Director of Finance

Sitreps 2 Steercos

Director of Finance shaping financial strategy, pricing, and planning for a growing defense-technology hardware company. Building models around government contract backlogs, cash flow, and margins while advising founders.

Posted 8/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $185,000 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling, strategic planning, and budgeting within the defense contracting sector, with a strong focus on managing working capital and pricing strategies. Capable of acting as a strategic partner to leadership while navigating the complexities of government contracts and hardware business dynamics.

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Financial ModelingGovernment Contracting FinanceStrategic PlanningWorking Capital ManagementPricing Strategy

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingBudgetingCash Flow ManagementContract ModificationsInventory Management

Soft Skills

Strategic ThinkingBusiness AcumenCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Outsourced AccountingCPA Relationship Management

Industry Keywords

Defense ContractingAerospaceNational SecurityGrowth-Stage CompanyPrivate Equity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and own the financial model against the contract backlog and turn it into actionable leadership decisions
Drive long-range planning and budgeting for a rapidly scaling hardware business
Own pricing, protect margins, and identify margin leakage
Manage working capital through long hardware lead times and government payment timing
Anticipate cash peaks and valleys and proactively prepare for them
Act as a strategic thought partner to the founders on business strategy
Direct the outsourced accounting function and CPA relationship

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluency in defense or government contracting finance, including understanding contract modifications and the distinct effects of awards, invoices, and payments
Strategy and planning background rather than a controllership background
Experience in a hardware business where inventory, lead times, and working capital drive cash flow
Ability to form and state a business point of view
Comfort serving as the finance function in a fast-growing company
No minimum years of experience
No degree requirement
Nice-to-have: Director of Finance, Head of Finance, VP Finance, or senior FP&A leadership experience at a growth-stage defense or national-security company
Nice-to-have: Government contracting finance experience at a prime or mid-tier defense manufacturer
Nice-to-have: Investment banking or private equity experience covering aerospace, defense, or industrials, plus subsequent operating experience
Not a fit: Sitting CFOs; controller and CPA-centric profiles; commercial or software financial planning backgrounds without government contract exposure
NDA required before the company's identity and full role details are shared
Must be based near a major US airport
Must be available to travel to Las Vegas and Virginia as needed, on short notice

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