversity
  
• Experience organizing, directing, and managing contract operation support functions involving multiple, complex, and interrelated project tasks
• Experience effectively communicating at senior levels within a customer organization
• Experience meeting with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items, and effectively execute in accordance with approved plans
  
• Ability to collaborate with technical staff and customers in forming strategies to improve performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness
• Experience with large scale information sharing between teams across multiple locations
• Experience mentoring staff in order to maintain high levels of performance and positive morale
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Preferred candidates possess MBA in Finance and the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations
• Prior experience at a tech company
• Ability to communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences