Executive Director, Finance

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Finance Executive Director to join our team in Herndon, VA.

This role serves as a visionary, highly strategic, and operationally sharp financial leader to drive the financial strategy and operations for one of our largest growth sectors, currently generating approximately $2B in annual revenue. As a critical member of the executive leadership team, you will act as the primary financial co-pilot to the Sector President, overseeing financial planning, strategy, risk management, and contract profitability while ensuring absolute alignment with corporate financial goals.

• Serve as the strategic financial advisor to the Sector President, translating complex financial data into actionable operational strategies to drive revenue, margin expansion, and cash flow.
• Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range strategic planning processes for the $2B sector portfolio.
• Partner with Growth and Corporate Development teams to evaluate capture strategies and potential M&A targets within the government consulting space.
• Deliver rigorous financial analysis, pipeline analytics, and operational KPIs, including wrap rates, utilization, and book-to-bill ratios, to optimize resource allocation.
• Provide executive oversight on pricing strategies for major contract bids exceeding $100M, ensuring competitive, profitable, and compliant cost proposals.
• Ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and DCAA/DCMA guidelines across a complex mix of contract types.
• Manage and optimize the business unit's indirect cost pools, forward pricing rate agreements (FPRAs), and disclosure statements.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience within the Government Contracting or Federal Consulting industry.
• 5+ years of experience in a senior executive role managing a financial portfolio of at least $1B+ in revenue.
• Deep operational familiarity with multi-year, IDIQ, and GWAC contract vehicles spanning DoD, Intel, and Civil agencies.
• Proven experience utilizing GovCon ERP systems, such as Deltek Costpoint, alongside advanced FP&A modeling tools.
• Demonstrated track record of leading, mentoring, and scaling high-performing finance and project accounting teams of 50+ personnel.
• Exceptional communication skills and executive presence with a proven ability to influence C-suite executives and Board members.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.
• Proven financial leadership experience within a government contracting environment generating $2B+ in annual revenue.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.